index rerum

English

Etymology

Latin: index + rerum.

Noun

index rerum (plural index rerums)

  1. A tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
  2. An index of subjects; used when a work contains multiple indices, such as one for personal names (index nominum), passages cited (index locorum), or words (index verborum)

Coordinate terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.