noun
praebĭtor
Meaning
- a giver
praebĭtor, ōris, m. id.. In gen.,
I. a giver, furnisher, supplier (rare but class.): usitati muneris, Ambros. Job et Dav. 2, 5, 20.—Esp.,
1. Minister et praebitor, who provided support for the officers of the government visiting the province, * Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53.—
2. A purveyor, contractor for government, Inscr. Giorn. Arcad. t. 24, p. 82.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praebitor ōris, m
praebeo, a furnisher : Minister et praebitor, an official purveyor .