atimy

atimy
atimy /atˈi-mi/
noun
1. Loss of honour
2. In ancient Athens, loss of civil rights, public disgrace
ORIGIN: Gr atimiā, from a- (privative), and timē honour

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  • Atimy — At i*my, n. [Gr. ?; a priv. + ? honor.] (Gr. Antiq.) Public disgrace or stigma; infamy; loss of civil rights. Mitford. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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