Meaning of pilleus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a felt cap worn at the Saturnalia, and given to freed slaves
   declension-2, masculine
2. liberty, freedom
   declension-2, figuratively, masculine

Examples

“Dīcet aliquis nunc mē vocāre ad pilleum servōs et dominōs dē fastīgiō suō dēicere, quod dīxī, “Cōlant potius dominum quam timeant”.”

Someone will now say that I’m calling slaves to freedom and casting down masters from their lofty position, because I said, “[Slaves] should honor their master rather than fear him.”

“Posterō diē, servī ad pilleum vocātī, et carcere vīnctī ēmissī.”

The next day, slaves were summoned to freedom, and those bound in prison were released.

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