Meanings
plural vagi
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of vagus nerve.
- CatholicismA homeless person or vagrant.
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Though not referred in the Code as a domicile of origin, a child's place of origin is fixed by the place where his father had his domicile or, in defect of domicile, his quasi-domicile when the child was born, or where the mother had hers if the child was illegitimate or posthumous; if the parents were vagi it is the place where the child was born; if the child was a foundling the place where it was discovered.
1922, “Domicile”, in Charles George Herbermann, Edward A. Pace, editors, The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, volume 17, page 270
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
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Origin
- Latinvagus“wandering, rambling, strolling”
- Englishvagus
Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).
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Cite this entry
vagus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagus
“vagus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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