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postliminy
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Webster Dictionary
Postliminynoun
the return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy
Postliminynoun
the right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their former state when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged
Etymology: [L. postliminium, post after + limen, liminis, a threshold.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Postliminy
post-lim′i-ni, n. the right by which persons or things taken in war by the enemy are restored to their former status upon their coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged: the return of a prisoner, exile, &c. to his former status.—adjs. Postlim′inary, Postlimin′iary. [L. postliminium.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of postliminy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of postliminy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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