noun
pĕrĕgrīnĭtas
Meaning
- The condition of a
pĕrĕgrīnĭtas, ātis, f. peregrinus.
I. The condition of a peregrinus or foreigner, opp. to that of a Roman citizen, alienage (post-Aug.):
peregrinitatis reus, Suet. Claud. 15: in peregrinitatem redigere aliquem, id. ib. 16; Dig. 2, 4, 10.—II. Transf.
A. In gen., outlandish ways, foreign habits or manners (class.):
cum in urbem nostram infusa est peregrinitas, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 2.—B. In partic., a foreign tone or accent in speaking (post-Aug.):
os, in quo nulla peregrinitas resonet, Quint. 11, 3, 30.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
peregrīnitās ātis, f
peregrinus, strange ways, foreign manners : in urbem infusa.