English → Latin
“house-breaker” in Latin
effractārĭusa house-breakereffractora housebreakeriūriscōnsultuslawyer, legal adviserPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
house-breaker
effractarius (Sen., Ep., 68): effractor (Jurisconsulti, Paullus, Dig., 1, 15; Ulp., Dig., 47, 17, 1), or, by circumlocution, qui domos perfringit or in domibus furta facit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for house-breaker?
- The usual Latin words for “house-breaker” are effractārĭus, effractor, iūriscōnsultus; also Paulus. 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.