Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Clandestine; secret; private; concealed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Conducted with
secrecy ;clandestine ; concealed.
Etymologies
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Latin clancularius , from clanculum secretly, adverbial diminutive of clam secretly.
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Examples
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[1239] Taurellus adds by clancular poisons he can infect the bodies, and hinder the operations of the bowels, though we perceive it not, closely creeping into them, saith [1240] Lipsius, and so crucify our souls: Et nociva melancholia furiosos efficit.
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At length, "after a clancular proceeding," this crafty widow, by marrying "a jolly knight of
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson 1866
jmjarmstrong commented on the word clancular
JM has joined a clancular clan but isn't telling anyone.
February 14, 2011