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sterceia.

a maidservant who cleans the excrement from children

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[stɛrˈkɛj.ja]Classical-Latin[sterˈt͡ʃɛː.ja]
  1. a maidservant who cleans the excrement from children

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps a humorous formation stercus (“dung, manure”) + -eius (nomen-gentilicium-forming suffix) in Tertullian. Compare to stertēia.

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