patellarius

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

pătellārĭus, a, um, adj. [1. patella],

of or belonging to a dish or plate , patellaril di, platter-gods , i.e. the Lares (because food was set before them in a platter), Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 46: cf. Schol. ap Pers. 3, 26