Quirites

[kwi-rahy-teez, -ree-]

plural noun

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

Quirites

/ kwɪˈraɪtiːz /

plural noun

1. the citizens of ancient Rome

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quirites¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quirites¹

from Latin: inhabitants of Cures, later applied generally to Roman citizens