praefica

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from praeficiō (I place in command).

Pronunciation

Noun

praefica f (genitive praeficae); first declension

  1. A woman hired to lament at the head of a funeral procession; wailer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Italian: prefica

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