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‖ miles gloriosus|ˈmiːleɪz or ˈmaɪliːz glɔərɪˈəʊsəs|
Pl. milites gloriosi.
[f. L. miles soldier + gloriosus boastful, conceited.]
The name of a comedy by Plautus (c 250–184 b.c.), used allusively to designate a braggart soldier. Also attrib.
1917K. M. Westaway Orig. Element in Plautus ii. 28 Other plays of Plautus contain milites gloriosi of smaller fame. 1936P. Fleming News from Tartary vii. iv. 343 One..was a glib Turki from Turfan, the shoddiest type of the miles gloriosus. 1950A. Bonjour Digressions in Beowulf 18 In spite of Beowulf's biting allusion to Grendel's security, we should not take this as an entirely idle vaunt of some miles gloriosus. 1962G. K. Hunter John Lyly iv. 238 The version of miles gloriosus habits found here is without the menace that accompanies its adult presentation, in Pyrgopolynices (Miles Gloriosus) or Thraso (Eunuchus). 1964Rev. Eng. Stud. XV. 385 A typical figure in Gleig's tales in particular was the Peninsular miles gloriosus. 1969E. Segal tr. Plautus' Three Comedies Introd. 8 The miles gloriosus is by no means a Plautine invention, although the boastful officer is one of the Roman comedian's favorite characters. |