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pilleus.

felt cap (worn at Saturnalia/by manumited slaves); freedom/liberty; beret;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɪl.le.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpil.le.us]
  1. a felt cap worn at the Saturnalia, and given to freed slaves

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. liberty, freedom

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From the same Proto-Indo-European source as Proto-Slavic *pьlstь (“felt”), Old High German filz, Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “felt”), Albanian plis (“felt”).

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