Quirites
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Quirites
< Latin Quirītēs, plural of Quirīs, associated, perhaps by folk etymology, with Cures, a Sabine town
Example Sentences
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The hill on which the Sabines settled took its name from their word for themselves, Quirites, the People with the Spears.
From The Childhood of Rome by Lamprey, Louise
Quirites, we have been beaten in a great battle.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
It is proper, Quirites, that I should say something to you of my plans.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
Prohibe lugere Quirites, 4 Nec violent lacrimis numina nostra suis.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Go then joyfully at your ease, Quirites, and let the echoing murmur of the stream sing ever of Narses.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Abbott, Frank Frost
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