primivirgius

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

prīmĭvirgĭus, ĭi, m. [primus-virga],

one who carries the rod first before the king , head verger : πρωτοραβδοῦχος, primivirgius, Gloss. Gr. Lat.: primivirgius, caballarius, quod primus est militiae in virgis, Gloss. Isid.