tripus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹaɪpəs/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin tripūs, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); doublet of tripod, tripos, and teapoy. In the sense associated with Cambridge University, the Tripus is named after the three-legged stool on which he sat during the degree-awarding ceremony.
Meanings
- (historical, rare) A vessel (usually a pot or cauldron) resting on three legs, often given as an ornament, a prize, or as an offering at a shrine to a god or oracle; often specifically, that such vessel upon which the priestess sat to deliver her oracles at the shrine to Apollo at Delphi.
- (in cypriniform fishes) The hindmost Weberian ossicle of the Weberian apparatus, touching the anterior wall of the swimbladder and connected by a dense, elongate ligament to the intercalarium.
- (obsolete, qualifier:Cambridge University; capitalised when used as a title; Cambridge University; capitalised when used as a title, rare) A Bachelor of Arts appointed to make satirical strictures in humorous dispute with the candidates at a degree-awarding ceremony.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tripodes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
bachelor of the stool · prevaricator · malleus Weberi · terrae filius[w:Oxford University|Oxford University]]> · tripod · malleus · tripos