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vetustatem

vetustatem is a Latin form of vetustas, meaning “age, antiquity; long duration”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun.

Found 42 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, In C. Verrem 2.3.211: … fecisse defendat? at in Sicilia factitatum est. quae est ista condicio Siciliae? cur quae optimo iure propter vetustatem, fidelitatem, propinquitatem esse debet, huic praecipua lex iniuriae definitur?

Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum 63: … ; concta prospere eventura. At illum iam antea consulatus ingens cupido exagitabat, ad quem capiendum praeter uetustatem familiae alia omnia abunde erant: industria, probitas, militiae magna scientia, animus belli ingens domi modi …

All forms of vetustas (declension 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.