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vexillaries

vexillaries is the plural of vexillary.

Meaning of vexillary

Noun

vexillary (plural vexillaries)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) A standard-bearer of a vexillum.
    • In letters like to those the vexillary / Hast left crag-carven o'er the streaming Gelt— […]1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 84
    Synonyms:
    vexillator

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Questions about vexillaries

What is vexillaries the plural of?
Vexillaries is the plural of vexillary.

Words near vexillaries in the dictionary

  1. vexeth
  2. vexful
  3. vexil
  4. vexilla
  5. vexillar
  6. vexillaries
  7. vexillary
  8. vexillary permutation
  9. vexillate
  10. vexillation
  11. vexillations

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