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vexillary definition

vexil·lary (vek′sə ler′ē)

adjective

  1. of an ensign or standard
  2. Biol. of a vexillum

Etymology: L vexillarius < vexillum: see vexillum

noun pl. vexillaries -·lar′·ies

in ancient Rome, a veteran soldier serving under a special standard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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