adversĭtor (archaic
adversĭtor (archaic advor-), ōris, m. adversus, one who goes to meet another; a slave who went to meet his master, in order to conduct him home: advorsum ierant proprie locutus est, nam adversitores dicuntur, Don. ad Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 1; cf. also Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 23, and 2, 32. Among the dramatis personæ of the Mostellaria of Plautus, PHANISCVS ADVORSITOR is found; but the word is nowhere used in the play itself.
No short def.
Headword:
adversĭtor (archaic
Headword (normalized):
adversĭtor (archaic
Headword (normalized/stripped):
adversitor (archaic
Intro Text:
adversĭtor (archaic advor-), ōris, m. adversus, one who goes to meet another; a slave who went to meet his master, in order to conduct him home: advorsum ierant proprie locutus est, nam adversitores dicuntur, Don. ad Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 1; cf. also Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 23, and 2, 32. Among the dramatis personæ of the Mostellaria of Plautus, PHANISCVS ADVORSITOR is found; but the word is nowhere used in the play itself.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n1090
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