pellectus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of pelliciō.

Participle

pellectus (feminine pellecta, neuter pellectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. attracted, enticed, induced
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of pellegō.

Participle

pellēctus (feminine pellēcta, neuter pellēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. examined thoroughly, surveyed
  2. read completely
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • pellectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pellectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.