colonus

[ kuh-loh-nuhs ]

/ kəˈloʊ nəs /

noun, plural co·lo·ni [kuh-loh-nahy, -nee]. /kəˈloʊ naɪ, -ni/.

a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.

Origin of colonus

First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin colōnus “inhabitant of a colony, tenant farmer, farmer,” derivative of colere “to inhabit, till, cultivate”; cf. cult, cultivate

Words nearby colonus

colonorrhagia, colonorrhea, colonoscope, colonoscopy, Colonsay, colonus, colony, colony collapse disorder, colony-stimulating factor, colopexostomy, colopexy

Example sentences from the Web for colonus

After touching the dead Jocasta and his two sons, he passes to exile and rest at Colonus.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
A Chorus from Colonus comes to find out who the suppliant is.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
Then seek there a man by name of Tobias, a colonus and a worker in ivory for the good Christian priests.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales|C. Bryson Taylor
He argued that the Roman name was Colonus, which readily was transformed to a Spanish equivalent.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor

They felt that Plato was still alive there, and in passing the hill of Colonus they thought of Sophocles.
Roads from Rome|Anne C. E. Allinson

单词	colonus
释义	colonus [ kuh-loh-nuhs ] / kəˈloʊ nəs / noun, plural co·lo·ni [kuh-loh-nahy, -nee]. /kəˈloʊ naɪ, -ni/. a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period. Origin of colonus First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin colōnus “inhabitant of a colony, tenant farmer, farmer,” derivative of colere “to inhabit, till, cultivate”; cf. cult, cultivate Words nearby colonus colonorrhagia, colonorrhea, colonoscope, colonoscopy, Colonsay, colonus, colony, colony collapse disorder, colony-stimulating factor, colopexostomy, colopexy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colonus After touching the dead Jocasta and his two sons, he passes to exile and rest at Colonus. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb A Chorus from Colonus comes to find out who the suppliant is. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb Then seek there a man by name of Tobias, a colonus and a worker in ivory for the good Christian priests. Nicanor - Teller of Tales\|C. Bryson Taylor He argued that the Roman name was Colonus, which readily was transformed to a Spanish equivalent. Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery\|Justin Winsor They felt that Plato was still alive there, and in passing the hill of Colonus they thought of Sophocles. Roads from Rome\|Anne C. E. Allinson
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