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Praetexta in a sentence

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Praetexta | Praetextati

Praetexta meaning

A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.

Using Praetexta

  • The main meaning on this page is: A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
  • In the example corpus, praetexta often appears in combinations such as: toga praetexta.

Context around Praetexta

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

toga 3×

Sentence patterns with Praetexta

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the toga praetexta 3×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a consul was 1× due to their 1× this office like 1×

Common sentence endings:

the toga praetexta 3×

Words around Praetexta

Just before it in the word index:

praeterhuman 2 praet 14 praeses 3 praesens 3 praes 5 praepostors 2

Just after it in the word index:

praetextati 2 praetor 24 praetore 2 praetorian 41 praetorians 7 praetorium 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Praetexta

  • In this selection, "praetexta" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, toga stand out and add context to how "praetexta" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the toga praetexta. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "praetexta" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with praetexta

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A consul was escorted by twelve lictors, owned imperium and wore the toga praetexta. (14 words)

This office, like the Tribune, did not own imperium, was not escorted by lictors, and could not wear the toga praetexta. (21 words)

Due to their unique power of sacrosanctity, the Tribune had no need for lictors for protection and owned no imperium, nor could they wear the toga praetexta. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Due to their unique power of sacrosanctity, the Tribune had no need for lictors for protection and owned no imperium, nor could they wear the toga praetexta. (27 words)

This office, like the Tribune, did not own imperium, was not escorted by lictors, and could not wear the toga praetexta. (21 words)

A consul was escorted by twelve lictors, owned imperium and wore the toga praetexta. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

A consul was escorted by twelve lictors, owned imperium and wore the toga praetexta.

Due to their unique power of sacrosanctity, the Tribune had no need for lictors for protection and owned no imperium, nor could they wear the toga praetexta.

This office, like the Tribune, did not own imperium, was not escorted by lictors, and could not wear the toga praetexta.

Common combinations with praetexta

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "praetexta" in a sentence?
An example: "A consul was escorted by twelve lictors, owned imperium and wore the toga praetexta." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "praetexta" from authentic English texts.
What does "praetexta" mean?
Praetexta means: A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
How many example sentences with "praetexta" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "praetexta", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.