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Tănăquil

gen. Tănăquīlis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
the proud; imperious wife of the elder Tarquin; a domineering
the proud, imperious wife of the elder Tarquin, Liv. 1, 34; Plin. 36, 27, 70, § 204.—Hence, as an appellative, for a domineering, ambitious woman, Juv. 6, 566; Aus. Ep. 23, 31.
Perseus ID: n47455 Key: Tanaquil