Etymology

Latrocinium

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Today it means: The Second Council of Ephesus. Full definition →

Latin latrocinium
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlatrocinium“act of brigandage; an illegitimate church council”
  2. English todayLatrocinium

From Latin latrocinium (“act of brigandage; an illegitimate church council”). Doublet of larceny.

Words from the same roots

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larcenylatrociny

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