toga virilis

[ toh-guh vi-rahy-lis, -ree-; Latin taw-gah wi-ree-lis ]

noun

, plural to·gae vi·ri·les [toh, -jee vi-, rahy, -leez, -, ree, -, taw, -gahy wi-, ree, -les].

1. the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.

toga virilis

/ vɪˈraɪlɪs /

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) the toga assumed by a youth at the age of 14 as a symbol of manhood and citizenship

Word History and Origins

Origin of toga virilis¹

1590–1600; < Latin toga virīlis; toga, virile

Word History and Origins

Origin of toga virilis¹

Latin, literally: manly (i.e., man's) toga

Example Sentences

Yet they must wait a little longer; for Caesarion had joined the Ephebi, and Antyllus had been invested with the toga virilis.

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Donning the toga virilis, by which the boy was regarded as a man, was an important family festival.

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If you want to bathe you walk into the sea as you stand, or hand your toga virilis to the bystanders, if any.

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The assumption of the toga virilis by our youth, may be practically translated, the putting on of the travelling cloak.

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This is with them like the toga virilis with us, the first dignity bestowed on the young man.

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