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

Shirt-sleeves, quailing at the sound, and at the angry looks and gestures of those who sat near him, started up with an air of coerced innocence, and resumed his toga virilis.

From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs

In the light of it, she assumes her toga virilis; and it is sacred to her god Liber.

From Val d'Arno by Ruskin, John

Certainly that introduction had not to wait till the toga virilis was taken; though Tertull. de Idol.

From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde

He gave leave to the sons of senators, in general, to assume the laticlave presently after the time of putting on the toga virilis, though they were not capable of civil honours.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

Catullus wrote love-poetry soon after taking the toga virilis; c.

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