Ligarius

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

Lĭgārĭus, a,

I name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Ligarius, whom Cicero defended in an oration still extant , Quint. 11, 1, 80; Auct. B. Afr. 64, 1; Cic. Lig. 1, 1.—Hence,

II Lĭgārĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ligarius, Ligarian : oratio Ligariana, Cic. Att. 13, 44, 3; or absol. : Lĭgārĭāna , ae, f., Cicero's oration for Ligarius , Cic. Att. 13, 19, 2.—Also plur.: Lĭ-gārĭāna , ōrum, n., the same, Cic. Att. 13, 12, 2.