proper nounIlvātesILVATES☆ KeepMeaninga Ligurian tribeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ILVATESLEWIS & SHORTILVATESIlvātes, ium, m., I. a Ligurian tribe, Liv. 31, 10, 2; 32, 29 fin.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographyIlvatesEth. Ilvates a Ligurian tribe, whose name is found only in Livy. He mentions them first as taking up arms in B.C. 200, in concert with the Gaulish tri…