Twentyman

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Twentiman →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishTwentiman
  2. EnglishTwentyman

From Middle English Twentiman, from twentiman, from twenti + man, commander of a levy of twenty or more men, and from later conflation of Twinterman with the number and/or surname. Equivalent to twenty + -man.

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APA

Twentyman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twentyman

MLA

“Twentyman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twentyman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Twentyman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twentyman.

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