Papinianus

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

Pāpĭnĭānus, i, m.,

I a celebrated Roman jurist under Septimius Severus , beheaded at the command of Caracalla , Spart. Sever. 21; Caracall. 4; 8.—Hence,

II Pā-pĭnĭānista , ae, m., a follower or admirer of Papinian , Just. in Ep. praef. Dig. 2.