noun · masculinefourth declension
pēlicātus
pēlicātus m (genitive pēlicātūs)
Meaning
- cohabitation with a concubine, concubinage
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pēlicātus | pēlicātūs |
| genitive | pēlicātūs | pēlicātuum |
| dative | pēlicātuī | pēlicātibus |
| accusative | pēlicātum | pēlicātūs |
| ablative | pēlicātū | pēlicātibus |
| vocative | pēlicātus | pēlicātūs |
pēlĭcātus (pelli-, paeli-), ūs, m. paelex,
I. the cohabiting with a kept mistress, concubinage:
ab ea est propter pelicatus suspitionem interfectus, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25: Arinis uxorem pelicatus dolore concitatam, id. Scaur, 6, 9, B. and K. (Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 689 P.): matris, id. Clu. 5, 13; Just. 7, 4, 7; Vulg. Lev. 18, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pēlicātus (paeli-) ūs, m
the relation of a mistress, concubinage: matris pelicatum ferre: pelicatūs suspitio.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin pēlicātus From paelex + -ātus (forming abstract nouns).