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Meaning of mos Teutonicus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ˈmoːs tɛu̯ˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]

Definitions

  1. the medieval custom, common among Germans and some others who died in Muslim lands, of dismembering the body of a dead person, boiling the parts in water or wine to separate the flesh from the bones, and transporting the bones back to the person's homeland
    declension-3
  2. alternative letter-case form of mos Teutonicus
    alt-of, declension-3

Examples

“[…], domum ac lectum Caroli VIII? observat BAELIUS, omnes ad MOREM TEUTONICUM respicientes Annam Britannicam habuisse pro uxore Maximiliani, […]”
“Et licet leges romanae circa testamenta sint recepta; tamen id fallit, ubi principium vel juris vel moris Teutonici repugnat.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Mos. Mosa Mosae Mosae Trāiectum Mosam Mosarum

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