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Latin
Etymology
From prae (“before”) + lustrō (“illuminate, make bright”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
praelūstris (neuter praelūstre); third-declension two-termination adjective
- very illustrious or magnificent
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
References
- “praelustris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praelustris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praelustris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- praelustris in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016