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vexillary
[ vek-suh-ler-ee ]
noun
, plural vex·il·lar·ies.
- (in ancient Rome) one of a class of veteran soldiers who served under a special banner.
adjective
- of or relating to flags.
- of or relating to a vexillum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vexillary1
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Example Sentences
Thank you for your question, which is vexed and vexillary.
From Slate
As soon as harvest arrives, every vexillary must see to it, that the five-and-twenty parishes under his charge have a sufficient supply of food; and what is over and above of the new grain he must deposit in the public granary.
From Project Gutenberg
Vexillary, Vexillar, relating to the Vexillum, the standard of a papilionaceous flower, 92.
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