Flamen \Fla"men\, n.; pl. E. Flammens, L. Flamines. [L.]

(Rom. Antiq.) A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis.

Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)