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A rare and late Latin word meaning the circular links of the chains (baca, -ae f., the meaning here is not "berry," as listed in many dictionaries).
''Bacae'' is a rare and late Latin word meaning the circular links of a chain. The clasical meaning is berries or pearls. See Gregory of Tours, ''Liber de virtutibus S. Martini'' 1.23.

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Bacae is a rare and late Latin word meaning the circular links of a chain. The clasical meaning is berries or pearls. See Gregory of Tours, Liber de virtutibus S. Martini 1.23.