FLAMEN


Meaning of FLAMEN in English

/flay"meuhn, -men/ , n. , pl. flamens, flamines /flam"euh neez'/ .

(in ancient Rome) a priest.

[ 1300-50; flamen (perh. earlier * fladmen; akin to OE blotan to sacrifice); r. ME flamin flamin- (s. of flamen ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .