trigarius

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

trīgārĭus, a, um, adj. [triga], of or belonging to a triga; used only as subst.

I trīgārĭus , ii, m., one who drives a threehorse chariot , Plin. 28, 17, 72, § 238; 29, 1, 5, § 9.—

II trīgārĭum , ii, n.

A A place in which trigae (and horses in general) are trained and exercised , Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 202; cf.: trigarium τόπος, ὅπου ἵπποι γυμνάζονται, Gloss. Philox.—

2 As a nom. propr. , a place or square in Rome in the ninth region , Inscr. Orell. 4266.—

B (Acc. to triga, II.) The number three , Mart. Cap. 7, § 733; 9, § 895.