Laudiceni

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Laudĭcēni, ōrum, m., collat. form of Laodiceni, v. Laodicea, II. B.—Hence,

II In a pun, of parasites [laudo-cena], dinnerchanters, who give applause for a dinner , Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 5.