vagus

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈveɪ.ɡəs/

Definition of vagus

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A homeless person or vagrant.
    “Though not referred in the Code as a domicile of origin, a child's place of origin is fixed by the place where his father had his domicile or, in defect of domicile, his quasi-domicile when the child was born, or where the mother had hers if the child was illegitimate or posthumous; if the parents were vagi it is the place where the child was born; if the child was a foundling the place where it was discovered.”
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noun

  1. A homeless person or vagrant.
    “Though not referred in the Code as a domicile of origin, a child's place of origin is fixed by the place where his father had his domicile or, in defect of domicile, his quasi-domicile when the child was born, or where the mother had hers if the child was illegitimate or posthumous; if the parents were vagi it is the place where the child was born; if the child was a foundling the place where it was discovered.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of vagus nerve.

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Etymology

Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).

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