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contubernium

contubernium noun: a type of quasi-marriage between slaves.

Noun

contubernium (uncountable)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) A type of quasi-marriage between slaves.
  2. (Ancient-Rome) A type of small squadron.

Origin of contubernium

Borrowed from Latin contubernium.

Questions about contubernium

What does contubernium mean?
Contubernium means a type of quasi-marriage between slaves.
What part of speech is contubernium?
Contubernium is a noun.

Words near contubernium in the dictionary

  1. contruding
  2. contryphan
  3. contryphans
  4. contubernal
  5. contubernial
  6. contubernium
  7. contumacies
  8. contumacious
  9. contumaciously
  10. contumaciousness
  11. contumacities

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