n.
Pronunciation: ' pen-t ə - ˌ tük, - ˌ tyük
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Penteteuke, from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Greek Pentateuchos, from penta- + teuchos tool, vessel, book, from teuchein to make ― more at DOUGHTY
Date: 15th century
: the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures