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Vinerian

/vʌɪˈnɪəɹɪən/

Vinerian adjective: of or relating to the Vinerian Professorship of English Law, an endowed professorship at the University of Oxford.

Adjective

Vinerian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Vinerian Professorship of English Law, an endowed professorship at the University of Oxford.
  2. Of or relating to other posts or awards endowed by the estate of Charles Viner.
    • Vinerian Scholarship
    • The Vinerian Scholarship is the most prestigious law scholarship awarded by the University of Oxford, presented to the student with the best performance in the Bachelor of Civil Law.2018 August 3, “QUT Law Alumnus awarded Vinerian Scholarship”, in QUT [Queensland University of Technology] Law, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2018

Origin of Vinerian

After Charles Viner, an English jurist, plus + -ian.

Questions about Vinerian

What does Vinerian mean?
Vinerian means of or relating to the Vinerian Professorship of English Law, an endowed professorship at the University of Oxford.
What part of speech is Vinerian?
Vinerian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Vinerian?
Vinerian is pronounced /vʌɪˈnɪəɹɪən/.

Words near Vinerian in the dictionary

  1. vineless
  2. vinelet
  3. vinelets
  4. vinelike
  5. viner
  6. Vinerian
  7. vineries
  8. viners
  9. vinervine
  10. vinery
  11. vines

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