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primipilar

/ˌpɹaɪmɪˈpaɪlə(ɹ)/

primipilar adjective: of or relating to the primipilus (captain of the vanguard of a Roman army).

Adjective

primipilar (not comparable)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) Of or relating to the primipilus (captain of the vanguard of a Roman army).
    • Upon ſuch grounds it may be reaſonable to allovv S. Peter a primacy of order; ſuch an one as the Ring-leader hath in a Dance, as the primipilar Centurion had in the Legion, or the Prince of the Senate had there, in the Roman State; […]a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “[The I. Supposition Discussed, that Saint Peter had a Primacy over the Apostles]”, in J[ohn] Tillotson, editor, A Treatise of the Pope’s Supremacy. […], London...

Origin of primipilar

From Latin primipilaris, from primipilus (“the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion”), from primus pilus (“the division made up of the triarii in the Roman army”).

Questions about primipilar

What does primipilar mean?
Primipilar means of or relating to the primipilus (captain of the vanguard of a Roman army).
What part of speech is primipilar?
Primipilar is an adjective.
How do you pronounce primipilar?
Primipilar is pronounced /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈpaɪlə(ɹ)/.

Words near primipilar in the dictionary

  1. primiparae
  2. primiparas
  3. primiparity
  4. primiparous
  5. primipaternity
  6. primipilar
  7. primips
  8. primitia
  9. primitiae
  10. primitial
  11. primitias

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