ēlēctus (1) adj.with comp.and sup.
P. of eligo, picked, select, choice, excellent : sexaginta (milia armata), picked troops , Cs.: milites, Cs.: exercitūs, Ta.: electissima verba: scripta, Ct.— As subst m. : cum electo popularium, Ta.
ēlectus, a, um, Part. and P. a., choice , excellent; v. eligo. ...
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