Carnifex
Pronunciation : Car"ni*fex
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. caro, carnis, flesh + facere to make.] (Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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