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   vexillum

   /vɛkˈsɪləm/

   noun

   • 1. (in ancient Rome) a military standard or banner, especially one of a maniple.
   • ▪ a body of troops under a vexillum.
   • ▪ a flag attached to a bishop's staff.
   • ▪ a processional banner or cross.
   • 2. the standard of a papilionaceous flower.
   • 3. the vane of a feather.

   Word Origin Latin, from vehere‘carry’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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