Quadragene
Pronunciation : Quad"ra*gene
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. quadragena, fr. L. quadrageni forty each, akin to quadraginta forty.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition : Defn: An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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