philostorgus

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

phĭlostorgus, a, um, adj., = φιλόστοργος,

I loving tenderly , affectionate , esp. of the love of parents and children (postAug.): philostorgus, cujus rei nomen apud Romanos nullum est, Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 6; cf. id. ib. ad Verum, 7.—

II Written PHILOSTERGVS, a Roman surname , Inscr. Grut. 240, 1.