LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

vīlicus

vīlicus m (genitive vīlicī, feminine vīlica)

Meaning

  1. bailiff, steward of a farm/estate
  2. villager

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīlicusvīlicī
vīlicōnēs, vīllicī
genitivevīlicī
vīlicōnis, vīllicī		vīlicōrum
vīlicōnum, vīllicōrum
dativevīlicō
vīlicōnī, vīllicō		vīlicīs
vīlicōnibus, vīllicīs
accusativevīlicum
vīlicōnem, vīllicum		vīlicōs
vīlicōnēs, vīllicōs
ablativevīlicō
vīlicōne, vīllicō		vīlicīs
vīlicōnibus, vīllicīs
vocativevīlice
vīllice		vīlicī
vīlicōnēs, vīllicī

vīlĭcus (less correctly villĭcus), a, um, adj. villa,
I. of or belonging to a countryhouse or villa (very rare): nomina lini, Aus. Ep. 4, 56.—As substt.
A. vīlĭcus, i, m. (sc. homo).
1. An overseer of a farm or estate, a steward, bailiff; absol., Cato, R. R. 5, 1 sq.; 5, 142; id. ap. Col. 11, 1, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 14; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 119; id. Rep. 5, 3, 5; 1, 38, 59; 1, 39, 61; Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 15.—With gen.: vilice silvarum et mihi me reddentis agelli, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 1: vilicus Orbi, id. ib. 2, 2, 160.—
2. Transf., an overseer, superintendent, director: Pegasus attonitae positus modo vilicus urbi, Juv. 4, 77: vilici (sc. aquaeductum), Front. Aquaed. 117: malum vilicum esse imperatorem, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 15.—With gen.: aerarii, Auct. Priap. 82, 1: AMPHITHEATRI, Inscr. Fabr. 5, n. 3.—With ab: A PLVMBO, Inscr. Orell. 2859: AB ALIMENTIS, Inscr. Grut. 1033, 9.—
B. vīlĭca, ae, f. (sc. mulier), a female overseer; the wife of an overseer, Cato, R. R. 143, 1; Col. 12, praef. 8; Mart. 1, 56, 11; Juv. 11, 69; Cat. 61, 136.

Origins

Nominalization of vīlla + -icus (“forming adjectives”), with simplification of the gemination.

Descendants
  • Italianvillico
  • Portuguesevílico

Quick answers

What does vīlicus mean in Latin?
vīlicus, a noun, means “bailiff, steward of a farm/estate; villager”.
What is the genitive of vīlicus?
The genitive singular is vīlicī. vīlicus is masculine, second declension.