English Explanatory Dictionary

primipilar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹaɪmɪˈpaɪlə(ɹ)/

Word forms

primipilar

Etymology

From Latin primipilaris, from primipilus (“the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion”), from primus pilus (“the division made up of the triarii in the Roman army”).

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