jugum

[ joo-guhm ]

/ ˈdʒu gəm /

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noun Entomology.

the posterior basal area or lobe in the forewing of certain insects, sometimes serving to couple the forewings and hind wings in flight.

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Origin of jugum

1855–60; <New Latin, Latin: yoke¹

Words nearby jugum

Jugoslav, Jugoslavia, jugular, jugular vein, jugulate, jugum, Jugurtha, jug wine, juice, juiced, juicehead

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How to use jugum in a sentence

It was known as the taxation 'jugatione vel capitatione'the tribute or stipendium of so much for every jugum or caput.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
The acreage of the jugum no doubt varied very much, as did also the acreage of the yard-land.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
But to return, at present, to the tribute and the service due from each jugum or caput.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
Petilius adversus Balist et Leti jugum, quod eos montes perpetuo dorso conjungit, castra habuit.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

Tria juga sunt infra divisionem Hugonis, et quartum jugum est extra' (i. 13).
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round

British Dictionary definitions for jugum

jugum

/ (ˈdʒuːɡəm) /

noun

a small process at the base of each forewing in certain insects by which the forewings are united to the hindwings during flight

botany a pair of opposite leaflets

Word Origin for jugum

C19: from Latin, literally: yoke

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