Extravagantes
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Extravagantes
Latin: wandering, circulating
Example Sentences
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At Mans, said Eudemon, Francis Cornu, apothecary, had turned an old set of Extravagantes into waste paper.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux
It is among the decrees or constitutions known as Extravagantes.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by James J. Walsh
The Clementines were the constitutions of Clement V. Other collections such as that of John XXII. are called Extravagantes.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
They are first mentioned in Extravagantes of John XXII. and of Benedict XII.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Several collections of papal laws not included in those above, known by the general title of Extravagantes, i.e., laws extra vagantes, or outside of, the four compilations just mentioned.
From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Arthur Orlo Norton
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