Latin definition for: carnifex, carnificis

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. executioner, hangman
  2. murderer, butcher, torturer
  3. scoundrel, villain
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)

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