Oppidan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oppidan \Op"pi*dan\, n.
     1. An inhabitant of a town.
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     2. A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King's
        scholar, and who boards in a private family.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oppidan \Op"pi*dan\, a. [L. oppidanus, fr. oppidum town.]
     Of or pertaining to a town. --Howell.
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