ēmissārĭus
ēmissārĭus, ii, m. id.; sent out, put forth; hence, An emissary, scout, spy, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8 Ascon.; 2, 3, 40; id. Fam. 7, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 18 fin.; Suet. Galb. 15; id. Dom. 11.— Transf., in eccl. Lat. An attendant, one of the guard, Vulg. 1 Reg. 22, 17.— Caper emissarius, the scapegoat, sent to bear the sins of the people to the wilderness, Vulg. Levit. 16, 8 al.— In botany, a young branch, a shoot, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.
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Headword (normalized):
ēmissārĭus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
emissarius
Intro Text:
ēmissārĭus, ii, m. id.; sent out, put forth; hence, An emissary, scout, spy, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8 Ascon.; 2, 3, 40; id. Fam. 7, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 18 fin.; Suet. Galb. 15; id. Dom. 11.— Transf., in eccl. Lat. An attendant, one of the guard, Vulg. 1 Reg. 22, 17.— Caper emissarius, the scapegoat, sent to bear the sins of the people to the wilderness, Vulg. Levit. 16, 8 al.— In botany, a young branch, a shoot, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.
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