Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Modestia virōs et puerōs, feminās et puellās ōrnat
English translation:
Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls
Latin term
Modestia virōs et puerōs, feminās et puellās ōrnat
My Latin is way too rusty.
Many thanks in advance.
3 +3 | Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls | Rebecca Garber |
Oct 14, 2012 15:31: Rebecca Garber Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls
Modestia = moderation in the Classical period, which changes to modesty in the Medieval
ornat = adorn, embellish, decorate as the second meaning; primarily it means to equip, furnish with necessities, but that does not fit the sense of this statement as well as the secondary meaning.
viros/pueros are men/boys acc pl
feminas/puellas are women/girls likewise acc pl
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