rogaton

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

rogaton

from the Latin rogātum ('request') which in the Middle Ages was pronounced 'rogaton'), the supine of the verb rogāre ('to request'). The meaning of the word evolved from 'request' to 'what was requested, collected, in return for the indulgences distributed' and finally to 'thing of little value'.

Definitions

littérature

Synonym

Plural

rogatons

Translations

  • dutchdutch:kliekje