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munerary

munerary adjective: of or pertaining to gifts; having the nature of a gift.

Adjective

munerary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to gifts; having the nature of a gift.
    • But from what I saw and heard in America, I was convinced that it is a very imperfect method of preventing either munerary or other influence; for by means of tickets printed on paper of a particular colour, and by other similar devices, it is generally well known for whom a person votes.1824, An Englishman [Isaac Candler], “The Government” (chapter XXVI), in A Summary View of America: Comprising a Description of the Face of the Country, and of Several of the Principal Cities […]...
    • These precautions before returning an answer would appear to be somewhat unnecessary, inasmuch as the friends of the girl might be well assured that sun, moon, and stars, no less than the whole mundane creation, had been ransacked by witch, soothsayer, and astrologer, and auspicious prognostics...1839 October, “The Women of Hindostan” (chapter IV), in The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia (New Series), volume 30, number 118, London: Wm....

Origin of munerary

Borrowed from Latin mūnerārius, from mūnus (“service; gift”).

Questions about munerary

What does munerary mean?
Munerary means of or pertaining to gifts; having the nature of a gift.
What part of speech is munerary?
Munerary is an adjective.

Words near munerary in the dictionary

  1. mundus
  2. Mundy
  3. Mundys
  4. mune
  5. Muneko
  6. munerary
  7. munerate
  8. munerated
  9. munerates
  10. munerating
  11. Muneton

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