English

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Etymology

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From Latin vindex.

Noun

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vindex (plural vindices)

  1. (historical) An official who supervised tax collection in the ancient Roman Empire.

Latin

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Etymology

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From vim + the root of dīcere (to indicate) +‎ -s. Compare iūdex.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vindex m or f (genitive vindicis); third declension

  1. protector, defender, maintainer
    Synonyms: dēfēnsor, cū̆stōs, praeses, appāritor
  2. claimant, vindicator

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vindex vindicēs
Genitive vindicis vindicum
Dative vindicī vindicibus
Accusative vindicem vindicēs
Ablative vindice vindicibus
Vocative vindex vindicēs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: vindice

References

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  • vindex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vindex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vindex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • vindex”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vindex”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  • vindicate”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.