LAT
praesidiarius
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Lewis Short
(adjective) : praesĭdĭārĭus, a, um, praesidium.
* Lit.
* In gen., that serves for defence or protection (not in Cic. or Caes.): praesidiarii milites,garrison soldiers,Liv. 29, 8; cf.: dicti praesidiarii milites ante alios collocati qui erant, aut in alio loco praepositi, Fest. S. V. SVBSIDIVM, p. 306 Müll.: classis,Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 86.
* Transf.: praesidarii malleoli,kept as a reserve in case the wine should fail,Col. 4, 15, 1: palmes, i. q. resex,id. 4, 21, 3.
* Subst.: praesĭdĭārĭum, ii, n., a garrison, Not. Tir. p. 56.
* Lit.
* In gen., that serves for defence or protection (not in Cic. or Caes.): praesidiarii milites,garrison soldiers,Liv. 29, 8; cf.: dicti praesidiarii milites ante alios collocati qui erant, aut in alio loco praepositi, Fest. S. V. SVBSIDIVM, p. 306 Müll.: classis,Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 86.
* Transf.: praesidarii malleoli,kept as a reserve in case the wine should fail,Col. 4, 15, 1: palmes, i. q. resex,id. 4, 21, 3.
* Subst.: praesĭdĭārĭum, ii, n., a garrison, Not. Tir. p. 56.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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