LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

prīmĭpīlāris

Meaning

  1. belonging to the first maniple of the

prīmĭpīlāris or prīmōpīlāris, e, adj. primipilus.
1. Of or belonging to the first maniple of the triarii, primipilar (postAug.): honor primipilaris, Fragm. Jur. Rom. Vat. 278 Huschke.—
2. (Vid. II. 2. infra.) Of or belonging to a commissary (post-Aug.): species, Cod. Just. 12, 58, 8.—
II. Subst.: prīmĭpīlāris, is, m. (sc. centurio), the captain or centurion of this company (postAug.): cessit primipilari, Sen. Const. 18, 4; Tac. H. 2, 22; 4, 15: testamenta primipilarium, Suet. Calig. 38; Inscr. Orell. 517; 748; 3568; Fragm. Jur. Rom. Vat. 141; 143 Huschke.—
B. Transf.
1. One who has been primipilaris, an ex-primipilar, Quint. 6, 3, 92.—
2. (Post-Aug.) A commissary, Dig. 32, 1, 38, § 4; 50, 5, 18, § 24; Cod. Th. 8, 4, 6. —
3. In eccl. Lat., a bishop: conclamatissimus primipilaris, Sid. Ep. 6, 1.

In English words that came into English from prīmĭpīlāris

  • primipilarprīmĭpīlāris

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What does prīmĭpīlāris mean in Latin?
prīmĭpīlāris, a adjective, means “belonging to the first maniple of the”.