noun · masculinesecond declension
parochus1
parochus m (genitive parochī)
Meaning
- masculinepurveyor, commissary, (specifically) an imperial official required to supply travelling magistrates
- masculinehost (of a guest)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parochus | parochī |
| genitive | parochī | parochōrum |
| dative | parochō | parochīs |
| accusative | parochum | parochōs |
| ablative | parochō | parochīs |
| vocative | paroche | parochī |
părŏchus, i, m., = πάροχος,
I. a purveyor, a person who, for a certain sum, furnished travelling magistrates with necessaries, as beds, hay, straw, salt, etc. (pure Lat. copiarius).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
parochus ī, m
, πάροχος, a purveyor, provincial officer, required to entertain travelling magistrates, C., H.—An entertainer, host, H.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos), from παρέχω (parékhō, “produce, supply”).