'Swole': An Old Word With New Meaning Origin and Etymology of -ade borrowed from French, borrowed from Old Occitan, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada, going back to Late Latin -Äta, going back to Latin, feminine of -Ätus 1-ate Ade
Pronunciation (US): â¢ JOSEPHUS (noun) The noun JOSEPHUS has 1 sense: 1. Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) Familiarity information: JOSEPHUS used as a noun is very rare. â¢ JOSEPHUS (noun)
So let's recognize and celebrate Hercules and Perseus and the others by their proper dictionary definition: In mythology and legend, a man or woman, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his or her bold exploits, and favored by the gods..