Glossary (noun)
glos-a-ree
a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions. / such a list at the back of a book, explaining or defining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text.
1350–1400; Middle English glossarye. Latin glōssarium difficult word requiring explanation
Example sentences
“Flicking back and fore to the glossary was tiresome but required.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
