Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
conforaneous. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
conforaneous, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
conforaneous in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
conforaneous you have here. The definition of the word
conforaneous will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
conforaneous, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Latin conforāneus (“using the same forum”), from con- (“with”, “together”) + forum (“marketplace”) + -āneus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
conforaneous (not comparable)
- (rare) Of the same court or marketplace.
- In times of scarcity, wardens of the peace patrolled the city’s streets to deter the conforaneous vendors’ less scrupulous competition strategies.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “†confoˈraneous, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
- ^ Glossographia; or, a dictionary interpreting the hard words of whatsoever language, now used in our refined English tongue by Thomas Blount (1656)
Conforaneous, of the same Court or Market place.
- ^ An English Dictionary: Explaining the Difficult Terms that are used in Divinity, Husbandry, Physick, Phylosophy, Law, Navigation, Mathematicks, and Other Arts and Sciences by Elisha Coles (1676), page 68
Conforaneous. l. of the ſame Court or Market-Place.