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lenocinium

lenocinium noun: a husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.

Noun

lenocinium (uncountable)

  1. (Scots law) A husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.

Origin of lenocinium

Borrowed from Latin lenocinium (“pimping, prostitution”).

Questions about lenocinium

What does lenocinium mean?
Lenocinium means a husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.
What part of speech is lenocinium?
Lenocinium is a noun.

Words near lenocinium in the dictionary

  1. Lenoble
  2. lenoblite
  3. lenocinant
  4. lenocinate
  5. lenocinating
  6. lenocinium
  7. lenograstim
  8. lenoi
  9. Lenoir
  10. Lenoir County
  11. Lenoir engine

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