flamen

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FLA'MEN, noun [Latin] 1. In ancient Rome, a priest. Originally there were three priests so called; the flamen Dialis, consecrated to Jupiter; flamen Martialis, sacred to Mars; and flamen Quirinalis, who superintended the rites of Quirinus or Romulus. 2. A priest.
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