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Martii

Martii noun: the descendants of Ancus Martius, especially a group who made a bid for power by accusing the king Tarquin the Elder and his son-in-law Servius Tullius of murder.

Noun

Martii pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) The descendants of Ancus Martius, especially a group who made a bid for power by accusing the king Tarquin the Elder and his son-in-law Servius Tullius of murder.
    • […] it was discovered that the Martii had employed the murderers, and they were obliged to flee away.1795, Sarah Trimmer, A Description of a Set of Prints of Roman History, page 33
    • The people were delighted with these tidings, the murderers were seized and punished, and the Martii fled in dismay to Suessa Pometia.1855, Edward Levien, Outlines of the History of Rome, volume 1, page 20

Questions about Martii

What does Martii mean?
Martii means the descendants of Ancus Martius, especially a group who made a bid for power by accusing the king Tarquin the Elder and his son-in-law Servius Tullius of murder.
What part of speech is Martii?
Martii is a noun.

Words near Martii in the dictionary

  1. Martianizing
  2. Martianness
  3. martians
  4. Martie
  5. Martigny
  6. Martii
  7. Martikyan
  8. Martikyans
  9. martin
  10. Martin County
  11. Martin Dales

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