"bucellarius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bucellarii [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Bucellarius (“biscuit-eater”), from buccellātum (“hardtack”) + -arius. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Bucellarius||biscuit-eater}} Borrowed from Latin Bucellarius (“biscuit-eater”), {{suf|la|buccellātum|-arius|t1=hardtack}} buccellātum (“hardtack”) + -arius Head templates: {{en-noun|bucellarii}} bucellarius (plural bucellarii)
  1. (historical) A formation of escort troops used in the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-bucellarius-en-noun-8MjClWuM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -arius, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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