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Venal(health)
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VENAL(law)
Venal paraphilia(health)

Flavian (iou) and venal (oh)


Flavian (iou)



Flavian adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin Flavianus, from Flavius (see below): see -AN.]
Roman History.
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to any of several distinguished Romans of the name of Flavius or the gens to which they belonged (among whose members were the emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian). L16.
b. noun. A member of the Flavian gens. M20.

venal (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: venalis, from venum 'sale']
willing to use power and influence in a dishonest way in return for money
::our venal politicians
-- venality /vi:5nAlZti/ n [U]
::His venality has discredited Parliament.