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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Contents (2 entries · 5 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• courtier:
    1. I. One who has a position at c.:
      1. 1. aulĭcus (esp. in pl.): Nep.: Tac. (in sing. the word is used as adject.).
      2. 2. ămīcus (principis): Suet. uses cohors amicorum to denote the train of c.s, Cal. 19; Ner. 5, etc.
      3. 3. purpŭrātus (lit. wearing purple: hence a high officer at court): Cic.: Liv.
    2. II. One who is given to flattery of princes: *(homo) aulae accommodatus, aulica vafritia imbutus; assentātor: v. to court; flatterer.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• COURTIER
aulicus (one who lives at court, in the strict sense of the word): purpuratus (holding a high office at court, according to ancient notions): homo aulae ingenio accommodatus (who knows how to adapt himself to the spirit prevailing at court): *homo vafris aulicorum artibus imbutus (initiated in the intrigues of the court): *homo ad omnes officiorum formulas factus (always ready to do the civil thing in the most polished way): *homo ad fraudem or ad fallendum compositus: homo callidus (a courteous and prudent man, in general): like a courtier, *aulicorum more.