profectitious
/ˌprɒfɛkˈtɪʃəs/Roman History
adjective
Of property or money: that proceeds or is derived from a parent or ancestor (applied especially to a dowry given to a woman by her paterfamilias). Contrasted with adventitious.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From classical Latin profectīcius that proceeds from a father or male ancestor + -ous. Compare French †profectice, Portuguese profectício.
- atter
- attest
- attestable
- attestation
- attestor
- at that
- at the best of times
- at the buzzer
- at the coalface
- at the door
- at the double (on the double)
- at the drop of a hat
- at the earliest
- at the end of the day
- at the end of the rainbow
- at the expense of
- at the furthest
- at the instance of
- at the latest
- at the least (or very least)
- at the mercy of
- at the minute
- at (the) most
- at the (or this) moment
- at the outside