English Explanatory Dictionary

manubial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Taken as or relating to the spoils of war; funded from the spoils of war (especially in the Roman Empire).

Pronunciation

/məˈnu.bi.əl/ /məˈnjuː.bi.əl/

Word forms

manubial

Etymology

From Latin manubialis from manubiae (“money obtained from the sale of booty, plunder”).

Synonyms

looted plundered
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