Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Proceeding forth, as from a father; derived from an ancestor or ancestors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Proceeding from, or as if from, a
parent ;derived , as from anancestor .
Etymologies
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Examples
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An imperfect right of property was at length communicated to sons; and the threefold distinction of _profectitious_, _adventitious_, and _professional_ was ascertained by the jurisprudence of the _Code_ and _Pandects_.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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An imperfect right of property was at length communicated to sons; and the threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, and professional was ascertained by the jurisprudence of the Code and Pandects.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765
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An imperfect right of property was at length communicated to sons; and the threefold distinction of _profectitious_, _adventitious_, and _professional_ was ascertained by the jurisprudence of the Code and Pandects.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765
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An imperfect right of property was at length communicated to sons; and the threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, and professional was ascertained by the jurisprudence of the Code and
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
whichbe commented on the word profectitious
Derived from a parent or ancestor. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008