controller Copy link Outline 1. mŏdĕrātor, f. mŏdĕrātrix2. gŭbernātor, rector3. Expr. with verb • controller: 1. mŏdĕrātor, f. mŏdĕrātrix: Cic. 2. gŭbernātor, rector: v. ruler. 3. Expr. with verb: qui temperat, comprimit, etc.: v. preced. art. Phr.: c. (or comptroller) of taxes, (?) contrascriptor: v. Forcell. s. v.