sevir

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

sēvir or sexvir (in inscrr., where this word most freq. occurs, commonly written with numerals, VI. vir, or ĪĪĪĪĪĪ. VIR), vĭri, m. [sex-vir], a member of a board or college consisting of six men, a sexvir.

I One of the presidents of the six divisions of Roman knights , Inscr. Orell. 732; 1172; 2242; 2258 al.—

II Augustalis, a member of the college of priests dedicated to Augustus , Petr. 30, 2; Inscr. Orell. t. ii. p. 197 sq.; v. Augustalis. —

III A member of a municipal directory of six men , Inscr. Grut. 418; 365, 3.