autem
autem noun: a church.
Noun
autem (plural autems)
- A church.
- THESE Autem Mortes be maried wemen, as there be but a fewe: For Autem in their language is a Church, so shee is a wyfe maried at the church, and they be as chaste as a cowe: I haue yt gooeth to bull euery moone, with what bull she careth not.1566, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors, page 49; republished 1814
- As ſoone as euer the pꝛoclamation was ended, Loꝛd, what a Companie of petitioners pꝛeſſed to the barre to pꝛeferre their papers of iniuries, that were offred and done among themſelues, here one complaines that hee could not trauell ſafely, noꝛ cary any money without danger of the vpꝛight man and...1610, Samuel Rowlands, Martin Mark-All, Beadle of Bridewell; His defence and the Anſwere to the Belman of London.
Adjective
autem (not comparable)
Synonyms of autem
Forms of autem
| plural | autems |
|---|---|
| alternative form | autum |
| alternative form | autom |
Origin of autem
UK 16th century. Possibly borrowed from Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) + טומאה (tume, “church (derogatory); forbidden; impure”).
Words formed from autem
Phrases with autem
Questions about autem
- What does autem mean?
- Autem means a church.
- What part of speech is autem?
- Autem can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of autem?
- The plural of autem is autems.
Words near autem in the dictionary
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