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  • Petronius has nomenculator here, by the way: For when the tables had been cleared with a flourish of music, three white hogs were brought in, hung with little bells and muzzled.

    languagehat.com: NOMENKLATURA? 2005

  • Other palatini were: (3) the nomenculator or adminiculator (originally perhaps two distinct officials), who took charge of, and decided upon, petitions to the pope.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • (The nomenculator was superseded in the course of the ninth century by the protoscriniarius, or superintendent of the Roman public schools for scribes.) (4) The arcarius and (5) saccellarius were the highest financial officers, custodians of the treasures of the Lateran Palace, who had charge of the receipt and payment of moneys.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

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