Quirites
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Quirites
< Latin Quirītēs, plural of Quirīs, associated, perhaps by folk etymology, with Cures, a Sabine town
Example Sentences
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That I have been exceedingly zealous, Quirites, in behalf of your body, all of you, doubtless, clearly understand.
From Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). by Foster, Herbert Baldwin
Quirites, the name the citizens of Rome assumed in their civic capacity.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
Pompey's behavior in this very matter, Quirites, is worthy of his character.
From Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). by Foster, Herbert Baldwin
The owner said, in the presence of a magistrate, "I will that this man be free, after the manner of the Quirites."
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
It is proper, Quirites, that I should say something to you of my plans.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
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