noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members.
2. 2
   A cromlech, a stone circle, a lithic burial structure in the Sinai connected to various superstitions.

Etymology

From Arabic نَامُوس (nāmūs). Doublet of nome and nomos.

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