praetextam

praetextam is a Latin form of praetexo, meaning “border, edge; (toga praetexta) toga with a purple border”.

It can also be a form of praetexta, “toga bordered with purple worn by children over 16 and magistrates”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun or perfect passive participle accusative singular feminine.

Found 25 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, In C. Verrem 2.1.113: … ortuis bona fortunasque poterit? nec petitionem, inquit, nec possessionem dabo. eripies igitur pupillae togam praetextam, detrahes ornamenta non solum fortunae sed etiam ingenuitatis? miramur ad arma contra istum hominem Lampsacen …

All forms of praetexo (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.