vexillary

[vek-suh-ler-ee]

noun

plural

vexillaries 

1. (in ancient Rome) one of a class of veteran soldiers who served under a special banner.

adjective

1. of or relating to flags.

2. of or relating to a vexillum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vexillary¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin vexillārius “standard-bearer”; vexillum, -ary

Example Sentences

Thank you for your question, which is vexed and vexillary.

From Slate

As soon as harvest arrives, every vexillary must see to it, that the five-and-twenty parishes under his charge have a sufficient supply of food; and what is over and above of the new grain he must deposit in the public granary.

From Project Gutenberg

Vexillary, Vexillar, relating to the Vexillum, the standard of a papilionaceous flower, 92.

From Project Gutenberg