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incolumity

incolumity noun: safety; security.

Noun

incolumity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) safety; security
    • such an action as that, which concern'd the incolumity and peace of all the Westerne world1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC

Origin of incolumity

From Latin incolumitas, from incolumis (“uninjured, safe”), perhaps from in (“intensifier”) + (doubtful) columis (“safe”).

Questions about incolumity

What does incolumity mean?
Incolumity means safety; security.
What part of speech is incolumity?
Incolumity is a noun.

Words near incolumity in the dictionary

  1. incohesive
  2. incohærent
  3. incoincidence
  4. incoincident
  5. Incoll
  6. incolumity
  7. incomber
  8. incombered
  9. incombering
  10. incombers
  11. incombinable

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