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adjective

subverbustus

fem. subverbusta · neut. subverbustum
perhaps contr. from sub verubus ustus
branded under the spear •
branded under the spear, an epithet of a male or female slave (ante- and post-class.): subverbustam veribus ustam significat Plautus cum ait: ulcerosam, compeditam, subverbustam, sordidam, Fest. p. 309 Müll.; Tert. Pall. 4 med.
Perseus ID: n46218 Key: subverbustus