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claviger

1 American  
[klav-uh-jer] / ˈklæv ə dʒər /

noun

plural

clavigers

  1. Archaic. an authorized holder of keys.

claviger 2 American  
[klav-uh-jer] / ˈklæv ə dʒər /

noun

plural

clavigers

  1. any of various species of ant, mosquito, or flowering plant that have club-shaped parts.

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Perhaps even clavus, a nail, must also be considered, for a Latin vocabulary of the fifteenth century tells us— "Claves, -vos vel -vas qui fert sit claviger."

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

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