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herile

herile adjective: of or pertaining to a master.

Adjective

herile (comparative more herile, superlative most herile)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to a master.
    • We know the slave by his servile character and the master by his herile character.

Forms of herile

comparativemore herile
superlativemost herile

Origin of herile

Learned borrowing from Latin erīlis, herīlis.

Questions about herile

What does herile mean?
Herile means of or pertaining to a master.
What part of speech is herile?
Herile is an adjective.

Words near herile in the dictionary

  1. Hergéan
  2. Herhusky
  3. hericenone
  4. hericenones
  5. hericiaceous
  6. herile
  7. Hering
  8. Hering illusion
  9. Hering illusions
  10. Herington
  11. Heringtons

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