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lā^truncŭlus

gen. lā^truncŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
dim. 2. latro.
A highwayman, robber, freebooter, brigand •
A highwayman, robber, freebooter, brigand: mastrucati latrunculi, Cic. Prov. Cons. 7, 15: hostes sunt, quibus bellum publice populus Romanus decrevit, vel ipsi populo Romano, ceteri latrunculi vel praedones appellantur, Dig. 49, 15, 24 (cf. the passage from Dig. 50, 16, 118, where the word latrones is used; v. 2. latro, II.): a latrunculis vel hostibus, ib. 39, 5, 34.—Of the usurper of a throne, Vop. Firm. 2, 1.—
A man, pawn
A man, pawn, in draughts or chess. latrunculis ludimus, Sen. Ep. 106, 11; Varr. L. L. 10, § 22 Müll.; Plin. 8, 54, 80, § 215.
Perseus ID: n26043 Key: latrunculus