Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruciger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cru-ciger
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing a cross, in the manner of a globus cruciger; crucigerous.

Example Sentences

"Æ 19.8 Full-faced bust of emp., with diadem surmounted by a cross and wearing cuirass; holding in r. hand a globe cruciger and on 1. arm a shield."
"Crowned and cuir. bust of king r., holding cruciger sceptre, crown inlaid with gold."
"It was applied now to the scepter cruciger which, ultimately, replaced it, although a period of overlap may well have occurred."
"... the specimens furnish a certain terminus post quem for the reign of Meḥadeyos placing it much later than 420 when the iconography of the Victory with a cruciger sceptre was used for the first time on the 'solidi' of Teodosius II."

Etymology

From Latin cruciger.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cruciger

Questions

What does cruciger mean?: Bearing a cross, in the manner of a globus cruciger; crucigerous.
Where does cruciger come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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