dilectator
Dictionary entries
- Entry →dilectator, dilectatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Inscription
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
recruiter; recruiting officer;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...inclitus orae? tu Phoebi comes et nostro dilecte parenti? o ubi nunc regni generisque ubi gloria? quam..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...fleamus. Iamdudum dignos aditus laudumque tuarum,o merito dilecte puer, primordia quaerensdistrahor. hinc anni stantes in limine vitae..."- P
Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...solitam fuit haec spectantis in undam: 'heu frustra dilecte puer!' totidemque remisit verba locus, dictoque vale 'vale' inquit..."