Meanings
adjectivevexillary (not comparable)
- not comparablemathematicsCreating a partition.
- not comparablebiologyLarger than the other (leaves, petals, etc.) and rising above them.
nounvexillary (plural vexillaries)
plural vexillaries
- Ancient RomeA standard-bearer of a vexillum.
In letters like to those the vexillary / Hast left crag-carven o'er the streaming Gelt— […]
1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 84Synonyms: vexillator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA standard-bearer of a vexillum.
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Origin
- Latinvexillarius
- Englishvexillary
From Latin vexillarius: compare French vexillaire.
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Rhymes with vexillary
Hilaryauxiliaryancillarycapillaryaxillarypapillarymaxillaryfritillarypillorypupillaryarmillaryneurofibrillarybacillarysubmaxillaryadmaxillaryantennomaxillarybimaxillarycircummaxillarycodicillarycoronomaxillarydentomaxillaryethmomaxillaryfaciomaxillaryfrontomaxillary
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