vincent

See also: Vincent

English

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From the Latin verb vincō. It could be either the stem of the present active participle vincēns (“the conquering man”) or the third-person plural future active indicative meaning ‘they will conquer’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnsənt/
• Hyphenation: vin‧cent

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Noun

vincent (plural vincents)

1. (historical slang) The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.
   • 1977, Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld, Folio Society, published 2006, page 26:

     If the vincent could actually be persuaded to play a game, the professionals always won in the end, either because of their superior skill or because of such stratagems as those described by Greene […]

Latin

Verb

vincent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of vincō