proper nounCaenisCAENIS☆ KeepMeaningA mistress of VespasianLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CAENISLEWIS & SHORTCAENISCaenis, ĭdis, f. I. V Caeneus.—II. A mistress of Vespasian, Suet. Vesp. 3, 23.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyCaenisCaenis. the concubine of Vespasian, was originally a freedwoman of Antonia, the mother of the emperor Claudius. After the death of his wife Flavia Dom…