Quirites

American  

[kwi-rahy-teez, -ree-] / kwɪˈraɪ tiz, -ˈri- /

plural noun

1. the citizens of ancient Rome considered in their civil capacity.

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Quirites British  

/ kwɪˈraɪtiːz /

plural noun

1. the citizens of ancient Rome

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Etymology

Origin of Quirites

< Latin Quirītēs, plural of Quirīs, associated, perhaps by folk etymology, with Cures, a Sabine town

Example Sentences

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

Quirites," continued Totila, "you yourselves have truly acknowledged that I might long since have stormed your walls with my hosts.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix

Quirites, kwi-rī′tez, n.pl. the citizens of ancient Rome in their civil capacity.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

It was so called from the Quirites, who formed a constituent part of the Roman people, and whose name was subsequently given to the entire.

From Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Pinnock, William

Quirites," he began, "I call upon you all to become legionaries.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix