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Augustales [aw-guh-stey-leez] ExamplesWord Origin plural noun (in ancient Rome)
- local officials, usually freedmen, appointed in various towns for the worship of deified emperors.
Origin of Augustales Latin, plural of Augustālis. See Augustus, -al1 Examples from the Web for augustales Historical Examples of augustales
Deputati.The first fifteen were called Deputati, the others were apparently known simply as Augustales.
Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Augustales, highest class of Exceptores (shorthand writers), 104 n, 110; xi.
Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
The Augustales referred to in the latter passage were a higher class of Exceptores.
Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)