Vicenary
/ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An officer in command of twenty men. archaic, obsolete
"Delicat, another Captaine, or vicenarie in Sara, hauing vnder him twenty assistants."
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty. not-comparable
"vicenary scale"
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or based on 20 wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Delicat, another Captaine, or vicenarie in Sara, hauing vnder him twenty assistants."
Etymology
From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.