Tigellinus

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

Tĭgellīnus (Tĭgil-), i, m.;

in full: Tofonius Tigellinus, a favorite of Nero , Tac. A. 14, 48 sqq.; 14, 57; 15, 50; 16, 17; Suet. Galb. 15; Juv. 1, 155; he committed suicide, Tac. H. 1, 72.