nounsphinthrĭaSPHINTHRIA☆ KeepMeaninga male prostituteLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SPHINTHRIALEWIS & SHORTSPHINTHRIAsphinthrĭa or spintrĭa, ae, m. from σφιγκτήρ, the contractile muscle of the anus, I. a male prostitute, Tac. A. 6, 1; Suet. Tib. 43; id. Calig. 16; id. Vit. 3 fin.; cf. Aus. Epigr. 119.Read the whole entry