See Also: conceptacle(dictionary)

Circumcellion (iou) and conceptacle (iou)


Circumcellion (iou)



Circumcellion noun. LME.
[ecclesiastical Latin circumcelliones pl., formed as CIRCUM- + cella CELL noun1.]
Ecclesiastical History. A Donatist fanatic in 4th-cent. Africa. Usu. in pl. LME.
A vagrant. LME-M17.

conceptacle (iou)



conceptacle noun. E17.
[French, or Latin conceptaculum: see CON-, RECEPTACLE.]
A receptacle. E17-M19.
a. Anatomy. A vessel or cavity of the body. E-M17.
b. Biology. A structure resembling a cavity that contains the reproductive cells in some plants and animals of simple organization. M18.