ecdĭcus, i, m., = ἐκδικός, i. q. cognitor or defensor civitatis,
a syndic , solicitor of a community (esp. in Asia Minor), Cic. Fam. 13, 56, 1 and 3; Plin. Ep. 10, 111, 1.
ecdicus ī, m ἔκδικος, a syndic, solicitor of a community . ...
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