vexillary
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin vexillarius: compare French vexillaire.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛksɪləɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛksəˌlɛɹi/
- Rhymes: -ɪləɹi
- Hyphenation: vex‧il‧la‧ry
Adjective edit
vexillary (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Creating a partition.
- (botany) Larger than the other (leaves, petals, etc.) and rising above them.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
vexillary (plural vexillaries)
- (Ancient Rome) A standard-bearer of a vexillum.
- Synonym: vexillator
- 1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 84:
- In letters like to those the vexillary / Hast left crag-carven o'er the streaming Gelt— […]
References edit
- “vexillary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.