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manubial

adj
/məˈnu.bi.əl/US/məˈnjuː.bi.əl/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from manubialis

Definitions

  1. Taken as or relating to the spoils of war

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

    • Ah where’s thy manubial glory of yore, The hall’s bright bedeckment of beauty?
    • 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;
    • The luncheon formed a portion of the manubial stores left behind during the precipitate flight of Sunday, and consisted of preserved tripe—a very delicate dish, reader, I assure you.

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