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1 essedārius
essedārius ī, m [essedum], a fighter in a war-chariot, C., Cs.* * *Igladiator, soldier fighting from a chariotIIessedaria, essedarium ADJ -
2 essedarius
essĕdārĭus, a, um, adj. [essedum], of or belonging to a war-chariot:I.mulier,
Petr. 45, 7.—Hence, as subst.: essedari-us, i, m.A fighter in a (Gallic or British) war-chariot, Caes. B. G. 4, 24, 1; 5, 15, 1; 5, 19, 1; Cic. Fam. 7, 6 fin. —II.In the Roman circus, a gladiator, Petr. 36, 6; Suet. Calig. 35; id. Claud. 21; Inscr. Orell. 2566; v. essedum.
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