manhood Copy link Outline I. Human natureII. Man's estate1. pūbertas (the period of puberty)2. vĭrīlĭtas (late and rare)3. more freq. expr. by tŏga vĭrīlis s. pūra (meton.)4. matured m., constans aetas • manhood: I. Human nature: v. humanity (I.). II. Man's estate: 1. pūbertas (the period of puberty): during the first years after his attaining to m., primis pubertatis annis, Just. 9, 6: Suet. 2. vĭrīlĭtas (late and rare): Plin. 33, 12, 54. 3. more freq. expr. by tŏga vĭrīlis s. pūra (meton.): from m. (upward), usque a t. pura, Cic. Att. 7, 8, fin.: the former year brought him to m., superior annus virilem t. dedit, id. Sext. 69, 144: to attain to m., t. virilem sumere, id. Ph. 2, 18, 44. Comp. praetextatus, not having attained to m., Cic. l. c. 4. matured m., constans aetas: Cic. Sen. 10, 33.
MANHOOD Copy link • MANHOODHuman nature, humana natura; humanum ingenium; conditio humana (Cic.); conditio mortalis (Velleius). Virility, virilitas (in the Silver Age); pubertas; aetas pubes; tempus or anni pubertatis. Courage, fortitude, virtus; fortitudo; animus fortis.