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vexillary

[ vek-suh-ler-ee ]

noun

, plural vex·il·lar·ies.
  1. (in ancient Rome) one of a class of veteran soldiers who served under a special banner.


adjective

  1. of or relating to flags.
  2. of or relating to a vexillum.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vexillary1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin vexillārius “standard-bearer”; vexillum, -ary
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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.

Vexillary, Vexillar, relating to the Vexillum, the standard of a papilionaceous flower, 92.

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