vicenary

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vicenary

/ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/ UK
/ˈvaɪ-/ UK
/ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/ US
/ˈvaɪ-/ US

Rhymes with -ɛɹi, -ɪsənəɹi, -aɪsənəɹi

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From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.

adjective vicenarie

not comparable Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty. vicenary scale
Similar: vigesimal

noun vicenaries · vicenarie

archaic, obsolete An officer in command of twenty men. Delicat, another Captaine, or vicenarie in Sara, hauing vnder him twenty assistants.

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@misc{vicenary_2026,
  title = {vicenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vicenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}