delectus
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KENNEDY'S suggestion, "that the word represents the Latin participle delectus."
From Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 by Various
True, a child whose delectus is taken from Cornelius Nepos or Cæsar will be better prepared perhaps for going on to Virgil and Cicero than a child whose delectus is taken from the Vulgate.
From Matthew Arnold by Russell, George William Erskine
And the clock ticked, and Harry pored over his delectus; and in the corner Mrs Campbell sat and wept.
From Wilton School or, Harry Campbell's Revenge by Weatherly, Fred E.
The old-time father was nonplussed by his son, and could not help him in his delectus, but the modern father is not so puzzled when his son wishes to converse of railway finance.
From The Intelligence of Woman by George, Walter Lionel
But delectus verborum is no more Latin for the "Placing of words;" than Reserate is Latin for "Shut the door!" as he interprets it; which I, ignorantly, construed "Unlock or open it!"
From An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments by Arber, Thomas Seccombe, Professor
