Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the first maniple of the body of veterans (triarii) which formed a regular part of a Roman legion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army.
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- adjective Of or relating to the
captain of thevanguard of aRoman army .
Etymologies
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Latin primipilaris, from primipilus the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion, from primus pilus the division made up of the triarii in the Roman army.
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