noun
cautēr
Meaning
- A branding-iron
cautēr, ēris, m., = καυτήρ (accessory form to cauterium, and only post-class.).
I. A branding-iron, Pall. 1, 41, 2; 1, 43, 3; Prud. στεφ. 10, 490.—Trop.:
cauterem adigere ambitioni, Tert. Pall. 5.—II. A wound made by burning, Prud. στεφ. 5, 229.