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crux ordinaria

crux ordinaria noun: a cross made of a horizontal beam affixed to a vertical post, used for the execution of criminals during the ancient Roman era.

Noun

crux ordinaria (plural cruces ordinariae)

  1. A cross made of a horizontal beam affixed to a vertical post, used for the execution of criminals during the ancient Roman era.
  2. A certain style of cross; an instance thereof.

Forms of crux ordinaria

pluralcruces ordinariae

Origin of crux ordinaria

Unadapted borrowing from Latin; possibly from Medieval Latin rather than Classical Latin (see crux simplex).

Questions about crux ordinaria

What does crux ordinaria mean?
Crux ordinaria means a cross made of a horizontal beam affixed to a vertical post, used for the execution of criminals during the ancient Roman era.
What part of speech is crux ordinaria?
Crux ordinaria is a noun.
What is the plural of crux ordinaria?
The plural of crux ordinaria is cruces ordinariae.

Words near crux ordinaria in the dictionary

  1. Cruwys Morchard
  2. crux
  3. crux ansata
  4. crux decussata
  5. crux gammata
  6. crux ordinaria
  7. crux simplex
  8. cruxes
  9. cruxy
  10. Cruyff turn
  11. Cruyff turns

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