QUIRITES


Meaning of QUIRITES in English

/kwi ruy"teez, -ree"-/ , n.pl.

the citizens of ancient Rome considered in their civil capacity.

[ Quirites, pl. of QUIRIS, associated, perh. by folk etym., with Cures, a Sabine town ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .