noun

jānĭtrix

gen. jānĭtrīcis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a female door-keeper, a portress

a female door-keeper, a portress.

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Lit.: anus hic solet cubitare custos, janitrix, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 76.—

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Transf.: laurus janitrix Caesarum, i. e. planted in front of the house, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127.

Perseus ID: n25196 Key: janitrix