NUNDINAL
Etymology
Adjective
nundinal (comparative more nundinal, superlative most nundinal)
Of or pertaining to a nundine
Noun
nundinal (plural nundinals)
A nundinal letter.
Source: Wiktionary
Nun"di*nal, n.
Definition: A nundinal letter.
Nun"di*nal, Nun"di*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. nundinalis, nundinarius, fr. nundinae the market day, the weekly market, prop., the ninth day, fr. nundinus belonging to nine days; novem nine + dies day: cf. F. nundinal.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a fair, or to a market day. Nundinal letter, among the Romans, one of the first eight letters of the alphabet, which were repeated successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these always expressed the market day, which returned every nine days (every eight days by our reckoning).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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