emunctivus

emunctivus 1 extortionate. transiit annus [1244] ‥ regno ‥ Anglie ‥ pecunie ~us, Francis periculosus M. Par. Min. II 498. 1 one who blows or wipes his nose. naribus emunctor nec rusticus ore screator / sis cenans D. Bec. 1047. 2 one who trims or extinguishes lights; b (fig.). in templo erant ~ores luminum, qui luminaria accendebant et extinguebant Beleth RDO 13. 27. b pia quandoque desiderantis voluntas et manum imitatur ~oris et inpressionis suae violentia ‥ minimam ‥ desideratae scientiae dulcedinem parat Willib. Bonif. pref. p. 2.

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