cap of liberty
Preserved but no longer current.
When a slave was manu- mitted by the Romans, a small Phrygian cap, usually of red felt, called pileus, was placed on his head, he was termed hbertinus (a freed- man), and his name was registered in the city tribes. When Saturninus, in 100 B.C.
Là một chiếc mũ nhỏ màu đỏ làm bằng felt, được đặt trên đầu của một nô lệ khi được giải phóng.
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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “cap of liberty” mean?
When a slave was manu- mitted by the Romans, a small Phrygian cap, usually of red felt, called pileus, was placed on his head, he was termed hbertinus (a freed- man), and his name was registered in the city tribes. When Saturninus, in 100 B.C.
Is “cap of liberty” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.