fautrix
Dictionary entries
- Entry →fautrix, fautricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
patroness/protector; admirer/supporter/partisan; she promotes/fosters interests;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...frater, tua digniu' quod ametur: ita nostrae omnist fautrix familiae. PH. hui mihi illam laudas? TH. perii, quanto..." - P
Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...paucos: facite ut vostra auctoritas meae auctoritati fautrix adiutrixque sit. si numquam avare pretium statui arti meae..." - P
Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...colorem perdiderat, gelidoque comae terrore rigebant: ecce viri fautrix superas delapsa per auras Pallas adest motaeque iubet supponere..."