Main Entry: Deu·ter·on·o·my

Pronunciation: \ˌdü-tə-ˈrä-nə-mē also ˌdyü-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English Deutronomie, from Late Latin Deuteronomium, from Greek Deuteronomion, from deuter- + nomos law — more at nimble

: the fifth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture containing narrative and Mosaic laws — see bible table