venal
41Venal office — In the context of the French Revolution, a venal office refers to an office sold by the state to raise money. These offices, which were mostly in areas of the judicial system, were retained in exchange for an annual tax of one sixtieth of the… …
42venal, venial — Venial, from the Latin venialis ( forgivable ), means excusable; a venial sin is a minor one. Venal means corruptible. It comes from the Latin venalis ( for sale ) and describes someone who is capable of being bought …
43venal, venial — Venial, from the Latin venialis ( forgivable ), means excusable; a venial sin is a minor one. Venal means corruptible. It comes from the Latin venalis ( for sale ) and describes someone who is capable of being bought …
44venal — ve|nal <Adj.> [lat. venalis, zu: venus = Verkauf] (veraltet): käuflich, feil, bestechlich …
45venal — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquisitive, all devouring, approachable, avaricious, avid, bent, bottomless, bribable, bribeable, buyable, corrupt, corruptible, coveting, covetous, crooked, devouring, dishonorable, esurient, fixable,… …
46venal — ve|nal Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …
47venál — adj. m., pl. venáli; f. sg. venálã, pl. venále …
48venal — ve|nal [v...] <aus gleichbed. lat. venalis zu venalia (Plur.) »Waren«> (veraltet) käuflich, feil, bestechlich …
49venal — ve|nal [ vinl ] adjective VERY FORMAL dishonest and ready to do anything in order to get money …
50venal — adjetivo 1) vendible, venable. 2) sobornable, corrupto. * * * Sinónimos: ■ vendible, negociable, traspasable, adjudicable ■ corruptible, sobornable …
