LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

vēxillārius

vēxillārius m (genitive vēxillāriī or vēxillārī)
Classical[weːk.sɪlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[veɡ.zilˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. standard-bearer
  2. chief of a group, gang
  3. in pluralre-enlisted veterans

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevēxillāriusvēxillāriī
genitivevēxillāriī
vēxillārī		vēxillāriōrum
dativevēxillāriōvēxillāriīs
accusativevēxillāriumvēxillāriōs
ablativevēxillāriōvēxillāriīs
vocativevēxillārievēxillāriī

vexillārĭus, ii, m. vexillum.
I. A standard-bearer, ensign.
A. Lit., Liv. 8, 8, 4; Tac. H. 1, 41.—
B. Transf., a leader, captain of a band of robbers, App. M. 4, p. 146.—
II. vexillārĭi, ōrum, m., in the times of the emperors, the oldest class of veterans, the last summoned, Tac. A. 1, 38; id. H. 2, 83; 2, 100; Veg. Mil. 2, 110 fin. al.

Origins

From vēxillum + -arius.

Descendants
  • Englishvexillary
  • Frenchvexillaire
  • Italianvessillario
  • Portuguesevexilário

In English words that came into English from vēxillārius

  • vexillaryvēxillārius

Quick answers

What does vēxillārius mean in Latin?
vēxillārius, a noun, means “standard-bearer; chief of a group, gang; re-enlisted veterans”.
What is the genitive of vēxillārius?
The genitive singular is vēxillāriī. vēxillārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce vēxillārius?
In classical Latin, [weːk.sɪlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veɡ.zilˈlaː.ri.us].