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
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..."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..."