adjective

tractōrĭus

fem. tractōria · neut. tractōrium

for drawing; hoisting •

Of or for drawing or hoisting: genus machinarum, Vitr. 10, 1.—

Substt; a letter of invitation; summons

Substt.: tractō-rĭa, ae, f. (sc. epistula), a letter of invitation or summons, Aug. Ep. 217.—

an imperial letter containing an order to provide a person with necessaries on his journey •

trac-tōrĭae, ārum, f. (sc. litterae), an imperial letter containing an order to provide a person with necessaries on his journey: de tractoriis et stativis, Cod. Just. 15, 52.

Perseus ID: n48662 Key: tractorius