“quingenary”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

quingenary

释义

quingenary, n. and a.|kwɪnˈdʒiːnərɪ|
[ad. L. quingēnārius, f. quingēnī, distrib. of quingentī five hundred.]
A. n. A five-hundredth anniversary or the celebration of this; = quincentenary n.
1926Fowler Mod. Eng. Usage 72/2 Quingē′nary, sescē′nary, septingē′nary.1965E. Gowers Fowler's Mod. Eng. Usage (ed. 2) 83/1 Quatercentenary and quincentenary..are unlikely to be ousted by quadringenary and quingenary.
B. adj. Of an ancient Roman military unit: consisting of five hundred men.
1969G. Webster Roman Imperial Army iii. 148 There are examples of the six barrack blocks of a quingenary fort at the Welsh fort of Gellygaer.Ibid. 149 According to Hyginus, the quingenary unit was composed of 380 infantry and 120 cavalry.1976E. N. Luttwak Grand Strategy of Roman Empire ii. 122 The new formations were clearly useful in bridging the gap between the legions and the quingenary auxilia.

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