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‖ virgo intacta|ˈvɜːgəʊ ɪnˈtæktə|
[L.]
A woman of inviolate chastity (in quot. 1922, transf. of a man); one who has never had sexual intercourse, a virgin. Freq. in legal contexts.
1726J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 228 The wife of one Bury was divorc'd from him upon the Score of Frigidity, it appearing that for three years after the Marriage she remain'd Virgo Intacta on the Account of the Husband's Impotency. 1829J. Haggard Rep. Cases Eccl. Courts I. 728 If the parties lay together in one bed for so many years, of such ages, and the woman is certified to remain virgo intacta, there cannot be a stronger presumption that impotency existed, and that it was incurable. 1898W. S. Churchill Let. 31 Mar. in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1967) I. Compan. ii. 908 She too is to be pitied..as she was not originally virgo intacta. 1922Joyce Ulysses 483, I declare him to be virgo intacta. 1932G. B. Shaw Let. 16 Apr. in B. Shaw & Mrs. Campbell (1952) 300 Ellen, though she came through with me virgo intacta, gave herself away heart and soul without a thought of reserve. 1968‘A. Gilbert’ Night Encounter iv. 48 It was later shown that she was virgo intacta. 1980J. B. Hilton Anathema Stone x. 107 She may have teased his patience... Hence my uncertainty as to whether she was virgo intacta. |