temperator

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

tempĕrātor, ōris, m. [tempero],

one who duly arranges , orders , or governs (very rare): moderator ille et quasi temperator hujus tripartitae varietatis, Cic. Or. 21, 70: voluptatis, i. e. who enjoys it in moderation , Sen. Vit. Beat. 14, 1.—Poet.: armorum (flumen), i. e. that rightly tempers them , Mart. 4, 55, 15.

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