illustre

Dictionary entries

• Illustris, Illustris:

  Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Age:

  Late

  Field:

  Government

  = Illustrious, title of highest officers of late empire; (above Spectabiles);

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  abl. sg.

  dat. sg.

  loc. sg.
• illustris, illustre, illustrior -or -us, illustrissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = bright, shining, brilliant; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous;

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  abl. sg. (all)

  acc. sg. (n.)

  nom. sg. (n.)

  voc. sg. (n.)
• illustre, illustrius, illustrissime:

  Adverb

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = with clarity; clearly, distinctly, perspicuously (L+S);

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