toga virilis

American  

[toh-guh vi-rahy-lis, -ree-, taw-gah wi-ree-lis] / ˈtoʊ gə vɪˈraɪ lɪs, -ˈri-, ˈtɔ gɑ wɪˈri lɪs /

noun

togae viriles plural

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

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toga virilis British  

/ vɪˈraɪlɪs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• togae viriles
  plural

Etymology

Origin of toga virilis

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

Example Sentences

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toga virilis

During this period, Mr. Clive assumed the toga virilis, and beheld with inexpressible satisfaction the first growth of those mustachios which have since given him such a marked appearance.

From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace

His mother then took him to Rome, where he studied law for a short time after assuming the toga virilis, but abandoned it in favour of poetry; iv.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

For boys who do not go to college, departure from home is commonly recognized as a fit occasion for putting on that dangerous garment, the toga virilis.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman

Let me assure my reader that the bound from a monosyllabic name to a high-sounding epithet of three syllables is almost as enchanting as this assumption of the toga virilis.

From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James

She could not understand why, in the vineyard of letters, the laborer was not equally worthy of hire, whether the work was successfully accomplished in the toga virilis or the gay kirtle of contadina.

From St. Elmo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)