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xenagogues

xenagogues is the plural of xenagogue.

Meaning of xenagogue

Noun

xenagogue (plural xenagogues)

  1. (obsolete, rare) One who guides strangers; a guide or tour guide.
    • […] I vvill be their Xenagogus, or guide, and firſt ſhevv them our Country of Kent, the inhabitants vvhereof, [Julius] Cæſar himſelf in his Commentaries, confeſſeth to be of all others the moſt full of humanity and gentleneſſe.[1570 (date written), William Lambarde, “The Description and History, of the Shire of Kent”, in A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shire. […], 3rd...

Questions about xenagogues

What is xenagogues the plural of?
Xenagogues is the plural of xenagogue.

Words near xenagogues in the dictionary

  1. xenacanths
  2. xenacoelomorph
  3. xenacoelomorphs
  4. xenagogies
  5. xenagogue
  6. xenagogues
  7. xenagogy
  8. Xenakis
  9. Xenakises
  10. xenalipin
  11. xenan

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