χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours
rārĭ-pĭlus: a, um, adj. rarus,I thinhaired: caprinum pecus, Col. 1, praef. § 26.