Agnoete

noun

Ag·​no·​ete

ˈag-(ˌ)nō-ˌēt

variants or Agnoite

ˈag-(ˌ)nō-ˌīt

plural -s

: one of the Agnoetae

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Agnoetae, Agnoitae, plural

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

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