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Quirites definition

Qui·ri·tes (kwi rīt′ēz)

plural noun

in ancient Rome, the people as civilians

Etymology: L, pl. of Quiris, orig., inhabitant of Cures (a Sabine town); later, Roman citizen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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