Augustales

American  

[aw-guh-stey-leez] / ˌɔ gəˈsteɪ liz /

plural noun

1. local officials, usually freedmen, appointed in various towns for the worship of deified emperors.

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Etymology

Origin of Augustales

< Latin, plural of Augustālis. See Augustus, -al ¹

Example Sentences

The young man was found dead in a small room near the entrance to the Hall of the Augustales, a civic order of freedmen, a bit like a freemason lodge.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

The Augustales referred to in the latter passage were a higher class of Exceptores.

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas

A very considerable item of revenue must have been found in the fee which all decurions, Augustales, and magistrates paid on entering on their office or dignity.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

The Augustales shared with the members of the Curia the heavy burdens which public sentiment then imposed upon the rich.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

On the distinction between the Augustales and the Seviri Aug. v.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel