mulctuary

mulct·u·ary
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UK/ˈmʌlkt͡ʃuəɹi/UK/ˈmʌlkt͡ʃəɹi/US/ˈmʌlkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

adjective

Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.

OriginLatin mulctuārius →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivemulctuary (not comparable)

alternative mulctary

  1. not comparableImposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.

    The laſt common Branch of the King's Revenue conſiſted of Forfeitures, both of Lands and Goods, in Caſes of Treaſon, and Fines or ſome knovvn mulctuary Puniſhments upon other Crimes, vvhich vvere diſtinctly preſcribed in the Saxon Lavvs, even for Manſlaughter and Murther itſelf; […]

    1695, William Temple, An Introduction to the History of England, London: […] Richard Simpson […], and Ralph Simpson […], →OCLC, page 172

Origin

  1. Latinmulctuārius
  2. Englishmulctuary

Learned borrowing from Latin mulctuārius + English -ary (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Mulctuārius is derived from mulcta (“fine”).

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APA

mulctuary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulctuary

MLA

“mulctuary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulctuary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mulctuary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulctuary.

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