Quirites

Quirites [kwi-rahy-teez, -ree-] ExamplesWord Origin plural noun

1. the citizens of ancient Rome considered in their civil capacity.

Origin of Quirites Latin Quirītēs, plural of Quirīs, associated, perhaps by folk etymology, with Cures, a Sabine town Examples from the Web for quirites Historical Examples of quirites

Caesar’s son will not be exhibited to the Quirites in the triumphal procession.

Cleopatra, Complete

Georg Ebers

He is certainly a Roman, and if a Roman, he belongs to the race of the Quirites!

Rule of the Monk

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Even in later years, the Roman citizens were addressed in the Forum as Quirites.

Woman under socialism

August Bebel

Quirites, the name the citizens of Rome assumed in their civic capacity.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

Edited by Rev. James Wood

And I never cared for the thermæ; warm baths are only fit for quirites, not for soldiers.

A Christian But a Roman

Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for quirites Quirites pl n

1. the citizens of ancient Rome

Word Origin for Quirites from Latin: inhabitants of Cures, later applied generally to Roman citizens