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Xenium
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Xe′ni-um
(zē′nĭ-ŭm)
, Noun.
pl.
Xenia
(zē′nĭ-ȧ)
. [L., from Gr.
ξένιον
gift to a guest, fr. ξένοσ
guest.] (Class. Antiq.)
A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.
Definition 2024
xenium
xenium
English
Noun
xenium (plural xenia)
- A gift or offering.
- 1872, Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott, Traditions and customs of cathedrals (page 136)
- At Rochester the Bishop received a xenium or pension on St. Andrew's Day from the convent.
- 1872, Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott, Traditions and customs of cathedrals (page 136)
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένιον (xénion)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkse.ni.um/, [ˈksɛ.ni.ũ]
Noun
xenium n (genitive xeniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xenium | xenia |
| genitive | xeniī | xeniōrum |
| dative | xeniō | xeniīs |
| accusative | xenium | xenia |
| ablative | xeniō | xeniīs |
| vocative | xenium | xenia |
Derived terms
References
- xenium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- XENIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “xenium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.