lenocinium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lenocinium (“pimping, prostitution”).
Noun
lenocinium (uncountable)
- (Scotland, law) A husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.
Latin
Etymology
From lēnō (“pimp, seducer”).
Noun
lēnōcinium n (genitive lēnōciniī or lēnōcinī); second declension
- pandering, pimping, prostitution
- allurement, enticement
- flattery
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēnōcinium | lēnōcinia |
| Genitive | lēnōciniī lēnōcinī1 | lēnōciniōrum |
| Dative | lēnōciniō | lēnōciniīs |
| Accusative | lēnōcinium | lēnōcinia |
| Ablative | lēnōciniō | lēnōciniīs |
| Vocative | lēnōcinium | lēnōcinia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “lenocinium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lenocinium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lenocinium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “lenocinium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lenocinium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016