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I . ves·tal [ˈvestəl] N

1. vestal liter old (chaste woman):

vestal

2. vestal → vestal virgin

II . ves·tal [ˈvestəl] ADJ

1. vestal old (chaste):

vestal

2. vestal HISTORY (of Roman goddess):

vestal temple

See also Vestal Virgin

Ves·tal ˈVir·gin N

Ves·tal ˈVir·gin N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

vestal temple

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
And in a way it was his avarice that absolved him from the charge of corrupting the vestal, and he was acquitted by the judges.
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Branding (perhaps the equivalent of degradation to slavery) was the penalty for slander of a married woman or vestal.
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