noun · masculinethird declension
praediātor
praediātor m (genitive praediātōris, feminine praediātrīx)
Meaning
- A person who buys, or deals in properties at auction
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praediātor | praediātōrēs |
| genitive | praediātōris | praediātōrum |
| dative | praediātōrī | praediātōribus |
| accusative | praediātōrem | praediātōrēs |
| ablative | praediātōre | praediātōribus |
| vocative | praediātor | praediātōrēs |
praedĭātor, ōris, m. praedium,
I. a purchaser of mortgaged estates sold at auction, a dealer in landed estates, Cic. Att. 12, 14, 2; 12, 17:
qui mercatur a populo praediator appellatur, Gai. Inst. 2, 61. Persons who followed this business were familiar with mercantile law, and were often consulted as lawyers, Cic. Balb. 20, 45; Dig. 23, 3, 54 in lemm.: praediator, ὠνητὴς ὑπαρχόντων, Gloss. Philox.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praediātor ōris, m
praedium, a purchaser of mortgaged estates at auction, dealer in real property .