conducticius (of persons and thing): mercenarius (of persons): (mercede) conductus: (☞ conducticius and mercenarius are used in respect of the class to which the person or thing hired belongs; (mercede) conductus, in respect of the person or thing hired, considered individually as to its state: thus domus conducticia is a house belonging to the class of those which are let on hire, as opposed to those which are private property (see Porc., ap. Suet., vit. Terent., 1, extr.); domus (mercede) conducta is a house which I have hired, in which I live as tenant: miles conducticius or mercenarius is a soldier belonging to the class of those who serve for pay; miles mercede conductus is one whom I have taken into pay.