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Definition of "puer" [pu•er]

  • Canine faeces used as a lye in tanning. (noun)

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Use "puer" in a sentence
  • "Although technically, according to the ages of man as described by Isidore and Avicenna (the two most commonly invoked systems), the term puer denoted a child (ages seven to ten) in the period following and distinct from infancy (birth to ten years), many authors used puer interchangeably with infans."
  • "The term puer was used interchangeably with infans, lactans, parvus, and parvulus."
  • "Note 8: I shall postpone a discussion of the gendered significance of the term puer until later, in the final section, where the inclusion of girls among the crowd takes on great significance."
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