pedisequa
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pedisequus, pedisequa, pedisequum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
that follows on foot; (like an attendant); follow on the heels of/immediately;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →pedisequa, pedisequae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
female attendant; waiting woman, waitress; handmaiden;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...spatium ei dabo exquirendi meum factum ex gnatae pedisequa nutrice anu: ea rem novit. ACTVS V V.i STROBILVS..."Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...studet. volt placere sese amicae, volt mihi, volt pedisequae, volt famulis, volt etiam ancillis; et quoque catulo..."Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...forma praeter ceteras honesta ac liberali, accedo ad pedisequas, quae sit rogo: sororem esse aiunt Chrysidis. percussit ilico..."
