| nonage | The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Origin: LL. Nonagium, from L. Nonus ninth, novem nine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| nonagesimal | <astronomy> Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal. Origin: L. Nonagesimus the ninetieth. See Nonagenarian. <astronomy> The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |