mercenary (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. mercēnārius2. conductus (hired, paid for)3. vēnālis, e (offered for sale or hire) • mercenary (adj.): 1. mercēnārius: m. witnesses, m. testes, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, med.: opp. to gratuitus, id. Leg. 1, 18, 48 (m. liberalitas). 2. conductus (hired, paid for): Cic. Leg. l. c. Also conducticius: v. foll. art. 3. vēnālis, e (offered for sale or hire): v. venal.