Modicum (noun)
mod-i-cum
A moderate or small amount.
Modicum was first recorded in 1375–1425 and comes via late Middle English from a noun form of the Latin word modicus, meaning “moderate.”
Example sentences
“If she had a modicum of common sense it would help!”
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…
