toga praetexta

/ priːˈtɛkstə /

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis

Word History and Origins

Origin of toga praetexta¹

Latin, literally: bordered toga

Example Sentences

They also wore the toga praetexta, which, though associated by us with secular magistrates, had undoubtedly a religious origin.

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