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Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.

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  1. n. pl. Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.
  2. n. pl. A class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/persons">persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.
  3. (a) class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/children">Children class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/dedicated">dedicated in their early years to the monastic state. (b) A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery. Addis & Arnold.