Definition of vicus in English:

vicus

nounPlural vici ˈvʌɪkəsˈviːkəs

1The smallest unit of ancient Roman municipal administration, consisting of a village or part of a town.
Example sentencesExamples
- The principal sites to have received archaeological attention are the forts and their associated civilian settlements or vici.
- However, to complicate matters, ‘wich ‘in some instances may derive from the Latin vicus, which was used broadly for dwellings, farms, hamlets, or subsidiary settlements.’
- Antiquarian reports had recorded Roman tombstones from the area east of the fort and vicus, an attached civilian settlement, alongside the trans-Pennine road.
- Similar stakeholes were found near Wallsend, surrounding the vicus enclosure outside the Roman fort.
- Life for the ordinary people of the vicus or village seemed a little more interesting than that of the upper classes, but it remained harsh and unforgiving.
- The settlement was abandoned by the end of the 3rd century - like other vici on the northern frontier - and was then cultivated as fields or allotments, presumably by the garrison.
1. 1.1 A medieval European township.

Origin

Latin, literally 'group of dwellings'.

单词	vicus
释义	Definition of vicus in English: vicus nounPlural vici ˈvʌɪkəsˈviːkəs 1The smallest unit of ancient Roman municipal administration, consisting of a village or part of a town. Example sentencesExamples The principal sites to have received archaeological attention are the forts and their associated civilian settlements or vici. However, to complicate matters, ‘wich ‘in some instances may derive from the Latin vicus, which was used broadly for dwellings, farms, hamlets, or subsidiary settlements.’ Antiquarian reports had recorded Roman tombstones from the area east of the fort and vicus, an attached civilian settlement, alongside the trans-Pennine road. Similar stakeholes were found near Wallsend, surrounding the vicus enclosure outside the Roman fort. Life for the ordinary people of the vicus or village seemed a little more interesting than that of the upper classes, but it remained harsh and unforgiving. The settlement was abandoned by the end of the 3rd century - like other vici on the northern frontier - and was then cultivated as fields or allotments, presumably by the garrison. 1.1 A medieval European township. Origin Latin, literally 'group of dwellings'.
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