"autem" meaning in English

See autem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: autum [alternative], autom [alternative]
Etymology: UK 16th century. Possibly borrowed from Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) + טומאה (tume, “church (derogatory); forbidden; impure”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|אַ|t=indefinite article}} Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} autem (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Married. Tags: UK, not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: wed, wedded Derived forms: autem cove, autem mort
    Sense id: en-autem-en-adj-SWYCTVb9 Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 51 5 31 8 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 4 44 6 0 4

Noun

Forms: autems [plural], autum [alternative], autom [alternative]
Etymology: UK 16th century. Possibly borrowed from Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) + טומאה (tume, “church (derogatory); forbidden; impure”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|אַ|t=indefinite article}} Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} autem (plural autems)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A church. Tags: UK, obsolete Derived forms: autem bawler, autem cackler, autem diver, autem gogler, autem jet
    Sense id: en-autem-en-noun-yZEj008f Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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