- gentilitious
- \\-shəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin gentilicius, gentilitius
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Gentilitious — Gentilitial Gen ti*li tial, Gentilitious Gen ti*li tious, a. [L. gentilitius. See {Gentile}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 1. Peculiar to a people; national. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentilitious — gen·ti·li·tious … English syllables
Gentilitial — Gen ti*li tial, Gentilitious Gen ti*li tious, a. [L. gentilitius. See {Gentile}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 1. Peculiar to a people; national. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentilitial — a. pertaining to nation or family; of high birth. ♦ gentilitious, a … Dictionary of difficult words
