lenocinium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

lenocinium (uncountable)

  1. (Scots law) A husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.

Latin

Etymology

From lēnōcinor +‎ -ium.

Noun

lēnōcinium n (genitive lēnōciniī or lēnōcinī); second declension

  1. pandering, pimping, prostitution
  2. allurement, enticement
  3. flattery

Declension

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References
  • “lenocinium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lenocinium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lenocinium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “lenocinium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lenocinium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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