aquiliferis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →aquilifera, aquiliferae:
Masculine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Opus Saxonis
- Age:
- Medieval
- Field:
- Military
standard bearer of a legion, officer who carried the eagle standard;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →aquilifer, aquiliferi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
standard bearer of a legion, officer who carried the eagle standard;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...malos praesumant, usurum promisca caede. eas Caecina aquiliferis signiferisque et quod maxime castrorum sincerum erat occulte recitat, utque..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...orabat, exercitui recitavit instituitque pessimum facinus, ut epistulae aquiliferis legionum traderentur, a quis ante militi quam ducibus legebantur..."
