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librarius

librarius · adj

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 23 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. lībrārĭus — Lewis & Short

lībrārĭus, a, um, adj.libra.

I Of or containing a pound, of a pound weight (post-Aug.): frusta, Col. 12, 53, 4: as, Gell. 20, 1, 31.—
II Subst.
A lībrārĭus, ii, m., a weight, the sixteenth part of a modius, = sextarius: sextarius aequus aequo cum librario siet, sexdecimque librarii in modio sient, Plebisc. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—
B lībrārĭa, ae, f., she that weighed out the wool to the female slaves, a forewoman, head-spinner, called also lanipendia, Juv. 6, 475 (by others referred to 2. librarius); Inscr. Orell. 4212.

2. lĭbrārĭus — Lewis & Short

lĭbrārĭus, a, um, adj.3. liber,

I of or belonging to books: scriba librarius, a copyist, transcriber of books, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 14; Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32: libraria taberna, a bookseller's shop, Cic. Phil. 2, 9, 21: scriptor, a transcriber of books, Hor. A. P. 354: atramentum, ink for writing books, Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 52.—Hence,
II Subst.
A lĭ-brārĭus, i, m.
1 A transcriber of books, a copyist, scribe, secretary, Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 13: librum ut tuis librariis daret, id. Att. 12, 40, 1: librarii mendum, Liv. 38, 55, 8: legionis, the secretary of the legion, Inscr. ap. Grut. 365, 1; cf. Sen. Contr. 1, 7, 18; Juv. 9, 109.—
2 A bookseller, Sen. Ben. 7, 6, 1; Gell. 5, 4, 2; 18, 4, 1; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 23, 4. —
3 (Sc. doctor.) An elementary teacher, Hier. Ep. 107, 4.—
B lĭbrārĭa, ae, f.
1 A female scribe: (Parcae) utpote librariae Superum archivumque custodes, Mart. Cap. 1, § 65 (perh. also Juv. 6, 476; cf. sub 1. librarius).—
2 A bookseller's shop; in libraria, ego et Julius Paulus poëta consederamus, Gell. 5, 4, 1: quispiam in libraria sedens, id. 13, 30, 1.—
C lĭbrārĭum, ii, n., a place to keep books in, a bookcase, bookchest: exhibe librarium illud legum vestrarum, Cic. Mil. 12, 33: libraria omnia exurerent, Amm. 29, 2, 4.

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Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. librarius (scan p. 380; entry #6003).

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