What is the Latin word for ostracism?

The usual Latin words for “ostracism” are testula, Graecus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“ostracism” in Latin

testulapotsherd; An earthen lamp.; A voting-tablet used by the Athenians.Graecusa Greek (person)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ostracism

testarum suffragia (Nep., Them., 8, 1); or simply testula (Nep., Arist., 1, 2); or testarum suffragia quod illi (Graeci) ὀστρακισμόν vocant (id., Cim., 3, 1).

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What is the Latin word for ostracism?: The usual Latin words for “ostracism” are testula, Graecus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.