sagus

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

sāgus, a, um, adj. [v. sagio; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 65; Paul. ex Fest. p. 255 Müll.],

I presaging , predicting , prophetic (as adj., only post-Aug.): aves, Stat. Ach. 1, 519: clangores, id. Th. 8, 204: MANVS, i. e. magical , Inscr. Orell. 2486.—

II Subst. (freq. and class.): sāga , ae, f., a female diviner , a wise woman , fortune-teller , soothsayer , Cic. Div. 1, 31, 65 (v. the passage under sagio); Col. 1, 8, 6; 11, 1, 22; Tib. 1, 2, 42; 1, 5, 59; Ov. Am. 3, 7, 29; Hor. C. 1, 27, 21; id. Ep. 2, 2, 208; Prop. 3 (4), 24, 10.—And, because such women often acted as panders,

2 A bawd , procuress : sagae mulieres dicuntur feminae ad libidinem virorum indagatrices, Non. 22, 33: ut saga et bona conciliatrix, Lucil. ap. Non. 23, 4: saga conducta pretio, Turp. ib. 6.

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