meretrix
Dictionary entries
- Entry →meretrix, meretricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
courtesan, kept woman; public prostitute; harlot;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...ficta est, infecta est tamen; nimioque sibi mulier meretrix repperit odium ocius sua inmunditia, quam in perpetuom..."Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...SERVVS SAGARISTIO SERVVS SATVRIO PARASITVS SOPHOCLIDISCA ANCILLA LEMNISELENIS MERETRIX PAEGNIVM PVER VIRGO DORDALVS LENO ARGVMENTVM Profecto domino suos..."Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE TRANIO SERVVS GRVMIO SERVVS PHILOLACHES ADVLESCENS PHILEMATIVM MERETRIX SCAPHA ANCILLA CALLIDAMATES ADVLESCENS DELPHIVM MERETRIX THEOPROPIDES SENEX MISARGYRIDES..."Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...DEMIPHO SENEX LYSIMACHVS SENEX SERVVS EVTYCHVS ADVLESCENS PASICOMPSA MERETRIX DORIPPA MATRONA SYRA ANVS COCVS ARGVMENTVM I Missus mercatum..."Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE PENICVLVS PARASITVS MENAECHMVS MENAECHMVS (SOSICLES) EROTIUM MERETRIX CYLINDRUS COCVS MESSENIO SERVVS ANCILLA MATRONA SENEX MEDICVS ARGVMENTVM Mercator..."Cistellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE SELENIVM MERETRIX GYMNASIVM MERETRIX LENA AVXILIVM DEVS ALCESIMARCHVS ADVLESCENS SERVVS SENEX LAMPADIO SERVVS MELAENIS LENA PHANOSTRATA MATRONA..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...versus, immemorabiles; hic neque periurus leno est nec meretrix mala neque miles gloriosus; ne vereamini, quia bellum Aetolis..."Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE DINIARCHVS ADVLESCENS ASTAPHIVM ANCILLA TRVCVLENTVS SERVVS PHRONESIVM MERETRIX STRATOPHANES MILES CYAMVS SERVVS STRABAX ADVLESCENS CALLICLES SENEX ANCILLAE..."