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mulctuary

Syllables: mulct·u·aryUK/ˈmʌlkt͡ʃuəɹi/US/ˈmʌlkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

mulctuary adjective: imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.

Adjective

mulctuary (not comparable)

  1. Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.
    • The laſt common Branch of the King's Revenue conſiſted of Forfeitures, both of Lands and Goods, in Caſes of Treaſon, and Fines or ſome knovvn mulctuary Puniſhments upon other Crimes, vvhich vvere diſtinctly preſcribed in the Saxon Lavvs, even for Manſlaughter and Murther itſelf; […]1695, William Temple, An Introduction to the History of England, London: […] Richard Simpson […], and Ralph Simpson […], →OCLC, page 172

Forms of mulctuary

alternative formmulctary

Origin of mulctuary

Learned borrowing from Latin mulctuārius + English -ary (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Mulctuārius is derived from mulcta (“fine”).

Questions about mulctuary

What does mulctuary mean?
Mulctuary means imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.
What part of speech is mulctuary?
Mulctuary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mulctuary?
Mulctuary is pronounced /ˈmʌlkt͡ʃuəɹi/ (UK).

Words near mulctuary in the dictionary

  1. mulctary
  2. mulcted
  3. mulcting
  4. mulctings
  5. mulcts
  6. mulctuary
  7. Mulder
  8. Mulder and Scully
  9. Mulderangst
  10. Muldergate
  11. Mulders

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