caelibatu
Dictionary entries
- Entry →caelibatus, caelibatus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
celibacy; bachelorhood; state of not being married; single life;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
- G
Galba
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...uxore Lepida duobusque ex ea filiis, remansit in caelibatu, neque sollicitari ulla condicione amplius potuit, ne Agrippinae quidem..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...quatenus sibi matrimonia male cederent, permansurum se in caelibatu, ac nisi permansisset, non recusaturum confodi manibus ipsorum..."