Mettus

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

Mettus (Mettĭus), i, m.,

a Sabine praenomen , prob. the title of a magistracy among the Albans (cf. medix, meddix), e. g. Mettus Curtius, Liv. 1, 12; 1, 23 sqq.; v. Metius.