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“cup-bearer” in Latin
praegustōto taste (eat or drink) beforehandpuera child; chit; a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an īnfāns but younger than an arēxking, ruler; despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually di
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cup-bearer
minister or ministrator vini: a cyatho or a potione (sc. servus or puer. Inscript. of the time of the emperors, whence it may be inferred, that they were known as early as the Golden Age; ☞ Hor., Od., 1, 29, 7): praegustator: praegustans (inasmuch as he tasted the wine before handing it): ☞ pincerna [Asc., ad Cic., II, Verr., 1, 26 extr., and quite late] and pocillator [only in Apul. Met., 6, p. 179, 16, etc.] should be avoided as later forms, very little used. The royal or imperial cup-bearer, cup-bearer to a or the king, etc., regis, Caesaris a cyatho or a potione: to fill the office of cup-bearer, pocula ministrare; stare a cyatho; praegustare potum or pocula: to be anybody’s cup-bearer, alicui pocula ministrare; alicui bibere ministrare; esse a cyatho alicujus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cup-bearer?
- The usual Latin words for “cup-bearer” are praegustō, puer, rēx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.