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lēnīmen
lēnīmentum
lēnĭo
lēnis
lenis
lēnĭtas
lēnĭter
lēnĭtĭes
lēnĭtūdo
lēno
lēno
lēnōcĭnāmentum
lēnōcĭnātĭo
lēnōcĭnātor
lēnōcĭnĭum
lēnōcĭnor
lēnōnĭcē
lēnōnĭus
lens
lens
lentē
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lēno
lēno, ōnis, m. lenio, a pimp, pander, procurer. Lit.: perjurus leno, Plaut. Capt. prol. 57: leno me peregre militi Macedonico Minis viginti vendidit, id. Ps. 1, 1, 49: importunus, id. Merc. prol. 44: leno sum, fateor, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 34: improbissimus et perjurissimus leno, Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: insidiosus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 172: verba facit leno, etc., id. S. 2, 3, 231: cum leno accipiat moechi bona, Juv. 1, 55.— Transf. A seducer, allurer: lenonem quendam Lentuli concursare circum tabernas, Cic. Cat. 4, 8, 17: (puella) me lenone placet, i. e. through my intervention, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 10.— A go-between, Just. 2, 3, 8.—Adj.: se Narcissus amat captus lenonibus undis, alluring, seductive, Anth. Lat. T. 1, p. 102 Burm.

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Headword:
lēno
Headword (normalized):
lēno
Headword (normalized/stripped):
leno
IDX:
26247
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n26229
Key:
leno2

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