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manubial

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /məˈnu.bi.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /məˈnjuː.bi.əl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Taken as or relating to the spoils of war; funded from the spoils of war (especially in the Roman Empire).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1825, James Elmes, General and Bibliographical Dictionary of the Fine Arts, London: Thomas Tegg, under the entry COLUMN, [...] the manubial column was ornamented with trophies and spoils taken from the enemy;

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: looted, plundered

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin manubialis from manubiae (“money obtained from the sale of booty, plunder”).