delectus.
picked men (pl.), advisory staff; the pick (of w/GEN); the elite; levy/draft/conscription; enlistment, recruiting, mustering; levy/men enrolled; selection/choosing; choice (between possibilities), discrimination/distinction;
Meaning & usage
selection, choice, distinction
levy, recruiting
Where this word comes from
From dēligō (“to esteem, love, select”) + -tus (action noun suffix), literally “selection”.
picked off, having been picked off, plucked off, having been plucked off; culled, having been culled
chosen, having been chosen, selected, having been selected
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of dēligō (“[I] pick off; select”).
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