(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
duncansville
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
nonvesicular
nonvesicular
adj
Not vesicular.
surveillance
surveillance
noun
(law) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.
(military, espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.