suitor Copy link Outline I. A petitioner, q. v.II. A s. for an office, candidateIII. In law, a plaintiffIV. A wooer, q. v.1. prŏcus2. ămans, ămātor • suitor: I. A petitioner, q. v. II. A s. for an office, candidate: v. candidate. Phr.: a s. for popularity, aurae popularis captator, Liv. 3, 33, ad med. III. In law, a plaintiff: q. v. IV. A wooer, q. v.: 1. prŏcus: Penelope obstinate to her s.s, P. difficilis procis, Hor. Od. 3, 10, 11. 2. ămans, ămātor: v. lover. Phr.: she rejected the addresses of many s.s, multis petentibus aspernata nuptias est, Liv. 40, 4, init.: many were her s.s, multi illam petiere, Ov. M. 1, 478: why art thou s. for my daughter? cur poscis meam gnatam tibi? Pl. Aul. 2, 2, 42.
SUITOR Copy link • SUITORPetitioner, petitor: supplex. A wooer, amasius (Plaut.): amator: petitor (Apul., nec quisquam, cupiens ejus nuptiarum, petitor accedit).