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ostiariate

ostiariate noun: the minor order of ostiaries, or porters.

Noun

ostiariate (plural ostiariates)

  1. The minor order of ostiaries, or porters.

Forms of ostiariate

pluralostiariates

Origin of ostiariate

From ostiary + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it).

Questions about ostiariate

What does ostiariate mean?
Ostiariate means the minor order of ostiaries, or porters.
What part of speech is ostiariate?
Ostiariate is a noun.
What is the plural of ostiariate?
The plural of ostiariate is ostiariates.

Words near ostiariate in the dictionary

  1. Ostiaks
  2. ostial
  3. ostially
  4. Ostian
  5. Ostians
  6. ostiariate
  7. ostiariates
  8. ostiaries
  9. ostiarii
  10. ostiarius
  11. ostiary

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