conductus

American

[kuhn-duhk-tuhs] / kənˈdʌk təs /

noun

plural

conductus

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

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

Example Sentences

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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 Clarke, James Freeman

Simonides idem ille, de quo rettuli, victori laudem cuidam pyctae ut scriberet, 5 certo conductus pretio secretum petit.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

Iste senex cùm viderit aliquem iuuenem formosum et robustum, posuit eum in illo paradiso; Per quosdam autem conductus descendere facit vinum et lac abundantèr.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

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