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toga virilis
[ toh-guh vi-rahy-lis, -ree-; Latin taw-gah wi-ree-lis ]
noun
- the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
toga virilis
/ vɪˈraɪlɪs /
noun
- (in ancient Rome) the toga assumed by a youth at the age of 14 as a symbol of manhood and citizenship
Word History and Origins
Origin of toga virilis1
Word History and Origins
Origin of toga virilis1
Example Sentences
Yet they must wait a little longer; for Caesarion had joined the Ephebi, and Antyllus had been invested with the toga virilis.
Donning the toga virilis, by which the boy was regarded as a man, was an important family festival.
If you want to bathe you walk into the sea as you stand, or hand your toga virilis to the bystanders, if any.
The assumption of the toga virilis by our youth, may be practically translated, the putting on of the travelling cloak.
This is with them like the toga virilis with us, the first dignity bestowed on the young man.
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