Old form of agie
Definition
An archaic, altered, or regional form of the noun 'agie', used in the past in vernacular speech uncalibrated administratively; it denotes the medieval police institution in the Romanian Principalities, led by the aga, or its physical structural headquarters, where capital guarding and criminal arrests were handled.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Old form of agie
- Police institution
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with regular archaic plural forms and specific case endings. |
| Formation | Phonetically corrupted variant via syllabic reduplication or vernacular dialectal assimilation of the common noun 'agie'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ɡa.ˈdʒi.e] |
| Source | Scriban Dictionary of the Romanian Language and Historical Law Glossary |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Paznicii prinseră tâlharul și îl duseră de îndată la agagie pentru a fi judecat de boier.
EN: The guards caught the robber and took him immediately to the police house to be judged by the boyar.
RO: În jalba sa, orășeanul se plângea că slujbașii de la agagie i-au confiscat mărfurile pe nedrept.
EN: In his petition, the townsman complained that the officials from the police office had unjustly confiscated his goods.
RO: Clădirea veche unde funcționase acea agagie a fost dărâmată în timpul modernizării uliței centrale.
EN: The old building where that police house had operated was demolished during the modernization of the main street.
Idioms & Phrases
Slujbaș la agagie / Police office guard
RO: Sintagmă populară veche folosită pentru a-l denumi pe un jandarm sau dorobanț aflat în subordinea directă a agăi.
EN: An old popular phrase used to denote a gendarme or guard placed under the direct command of the aga.
Temnița de la agagie / Police dungeons
RO: Loc de detenție provizoriu situat la subsolul instituției administrative, folosit pentru arestarea preventivă a bănuiților.
EN: A temporary detention place located in the institution's basement, used for the preventive arrest of suspects.
Poruncă de la agagie / Order from the police office
RO: Directivă publică sau ordonanță oficială emisă pentru păstrarea liniștii și controlul ordinii urbane.
EN: A public directive or official ordinance issued for maintaining peace and controlling urban order.
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