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conductus

American

[kuhn-duhk-tuhs] / kənˈdʌk təs /

noun

any of various forms of medieval song with a Latin text.

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conductus

plural

Etymology

Origin of conductus

1795–1805; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin conduc-, variant stem of condūcere ( see conduce) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. conduct

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In the same way, "Lar meus" meant "my house "; "Lar conductus," "a hired house "; "Larem mutare" meant to change one's house.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by James Freeman Clarke

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