librarius

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

lībrārĭus, a, um, adj. [libra].

I Of or containing a pound, of a pound weight (post-Aug.): frusta, Col. 12, 53, 4: as, Gell. 20, 1, 31.—

II Subst.

A lībrārĭus , ii, m., a weight, the sixteenth part of a modius , = sextarius: sextarius aequus aequo cum librario siet, sexdecimque librarii in modio sient, Plebisc. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—

B lībrārĭa , ae, f., she that weighed out the wool to the female slaves, a forewoman, head-spinner , called also lanipendia, Juv. 6, 475 (by others referred to 2. librarius); Inscr. Orell. 4212.

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