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alferes

/ælˈfɛɹɪs/

alferes noun: an ensign; a standard-bearer.

Noun

alferes (plural alferes)

  1. (obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer.
    • Is not this my Alferes? he looks another thing1624 (first performance), John Fletcher, “Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC...

alferes meaning in Bengali

alferes in Bengali

একজন পতাকা বাহক

Forms of alferes

pluralalferes

Origin of alferes

From Portuguese alferes, Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “the knight”), influenced in meaning by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).

Questions about alferes

What does alferes mean?
Alferes means an ensign; a standard-bearer.
What is alferes in Bengali?
Alferes in Bengali is একজন পতাকা বাহক. See Alferes meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is alferes?
Alferes is a noun.
How do you pronounce alferes?
Alferes is pronounced /ælˈfɛɹɪs/.
What is the plural of alferes?
The plural of alferes is alferes.

Words near alferes in the dictionary

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  2. alfenide
  3. alfentanil
  4. alfentanyl
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  8. Alferezes
  9. alfet
  10. alfetamine
  11. alfets

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