"abigeus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈbɪdʒiːəs/ [General-American], /əˈbɪɡiːəs/ [General-American] Forms: abigei [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin abigeus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|abigeus}} Borrowed from Latin abigeus Head templates: {{en-noun|abigei}} abigeus (plural abigei), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. (law, UK) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities. Tags: UK, obsolete Related terms: cowstealer
    Sense id: en-abigeus-en-noun-Rg6u9k4c Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Law, People Topics: law

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [aˈbɪ.ɡe.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [aˈbiː.d͡ʒe.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From abigō (“drive away cattle”). Head templates: {{la-noun|abigeus<2>}} abigeus m (genitive abigeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|abigeus<2>}} Forms: abigeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], abigeus [nominative, singular], abigeī [nominative, plural], abigeī [genitive, singular], abigeōrum [genitive, plural], abigeō [dative, singular], abigeīs [dative, plural], abigeum [accusative, singular], abigeōs [accusative, plural], abigeō [ablative, singular], abigeīs [ablative, plural], abigee [singular, vocative], abigeī [plural, vocative]
  1. (Late Latin) a cattle stealer Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine Synonyms: abactor, abigeātor Derived forms: abigeātor, abigeātus Related terms: abactius, abactor, abactus, abagmentum, abiga, abigō

Inflected forms

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