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meretricius

meretricius · adj

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Where it lives

Pro M. Caelio 7 · 8.27/10k
Cistellaria 1 · 1.91/10k
Eunuchus 2 · 1.84/10k
Poenulus 2 · 1.81/10k
Antoninus Heliogabalus 1 · 1.73/10k
C. Caligula 1 · 1.31/10k
Casina 1 · 1.29/10k
Truculentus 1 · 1.22/10k
Dialogus de Oratoribus 1 · 1.08/10k
Menaechmi 1 · 1.05/10k
Mostellaria 1 · 1.04/10k
Andria 1 · 1.02/10k

Densest 12 of 25 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

mĕrē^trīcĭus — Lewis & Short

mĕrē^trīcĭus, a, um, adj.meretrix,

I of or pertaining to harlots or prostitutes, meretricious.

I Adj. (class.): meretricia ornamenta, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63: quaestus, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44: disciplina, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 6: domus, a courtesan's house, Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 18: amores, Cic. Cael. 20, 48.—

II Subst.: mĕrē^trīcĭum, ii, n.

1 The art of a courtesan: inmutari blandimentis, hortamentis, ceteris meretriciis, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63.—

2 The trade of a harlot: meretricium facere, Suet. Calig. 40.—Hence, adv.: mĕrē^trīcĭē, after the manner of harlots, meretriciously (ante-class.): digne ornata, haud meretricie, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 58.

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