LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pedisequus1

pedisequus (feminine pedisequa, neuter pedisequum)
Classical[pɛˈdɪ.sɛ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈdiː.s̬e.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat follows on foot

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepedisequuspedisequapedisequum
genitivepedisequīpedisequaepedisequī
dativepedisequōpedisequaepedisequō
accusativepedisequumpedisequampedisequum
ablativepedisequōpedisequāpedisequō
vocativepedisequepedisequapedisequum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepedisequīpedisequaepedisequa
genitivepedisequōrumpedisequārumpedisequōrum
dativepedisequīspedisequīspedisequīs
accusativepedisequōspedisequāspedisequa
ablativepedisequīspedisequīspedisequīs
vocativepedisequīpedisequaepedisequa

pĕdĭsĕquus, and lesscorrectly pĕdis-sĕquus, old form pĕdĭsĕcus, a, adj. pes-sequor,
I. that follows on foot: SERVVS PEDISSEQVVS, Inscr. Murat. 928, 6.—Hence, subst.: pĕdĭsĕquus, i, m., a male attendant; a footman, man-servant, page, lackey; and, pĕdĭsĕqua, ae, f., a female attendant, a waiting-woman, Dig. 31, 1, 67; 34, 1, 17; 40, 4, 59; Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 27: gnatae pedissequa nutrix anus, id. ib. 4, 10, 77; id. As. 1, 3, 31: vestem, uniones, pedisequos et cetera, Phaedr. 4, 5, 36: clamore pedisequorum nostrorum, Cic. Att. 2, 16, 1; Nep. Att. 13, 3: turba pedisequorum, Col. 1 prooem. 12.—Comically: Pa. Sequere hac me. Py. Pedisecus tibi sum, I'll follow at your heels, immediately, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 18.—
B. Trop., a follower, attendant: istam juris scientiam eloquentiae tamquam ancillulam pedisequamque adjunxisti, Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236: vix satis idoneae (divitiae) tibi videbuntur, quae virtutis pedisequae sint, the handmaids of virtue, Auct. Her. 4, 14, 20: sapientem quippe pedisequum et imitatorem dei dicimus et sequi arbitramur deum, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 25, 14.

Origins

From pēs (“a foot”, oblique stem ped-) + sequor (“to follow”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Italianpedissequo
noun · masculinesecond declension
pedisequus2
pedisequus m (genitive pedisequī)
Classical[pɛˈdɪ.sɛ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈdiː.s̬e.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepage, male attendant, lackey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepedisequuspedisequī
genitivepedisequīpedisequōrum
dativepedisequōpedisequīs
accusativepedisequumpedisequōs
ablativepedisequōpedisequīs
vocativepedisequepedisequī

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

pedisequus ī, m
pes+SEC-, a follower on foot, footman, servant, page, lackey : clamor pedisequorum nostrorum.

Origins

From pēs (“a foot”, oblique stem ped-) + sequor (“to follow”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Italianpedissequo

Quick answers

What does pedisequus mean in Latin?
pedisequus, a adjective, means “that follows on foot”.
How do you pronounce pedisequus?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈdɪ.sɛ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈdiː.s̬e.kʷus].