noun

Răbīrĭus

gen. Răbīri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

the name of a Roman

the name of a Roman gens. Thus,

a tribune of the people;

C. Rabirius, a tribune of the people; and,

a knight;

C. Rabirius Postumus, a knight; both of them defended by Cicero in orations still extant.—

An indifferent philosophical writer

An indifferent philosophical writer, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 5. —

An excellent poet

An excellent poet, Ov. P 4, 16, 5; Quint. 10, 1, 90. — Hence,

belonging to a Rabirius; Rabirian •

Răbīrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Rabirius, Rabirian: domus, Cic. Att. 1, 6, 1.

Perseus ID: n40320 Key: Rabirius