auctionary

English

Etymology

Latin auctionarius.

Adjective

auctionary (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to an auction.
   • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Seventh Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     with auctionary hammer in thy hand

Translations

Translations

• Polish: aukcyjny (pl), licytacyjny (pl)

References

• “auctionary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “auctionary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cautionary