adjective

mātĕrĭārĭus

fem. mātĕrĭāria · neut. mātĕrĭārium

belonging to stuff, matter, wood, timber

of or belonging to stuff, matter, wood, timber.

In gen. (ante-class. and post-Aug.): fabrica, carpentry, Plin. 7, 56, 57, §… •

In gen. (ante-class. and post-Aug.): fabrica, carpentry, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198: FABER, a carpenter, Inscr. Grut. 642, 6: NEGOCIATOR, a timber-merchant, Inscr. Orell. 4248. —Also subst.—

a timber-merchant •

mātĕrĭārĭus, ii, m. (sc. negotiator), a timber-merchant: si non hos materiarius remoratur, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 45: CLAVORVM, a maker of wooden nails, Inscr. Orell. 4164.—

In partic.: haeretici materiarii, in eccl. Lat., those who believed in the… •

In partic.: haeretici materiarii, in eccl. Lat., those who believed in the eternity of matter, Tert. adv. Hermog. 25.—

the trade in timber

mātĕrĭārĭa, ae, f. (sc. negotiatio), the trade in timber, Paul. ex Fest. p. 27, 11 Müll.

Perseus ID: n28186 Key: materiarius