Verres

Verres, is, m.,

I the surname of the praetor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,

A Verrĭ-us , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres , Verrian : lex, that originated with him , Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—

2 Subst.: Verrĭa , ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres , Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—

B Verrīnus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres , Verrine : jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth ), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—

2 Subst.: Verrī-nae , ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres , Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio).