ostiariis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ostiarius, ostiarii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Opus Saxonis
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Religion
porter, doorkeeper; cleric of minor orders (lowest/fourth level from deacon);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →ostiarium, ostiarii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Government
door tax;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →ostiarius, ostiaria, ostiarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
of/belonging to door;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →ostiarius, ostiari(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
doorkeeper;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...inquam, te isti efferunt? ad ostium alicuius ostiarii, ad hortos alicuius ne ordinarium quidem habentis officium; et deinde..."de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...digerentibus, sed per hoc limen uacuum et ab ostiariis liberum fortuna non transit: scit non esse illic sibi..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...fregi. Ad sinistram enim intrantibus non longe ab ostiarii cella canis ingens, catena vinctus, in pariete erat pictus..."
