English Explanatory Dictionary

crux ordinaria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cross made of a horizontal beam affixed to a vertical post, used for the execution of criminals during the ancient Roman era.
  2. A certain style of cross; an instance thereof.

Word forms

crux ordinaria cruces ordinariae

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin; possibly from Medieval Latin rather than Classical Latin (see crux simplex).

Related words

crucifixion crux ansata crux decussata crux gammata crux immissa
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