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

Marq. says, scheinen die Augustales als lebenslängliche Mitglieder des Collegiums, die Seviri als jährlich wechselnde Beamte desselben zu betrachten zu sein.1231.Marq. i.

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

The origin of the order of the Augustales was long a subject of debate.

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

But the leading Augustales seem to have been quite as generous to the other corporations who placed themselves under their patronage.

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