vestal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a chaste woman
  2. adjective of or relating to Vesta
  3. adjective in a state of sexual virginity

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.

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