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vingtenier

vingtenier noun: a law enforcement officer subordinate to a centenier and responsible for a vingtaine.

Noun

vingtenier (plural vingteniers)

  1. (Jersey) A law enforcement officer subordinate to a centenier and responsible for a vingtaine.

Forms of vingtenier

pluralvingteniers

Origin of vingtenier

From French vingtenier, from vingtaine + -ier, q.v.

Questions about vingtenier

What does vingtenier mean?
Vingtenier means a law enforcement officer subordinate to a centenier and responsible for a vingtaine.
What part of speech is vingtenier?
Vingtenier is a noun.
What is the plural of vingtenier?
The plural of vingtenier is vingteniers.

Words near vingtenier in the dictionary

  1. Vingrau
  2. vingt-et-un
  3. vingt-un
  4. vingtaine
  5. vingtaines
  6. vingtenier
  7. vingteniers
  8. vingtillion
  9. vingtun
  10. vingty
  11. Vingólf

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