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vestals's Usage Examples:

The Flamen Dialis, each of the Vestals, the magister vicorum (overseer of the sections into which the city was divided) were also accompanied by lictors.

The best known, of course, are the Roman Vestals; though here even the great honours and privileges accorded to these maidens were often insufficient to keep the ranks filled.

Fasces were given to the Flamen Dialis and (after 42 B.C.) even to the Vestals.

There was also probably a road to Caere in early times, inasmuch as we hear of the flight of the Vestals thither in 389 B.C. The origin of the rest of the roads is no doubt to be connected with the gradual establishment of the Latin league.

in spite of the remonstrance of the pagan members of the senate, and confiscated its revenues; forbade legacies of real property to the Vestals; and abolished other privileges belonging to them and to the pontiffs.

He was criticised by the vestals of constitutional tradition for having declared war without consulting Parliament and for not having summoned it until several months later.

But vestals, hierodules, certain palace officials and slaves had no rights over their children and could raise no obstacle.

Vestals frequently adopted daughters, usually other vestals, to care for their old age.

The vestals were vowed to, chastity, lived together in a great nunnery, were forbidden to open or enter a tavern, and together with other votaries had many privileges.

The Code deals with a class of persons devoted to the service .of a god, as vestals or hierodules.

vestals's Meaning':

a chaste woman

Synonyms:

chaste, pure, virginal, virgin, virtuous,

Antonyms:

unchaste, immoral, impure, wicked, fancy,