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Quirites
[ kwi-rahy-teez, -ree- ]
plural noun
- the citizens of ancient Rome considered in their civil capacity.
Quirites
/ kwɪˈraɪtiːz /
plural noun
- the citizens of ancient Rome
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Quirites1
< Latin Quirītēs, plural of Quirīs, associated, perhaps by folk etymology, with Cures, a Sabine town
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Quirites1
from Latin: inhabitants of Cures, later applied generally to Roman citizens
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Example Sentences
Whoever calls the quirites to arms, thought Vinicius, will overthrow Nero undoubtedly, and clothe himself in purple.
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At a much later date the Roman citizens in the popular assembly were still addressed as Quirites.
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Etenim, Quirites, exiguum nobis vitæ curriculum natura circumscripsit, immensum gloriæ.
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The city being thus doubled, that some compliment might be paid to the Sabines, they were called Quirites, from Cures.
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The owner said, in the presence of a magistrate, "I will that this man be free, after the manner of the Quirites."
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