Mānīlĭus, a,
I name of a Roman gens. So,
1 C. Manilius, a tribune of the people A. U. C. 687, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 24, 69; Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 13, 51.—
2 A. Manilius, the astronomer and poet, author of the poem Astronomica.—
3 In fem. : * Mānīlĭa , ae, a courtesan , Juv. S. 6, 243.—Hence,
A Mānīlĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manilius, Manilian : lex, of C. Manilius, according to which the chief command against Mithridates was given to Pompey , Cic. Or. 29, 102; id. Mur. 23, 47.—
B Mā-nīlĭānus , a, um, adj., Manilian : leges, respecting the sale of slaves, probably introduced by M'. Manilius Nepos ( consul A. U. C. 605), Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 246.