proper nounArrĭaARRIA☆ KeepMeaningthe wife of PœtusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ARRIALEWIS & SHORTARRIAArrĭa, ae, f., I. the wife of Pœtus, distinguished for her magnanimity, Mart. 1, 14; Plin. Ep. 3, 16; Tac. A. 16, 34.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyArriaArria. 1. The wife of Caecina Paetus. When her husband was ordered by the emperor Claudius to put an end to his life, A. D. 42, and hesitated to do so…