meretricio
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;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.) - Entry →meretricium, meretricii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
art of courtesan; trade of harlot; association with courtesans;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...animos lactas? CR. sanun es? SI. ac meretricios amores nuptiis conglutinas? PA. perii, metuo ut substet hospes..."Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...Leuitate et politura corporum muliebres munditias antecessimus, colores meretricios matronis quidem non induendos uiri sumimus, tenero et molli..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...vidua libere, proterva petulanter, dives effuse, libidinosa meretricio more viveret, adulterum ego putarem si qui hanc paulo liberius..."
