vexillum

V4E1X8I1L1L1U1M3

noun

A flag, banner, or standard.

Similar
vane
OriginLatin vēxillum →
RareScrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounvexillum (plural vexilla)

plural vexilla

  1. A flag, banner, or standard.
  2. A company of troops serving under one standard.
  3. The sign of the cross.
  4. biologyThe upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
  5. biologyThe rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

    Synonyms: vane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Similar
vane
Also see
vane

Origin

  1. Latinvēxillum
  2. Latinvēxillum
  3. Englishvexillum

Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian флаг, стандарт
  • флаг (flag)a flag, banner or standard
  • стандарт (standart)a flag, banner or standard
Czech vlajka, prapor
  • vlajkaa flag, banner or standard
  • prapora flag, banner or standard
  • standartaa flag, banner or standard
Finnish viiri, lippu
  • viiria flag, banner or standard
  • lippua flag, banner or standard
Polish sztandar, oddział
  • sztandara flag, banner or standard
  • oddziała company of troops serving under one standard
  • żagielekthe upper petal of a papilionaceous flower
Portuguese vexilo, vexilo
  • vexiloa flag, banner or standard
  • vexilothe upper petal of a papilionaceous flower
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: vexillum on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.