English Explanatory Dictionary

praetexta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

praetexta praetextas praetextae prætexta

Etymology

From Latin praetexta (toga), from praetextus, perfect passive participle of praetexō (“to weave before, to fringe, border”); prae- (“before”) + texō (“to weave”).

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