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dator

dator, a giver

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

dator , ōris, m.: a giver, 1.734. (1. dō)
dător, ōris, m. [do], a giver (except in Plaut. rare).
  • I In gen., Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 33 (241); 2, 7, 18 (568); fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 616 P.: assit laetitiae Bacchus dator, Verg. A. 1, 734: hilarem enim datorem diligit Deus, Vulg. 2 Cor. 9, 7.—
  • II Esp. in playing ball, the slave who hands the ball to the player, opp. factor, the player himself, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 18 (297).

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