vingtenier

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noun

A law enforcement officer subordinate to a centenier and responsible for a vingtaine.

OriginFrench vingtenier →
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Meanings

nounvingtenier (plural vingteniers)

plural vingteniers

  1. JerseyA law enforcement officer subordinate to a centenier and responsible for a vingtaine.

Origin

  1. Frenchvingtenier
  2. Englishvingtenier

From French vingtenier, from vingtaine + -ier, q.v.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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