emulous Copy link Outline 1. aemŭlus (usu. with gen.)2. aemŭlātor, f. trix (cf. L. G. § 598) • emulous: 1. aemŭlus (usu. with gen.): (a woman) e. of the glory of her house, ae. domesticae laudis, Cic. Coel. 14, 34: also with dat. (poet.): wines e. of the Tuscan jar, Tuscis ae. vina cadis, Mart. 2. aemŭlātor, f. trix (cf. L. G. § 598): a mind faultless and pure, e. of deity, animus emendatus ac purus, ae. dei, Sen.: e. posterity, aemulatrix posteritas, Cassiod. To be e. of, aemulari, certare: v. to vie with.