sessor

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

sessor, ōris, m. [sedeo], one who sits in a place, a sitter (not ante-Aug. and very rare).

I In gen., a sitter in the theatre , Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 130.—

2 A sitter upon a horse , a horseman , rider , Sen. Const. 12 fin. ; Suet. Caes. 61; Veg. 2, 28, 34.—*

II In partic., one who tarries or dwells in a place, an inhabitant , resident : sessores veteres urbis, Nep. Cim. 2, 5.

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