proper nounPătercŭlusPATERCVLVS☆ KeepMeaninga Roman surnameLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PATERCULUSLEWIS & SHORTPATERCULUSPătercŭlus, i, m. pater, I. a Roman surname, e. g. C. Velleius Paterculus, the historian; v. Velleius.—Hence, II. † Păter-cŭlārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Paterculus, Not. Tir.Read the whole entry