Brachmani

Brachmani
Brachmānae, ārum; -māni, ōrum, and -mānes, ium, m., = Brachmanes [Engl. Brahmins], the priests and learned caste of the Hindoos, the present Brahmins;

form Brachmanae,

 Tert. Apol. 42.—Form Brachmani, Amm. 23, 6, 33; 28, 1, 13.— Gen. Brachmanūm, App. Flor. 2, n. 15 (in Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 64, mentioned as separate tribes or nations: multarum gentium cognomen Brachmanae).

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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