noun · masculinethird declension
prōmissor
prōmissor m (genitive prōmissōris)
Classical[proːˈmɪs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈmis.sor]
Meaning
- promiser
- guarantor
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōmissor | prōmissōrēs |
| genitive | prōmissōris | prōmissōrum |
| dative | prōmissōrī | prōmissōribus |
| accusative | prōmissōrem | prōmissōrēs |
| ablative | prōmissōre | prōmissōribus |
| vocative | prōmissor | prōmissōrēs |
prōmissor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a promiser, esp. who promises great things (very rare), Hor A. P 138; Quint. 1, 5, 6 Zumpt.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōmissor ōris, m
pro+MIT-, a promiser, braggart , H.
Origins
By surface analysis, prōmittō + -tōr.