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A letter-carrier

  • 1 tabellārius

        tabellārius adj.    [tabella], of a ballot, relating to voting: lex, regulating the ballot.—As subst, a letter-carrier, messenger, courier: a Marco.
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    I
    letter-carrier, courier
    II

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  • 2 baijulus

    porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden; steward; letter-carrier (L+S)

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  • 3 bajolus

    porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden; steward; letter-carrier (L+S)

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  • 4 bajulus

    porter, pall-bearer, carrier of a burden; steward; letter-carrier (L+S)

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  • 5 bajulus

    bājŭlus, i, m. [kindr. with pherô, fero; Engl. bear; and with Germ. Bahre, Bürde; cf. Doed. Syn. I. p. 151, and bajulo], he who bears burdens (for pay), a porter, carrier, day-laborer, bastaktês: quod genus Graeci achthophorous vocant, Latine bajulos appellamus, Gell. 5, 3, 1: bajulos dicebant antiqui, quos nunc dicimus operarios, Paul. ex Fest. p. 35 Müll.; Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 17; Caecil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 40:

    utrum de bonis est quaerendum, quid bajuli atque operarii, an quid homines doctissimi senserint?

    Cic. Par. 3, 2; so id. Brut. 73, 257:

    litterarum bajulus,

    Symm. Ep. 5, 7; Hier. Ep. 15 ad Damas. 5: stercorum, Firm. Math. 8, 20.—
    II.
    Esp., in late Lat.,
    A.
    A bearer at a funeral, Amm. 14, 7, 17; Sid. Ep. 3, 12; Aug. Ep. 19 ad Hier. 2; cf.:

    vespillones dicti sunt bajuli,

    Fulg. Expos. Serm. p. 558. —
    B.
    A letter-carrier, Hier. Ep. 6 ad Julian. 1; Cod. Th. 2, 27, 1, § 2; cf.:

    boni nuntii,

    Vulg. 2 Reg. 18, 22.

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  • 6 locuples

    lŏcū̆ples, ētis (ū, Mart. 5, 36, 6; gen. locupletium and locupletum; abl. sing. locuplete, usu. of a person, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 29; id. Att. 12, 43, 2; Tac. H. 1, 46;

    rarely of a thing,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 102; Pers. 3, 74:

    locupleti, of things,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; id. de Or. 3, 48, 185; Sen. Contr. 2, 9, 4;

    rarely of a person,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 46; Macrob. S. 5, 18, 14; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 49 sq.), adj. [locus-plenus], rich in lands, substantial, opulent (syn.: dives, abundans, copiosus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    quod tum erat res in pecore et locorum possessionibus: ex quo pecuniosi et locupletes vocabantur,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16; cf.:

    (P. Nigidius) locupletem dictum ait ex compositis vocibus, qui pleraque loca, hoc est, qui multas possessiones teneret,

    Gell. 10, 5: locupletes locorum multorum domini, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll.—

    So too, locupletem a locorum copia,

    Quint. 5, 10, 55:

    locupletes dicebant loci, hoc est agri plenos,

    Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11:

    unum genus est eorum, qui magno in aere alieno, majores etiam possessiones habent: horum hominum species est honestissima, sunt enim locupletes,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 8;

    rarely of things: neque minus locuples ad eos hereditas perveniat,

    Gai. Inst. 1, 192.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., rich, wealthy, opulent:

    de ornatu ut locupletes simus scitis,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 4:

    egebat? immo locuples erat,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 8, 22:

    mulier copiosa plane et locuples,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 17, 55.—As subst.:

    Lycurgus agros locupletium plebi, ut servitio, colendos dedit,

    the rich, Cic. Rep. 3, 9 fin.:

    ut suffragia non in multitudinis, sed in locupletium potestate essent,

    id. ib. 2, 22, 39.—So fem.:

    locuples quae nupsit avaro,

    Juv. 6, 141:

    locuples et referta domus,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 161:

    in locuplete penu,

    Pers. 3, 74:

    locupletem optare podagram,

    i. e. characteristic of the rich, Juv. 13, 96. —With abl.:

    praedā locuples,

    Sall. J. 84:

    locuples frugibus annus,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 137:

    mancipiis locuples,

    id. ib. 1, 6, 39.—With gen.:

    pecuniae,

    App. M. 8, p. 202, 12:

    locuples aquila,

    i. e. the lucrative post of centurion, Juv. 14, 197.—With in and abl. in thesauris, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.— Comp.:

    locupletior negotiator,

    Quint. 1, 12, 17.— Sup.:

    urbs locupletissima,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 14:

    locupletissimae urbes,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 31.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Well stored or provided, richly supplied, rich:

    Lyslas oratione locuples, rebus ipsis jejunior,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 13; id. N. D. 1, 40, 112:

    Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam,

    id. Fin. 1, 3, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., that is able to answer for a thing, that is a good surety, responsible, trustworthy, reliable, safe, sure:

    reus,

    that can fulfil his engagement, Liv. 9, 9: auctor, testis, a sufficient surety, a credible witness:

    Pythagoras et Plato locupletissimi auctores, jubent,

    Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119; cf.:

    quem enim auctorem de illo (Socrate) locupletiorem Platone laudare possumus?

    id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:

    locuples auctor Thucydides,

    id. Brut. 12, 47; id. Div. 1, 19, 37:

    accedit etiam testis locuples, Posidonius,

    id. Off. 3, 2, 10:

    tabellarius,

    a trusty, safe letter-carrier, id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 6.—Hence, adv.: lŏcū̆plētē, richly, amply (postclass.).
    1.
    Lit., sup.:

    locupletissime mu neratus,

    Spart. Hadr. 3:

    dotata filia,

    Aur. Vict. Epit. 9.—
    2.
    Trop., in comp., Front. ad Anton. Imp. 1, 3 Mai.

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  • 7 pervector

    pervector, ōris, m. [id.], a bringer, conveyer (late Lat.):

    apicum,

    a letter-carrier, Symm. Ep. 4, 65.

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  • 8 pugillator

    pŭgillātor, ōris, m. [id.], a messenger, letter-carrier, Sid. Ep. 9, 14.

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  • 9 nūntius

        nūntius adj.    [1 NV-], that announces, making known, informing: rumor: littera, O.: fibra, Tb. —As subst m., a bearer of tidings, news-carrier, reporter, messenger, courier: per nuntium certiorem facit me: ad Lingonas litteras nuntiosque misit, Cs.: nuntius ibis Pelidae, V.: nuntius adfert rem: Iovis et deorum, H.: nuntii adferunt Darium premi a Scythis, N.: nuntio ipsius, qui litteras attulerat, dici (placuit), L.— A message, news, tidings: Egone te pro hoc nuntio quid donem? T.: in castra nuntius pervenit, coniurationem patefactam, S.: de Q. Fratre nuntii nobis tristes venerant: tam tristem nuntium ferre ad Cincinnatum, L.: gravior neu nuntius aurīs Volneret, V.— A command, order, injunction: legatorum nuntio parere: hic nostri nuntius esto, V.— In the phrase, nuntium remittere, with dat, to send a letter of divorce, put away (a wife): uxori Caesarem nuntium remisisse.—Rarely of the wife: etsi mulier nuntium remisit.—Fig.: cum virtuti nuntium remisisti, renounced.—Plur. n. as subst, a message, news: ad aurīs nova nuntia referens, Ct.: habes animi nuntia verba mei, O.
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    I
    messenger/herald/envoy; message (oral), warning; report; messenger's speech
    II
    nuntia, nuntium ADJ
    announcing, breinging word (of occurrence); giving warning; prognosticatory

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