Latinus
[ luh-tahy-nuhs, -tee- ]
nounRoman Legend.
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
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How to use Latinus in a sentence
Latinus was king of the Latins, a small tribe whose chief town was Laurentum.
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilThe said Latinus reigned thirty-two years, and was very wise; and he much bettered the Latin tongue.
Villani's Chronicle | Giovanni VillaniKing Latinus taketh from thee thy betrothed wife, and chooseth a stranger that he should inherit his kingdom.
Stories of the Old world | Alfred John ChurchLatinus bovem ad fanum Dianae egit et causam sacerdoti Romano exposuit.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondLatinus, the son of Faunus, was alive some years after that city had been taken; when neas was supposed to have arrived in Italy.
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