quirinal

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quirinal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quirinal \Quir"i*nal\ (kw[i^]r"[i^]*nal or kw[i^]`r[imac]"nal),
     a. [L. Quirinalis, fr. Quirinus, a name of Romulus.]
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, the hill Collis
     Quirinalis, now Monte Quirinale (one of the seven hills of
     Rome), or a modern royal place situated upon it. Also used
     substantively.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]