noun

dŏmĭtrix

gen. dŏmĭtrīcis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

she who tames; subdues

she who tames or subdues (very rare).

poetic •

Prop.: equorum Epidaurus, Verg. G. 3, 44; cf.: FERARVM DOMITRICEM DIANAM, Inscr. Orell. 1447; and poet.: ferarum clava (Herculis), Ov. H. 9, 117.—

by extension •

Transf.: rerum omnium (ferrum), Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 127.

Perseus ID: n14707 Key: domitrix