n. [ L. pentecoste, Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. &unr_; fiftieth, fr. &unr_; fifty, fr. &unr_; five. See Five, and cf. Pingster. ]
a. Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; fifty. ] (Gr. Antiq.) An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]
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