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pīlus ī, m

PIS-, a maniple of the triarii, company of veteran reserves : primi pili centurio, Cs.: primum pilum ducere, Cs.: primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant, L.—In the phrase, primus pilus, the first centurion of the triarii, chief centurion of a legion , L.

Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.

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