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

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

Of these boys, until they took the toga virilis, he says hardly anything in his letters to Atticus, though Atticus was the uncle of the elder boy.

From Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by Fowler, W. Warde

In due time he assumed the toga virilis, and with it the broad purple stripe worn by prospective senators.

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

Let me assure my reader that the bound from a monosyllabic name to a high-sounding epithet of three syllables is almost as enchanting as this assumption of the toga virilis.

From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James

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

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