Etymology

libellary

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Today it means: Pertaining to the Roman form of law in which the plaintiff files a formal petition. Full definition →

Latin libellus
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  1. Latin · derived fromlibellus“petition”
  2. English todaylibellary

From Latin libellus (“petition”) + Latin adjective suffixes -aris and -arius.

Words from the same roots

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libel

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