Meaning of virgobretus | Babel Free

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(Nomen)

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“Virgobretus, nomen magistratus.”

Virgobretus, name of a magistrate

“Nam & in vrbe magiſtratus vnus, qui annuus (pro ut nunc retinens adhuc nomen antiquum) creabatur, vitæ, & necis in ſuos poteſtatem habens. Qui, vt vir a virtute, ſic & ipſe Virgobretus a virtute qua debet habere, nomen ſortitur: & iuxta alluſionem vocabuli in vulgari nostro dicitur Vierg.”

In the city, one magistrate who (who still retains the ancient name) was created annually; they held power over life and death. This magistrate, as a man is by virtue, is himself named Virgobretus by the virtue which he ought to have. And, according to the allusion of the word in our vulgar tongue it is called Vierg.

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