meretricias
Dictionary entries
- Entry →meretricius, meretricia, meretricium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
of/belonging to/typical of a courtesan/prostitute/harlot;
acc. pl. (f.)
Examples
- P
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...attamen habet bene et pudice eductam, ignaram artis meretriciae. meast potens procax magnifica sumptuosa nobilis. tum quod..." - P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...quis homo pro moecho umquam vidit in domo meretricia prendi quemquam? PY. nescio. PA. at ne hoc nesciatis..."