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vicenary, n. and a.|ˈvɪsənərɪ, ˈvaɪ-|
[ad. L. vīcēnāri-us, f. vīcēnī, distrib. f. vīgintī twenty.]
†a. n. One who has command over twenty persons. Obs.
1603Harsnet Pop. Impost. 49 Delicat, another Captaine, or vicenarie in Sara, hauing vnder him twenty assistants.
b. adj. ‘Belonging to twenty’ (Bailey, 1727); based on the number twenty. Cf. vigenary a.
1826Peacock in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 371/1 Such a practice would naturally lead to the formation of a vicenary scale of numeration. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 337/2 In France the scale from 60 to 100 is strictly vicenary (by twenties). |