Prisonguard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of prison guard. alt-of, alternative

    "During his services as a praetorian, Caesium Verus was twice promoted, first to tubicen (trumpeter), then to optio carceris (camp prisonguard): ordinatus tubicem item optio at carcarem factus est."

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"During his services as a praetorian, Caesium Verus was twice promoted, first to tubicen (trumpeter), then to optio carceris (camp prisonguard): ordinatus tubicem item optio at carcarem factus est."

Etymology

From prison + guard.

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