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peregrinitas

peregrinitas · f

The condition of a

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What it meant

pĕrĕgrīnĭtas — Lewis & Short

pĕrĕgrīnĭtas, ātis, f.peregrinus.

I The condition of a peregrinus or foreigner, opp. to that of a Roman citizen, alienage (post-Aug.): peregrinitatis reus, Suet. Claud. 15: in peregrinitatem redigere aliquem, id. ib. 16; Dig. 2, 4, 10.—

II Transf.

A In gen., outlandish ways, foreign habits or manners (class.): cum in urbem nostram infusa est peregrinitas, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 2.—

B In partic., a foreign tone or accent in speaking (post-Aug.): os, in quo nulla peregrinitas resonet, Quint. 11, 3, 30.

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. peregrinitas (scan p. 522; entry #8534). Root candidates: *pero-.

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