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
- P
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..." - P
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..."
