"pentecoster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pentecosters [plural]
Etymology: From pentecost + -er, from Medieval Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth”). Cognate with Pentecost. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pentecost|er}} pentecost + -er, {{der|en|ML.|pentēcostē}} Medieval Latin pentēcostē, {{der|en|grc|πεντηκοστή||fiftieth}} Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentecoster (plural pentecosters)
  1. An officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Fifty, Military ranks, People Synonyms: quinquagenarian, quinquagenary [obsolete]

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