Latin definition for: poena, poenae

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. penalty, punishment
  2. revenge/retribution
  3. [poena dare => to pay the penalty]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)

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