ĕmax, ācis, adj. [emo; cf.: edax, bibax, etc.],
eager to buy , fond of buying , Cato R. R. 2 fin. ; * Cic. Par. 6, 3, 51; Nep. Att. 13, 1: domina, Ov. A. A. 1, 421.— Poet.: non tu prece poscis emaci, i. e. that vows a price for its fulfilment , Pers. 2, 3.