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dignitas.

worth, excellence; fitness/suitability (for task),; honor, esteem, standing; rank/status; merit; dignity; position/authority/office; dignitaries (pl.);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈdɪŋ.nɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[ˈdiɲ.ɲi.tas]
  1. worth, worthiness, merit, desert

    declension-3
  2. fitness, suitability

    declension-3
  3. rank, status, standing, esteem, dignity

    declension-3
  4. dignity, greatness

    declension-3
    deus ibi magna cum dignitate sedet
  5. dignitary (a person of high rank, a person in high office)

    declension-3 · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no Proto-Italic *dek-no- Latin dignus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin dignitās From dignus + -tās.

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