proper nounFerrĭtĕrusFERRITERVS☆ KeepMeaninga comic name given to a slave who is galled with fettersLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879FERRITERUSLEWIS & SHORTFERRITERUSFerrĭtĕrus, i, m. ferrum + tero, I. a comic name given to a slave who is galled with fetters, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 14.Read the whole entry