vicenary
vicenary · vicenaries
An officer in command of twenty menAn officer in command of twenty men.
UK/ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/US/ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, obsolete)An officer in command of twenty men.
Origin
From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives anFrom Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.
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