noun · masculinethird declension
induperātor
induperātor m (genitive induperātōris)
Meaning
- chief, commander
Omnibus cura viris, uter esset induperator.
Which of the two was going to be the ruler was of concern to all the men.239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | induperātor | induperātōrēs |
| genitive | induperātōris | induperātōrum |
| dative | induperātōrī | induperātōribus |
| accusative | induperātōrem | induperātōrēs |
| ablative | induperātōre | induperātōribus |
| vocative | induperātor | induperātōrēs |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
induperātor ōris, m
indupero, old for impero, a commander-in-chief, emperor: barbarus, Iu.
Origins
From induperō (“to command, give an order”) + -tor, from indu- (“in, inside”) + parō (“to prepare, resolve”). The prefix is an archaic alternative form of in-, and is related to the preposition endo, indu.