argumentum

argumentum englanniksi

1. (non-gloss definition)

2. 1682: Coke|Sir Edward Coke, ''Argumentum anti-Normannicum'', main title (John Darby)

Argumentum anti-Normannicum: or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword; in the sense of our modern writers.

3. argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof

4. a point, a theme

5. a topic, thesis

6. a plot, especially in theater.