vicenary meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

vicenary

adj

UK /ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/ · US /ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/

Etymology From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.

Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

vicenary scale
vicenary numeration

Synonyms: vigesimal
Related terms: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, denary, undenary, duodenary, quindenary, centenary (100), millenary (1000)

vicenary

noun

Etymology From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.

Government, Military, Politics, War Archaic, Obsolete An officer in command of twenty men.

Delicat, another Captaine, or vicenarie in Sara, hauing vnder him twenty assistants.1603, S. Harsnett, Declaration of Popish Impostures, page 49: