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manubial column

American  
[muh-noo-bee-uhl, -nyoo-] / məˈnu bi əl, -ˈnyu- /

noun

  1. a triumphal column decorated with spoils of the enemy.

  2. any triumphal or memorial column.

Etymology

Origin of manubial column

1840–50; < Latin manubiālis, equivalent to manubi ( ae ) spoils of war + -ālis -al 1

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