debauchery

  • 131Nero — Ne ro (n[=e] r[ o]), prop. n. A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. {Ne*ro ni*an} (n[ e]*r[=o] n[i^]*an), a. [1913 Webster] Nero (originally Lucius Domitius… …

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  • 132Neronian — Nero Ne ro (n[=e] r[ o]), prop. n. A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. {Ne*ro ni*an} (n[ e]*r[=o] n[i^]*an), a. [1913 Webster] Nero (originally Lucius Domitius …

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