adjective
pĕdānĕus
Meaning
- of the size of a foot
pĕdānĕus, a, um, adj. pes,
I. of the size of a foot, a foot in length, breadth, etc.
I. Lit. (very rare):
pedaneum super rudus inducimus, a foot thick, Pall. 6, 11, 2: pedanei ramuli, Sol. 2, 42.—II. Transf.
A. Pedanei judices, petty judges that tried only trifling cases (so called because they had only a low seat and no tribunal), Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 6; so ib. 2, 7, 3; 48, 19, 38, § 10; Paul. Sent. 5, 28; cf. Ps.-Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15.—
B. Pedanei senatores, for pedarii senatores, Gell. 3, 18, 10.