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InveteracyInveteracy In*vet"er*a*cy, n. [From Inveterate.]
1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or
deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by
time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; --
usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice or
of error.
An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to
contract more. --A. Tucker.
2. Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.
The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams,
an the mortification of lampoons. --Guardian. Inveterate
Inveterate In*vet"er*ate, v. t.
To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
InveterateInveterate In*vet"er*ate, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of
inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old.
See Veteran.]
1. Old; long-established. [Obs.]
It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon.
2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease;
an inveterate abuse.
Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak.
3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke. Inveterately
Inveterately In*vet"er*ate*ly, adv.
In an inveterate manner or degree. ``Inveterately tough.'
--Hawthorne.
Inveterateness
Inveterateness In*vet"er*ate*ness, n.
Inveteracy. --Sir T. Browne.
Inveteration
Inveteration In*vet`er*a"tion, n. [L. inveteratio.]
The act of making inveterate. [R.] --Bailey.
VeteranVeteran Vet"er*an, a. [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old;
akin to Gr. ? year, Skr. vatsara. See Wether.]
Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and
the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a
veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.
The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of
veteran diplomatists and courtiers. --Macaulay. Veteranize
Veteranize Vet"er*an*ize, v. i.
To re["e]nlist for service as a soldier. [U. S.] --Gen. W. T.
Sherman.
Meaning of Vetera from wikipedia
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Vetera (also
Vetera Castra;
sometimes in
older literature, on maps, and
colloquially also
Castra Vetera) was the name of the
location of two successive...
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respecting traditions,
reflected in his
choice of
school motto, Et Nova Et
Vetera. His was the
first English school to
adopt the
Dalton Plan, its combination...
- ****ociated with the
Senate Curia. It
began to be
referred to as the
Rostra Vetera ("Elder Rostra") in the
imperial age to
distinguish it from
other later...
- germanica.
After the
destruction of
Vetera a
second camp was
established at the
Bislicher Insel,
named Castra Vetera II,
which became the base camp of Legio...
- Nova et
Vetera is a
theological review in the
tradition of
Thomism which focuses on
contemporary issues facing the
Roman Catholic Church.
Published in...
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besieged Castra Vetera once more. The year 70
started with the odds
favoring the rebels. Two
legions were
still besieged at
Castra Vetera and the rest of...
- west of the Rhine. The prin****l
settlements of the
province were
Castra Vetera and
Colonia Ulpia Traiana (both near Xanten),
Coriovallum (Heerlen), Albaniana...
- phalera, or
piece of harness, with his name on it has been
found at
Castra Vetera,
modern Xanten, then a
large Roman army and
naval base on the
lower Rhine...
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reinforcements to
Germania Inferior,
where they
shared the base camp of
Castra Vetera (Xanten) with V Alaudae. Both
Legio V and
Legio XXI were
involved in a mutiny...
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Apollonium Rhodium vetera, Hildesheim, Weidmann, 1999. ISBNÂ 978-3-615-15400-9.
Google Books. Wendel, Carl,
Scholia in
Theocritum vetera,
Bibliotheca Teubneriana...
