vexillarius

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Latin

Etymology

From vēxillum +‎ -arius.

Pronunciation

Noun

vēxillārius m (genitive vēxillāriī or vēxillārī); second declension

  1. standard-bearer
    Synonym: vēxillifer
  2. chief of a group, gang
  3. (military, in the plural) re-enlisted veterans

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative vēxillārius vēxillāriī
genitive vēxillāriī
vēxillārī1
vēxillāriōrum
dative vēxillāriō vēxillāriīs
accusative vēxillārium vēxillāriōs
ablative vēxillāriō vēxillāriīs
vocative vēxillārie vēxillāriī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • English: vexillary
  • French: vexillaire
  • Italian: vessillario
  • Portuguese: vexilário

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