vexillary

English

Etymology

From Latin vexillarius: compare French vexillaire.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛksɪləɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛksəˌlɛɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɪləɹi
• Hyphenation: vex‧il‧la‧ry

Adjective

vexillary (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Creating a partition.
2. (botany) Larger than the other (leaves, petals, etc.) and rising above them.

Derived terms

• vexillary permutation

Noun

vexillary (plural vexillaries)

1. (Ancient Rome) A standard-bearer of a vexillum.

   Synonym: vexillator

   • 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 84:

     In letters like to those the vexillary / Hast left crag-carven o'er the streaming Gelt— […]

References

• “vexillary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.