fundator

fundātor, ōris, m.: a founder, 7.678. (1. fundō)

fundātor, ōris, m. [2. fundo],

• a founder (very rare for conditor, creator): Praenestinae urbis, Verg. A. 7, 678: terrae, Lact. 2. 1, 5: imperii Romani, Inscr. Grut. 56, 5 sq. —
• II Trop.: securitatis publicae (Licinius), Inscr. Orell. 1071: quietis (Constantinus), ib. 1075.

1. fundātor, ōris, m. (1. fundo), der Gründer, Stifter, eig. u. übtr., urbis, Verg. Aen. 7, 678: terrae, Lact. 2, 1, 5: imperii Romani, Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 1969: cunctarum fund. et conditor rerum, Arnob. 2, 2: fund. securitatis publicae, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 7284: quietis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 1139.

2. fundātor, ōris, m. (funda), der Schleuderer, Schol. Bern. Verg. georg. 1, 141.

1 fundator [CL] 1 founder: a one who founds or causes (city, church or sim.) to be built; b one who provides or increases the endowment (esp. of church, chantry, or sim.), benefactor. a Columba ‥ primus ~or monasterii Bede HE V 9; p793 nec nova te cudere suademus sed vetera omnimodis renovare quia ~or et renovator ejusdem mercedis esse possunt apud Deum Alcuin Ep. 282; p1150 nos ‥ confirmasse Deo et ecclesie beati Petri de Eya et monachis ibidem Deo servientibus ‥ pensiones annuas debitas ‥ ecclesiarum quas R. Malet eorum ~or eis dedit Doc. Theob. 105; 1167 ut ‥ semper tantam habeatis in Deo ~ore ecclesie et custode ‥ fiduciam J. Sal. Ep. 201 (234 p. 430); a1209 quod ‥ priorissa et totus conventus †ecclesia S. Egidii ‥ concessimus domino nostro Rogero de T. ‥ nostro patrono et loci illius ~ori Cart. Beauchamp 370; pie recordationis ~or hujus coenobii, Willielmus G. Cold. Durh. 3; item liber Catholicon, ex dono domini ~oris Heete Catal. Coll. Wint. 74; Strecche Hen. V 159 (v. capitularis 4b).  b 1300 pro animabus abbatum, monachorum, ~orum et benefactorum nostrorum Reg. Malm. II 372; 1327 absque consensu ‥ regis ‥ qui est ~or et patronus specialis Ecclesie Christi predicte Lit. Cant. I 220; 1327 reges Anglie illustres ‥ ipsam ecclesiam ‥ de regia munificencia dotaverunt, faciendo ipsi Jesu Christo pro ipsis ~oribus et eorum liberis servicia spiritualia et sacrificia salutaria Ib. I 221; 1416 ad requisicionem ‥ domini Henrici Dei gracia regis Anglie ‥ ipsius ecclesie Norwic’ ~oris et patroni Reg. Cant. I 27; 1432 in carta Reginaldi M., ~oris cantarie Ac. Durh. 232; ut Christo quiecius valeant famulari et pro ~oribus devocius exorare Flete Westm. 33; 1520 ne anime ~orum debitis fraudentur obsequiis Conc. Scot. I cclxxxiii. 2 one who establishes the basis or groundwork. ultorem te criminibus / et fundatorem moribus / nobis conservet ille P. Blois Carm. 27. 25; non ‥ ut primos arcium ~ores omnem ruditatem elimasse dicamus R. Bury Phil. 10. 158.

2 fundator [cf. 2 fundare] 1 founder, smelter. 1297 in feodo fund[atoris] et pond[eratoris, sc. stagni] per annum xv s. Ac. Cornw II 249; 1300 in stipendiis ‥ mulierum minam lavancium et ~orum plumbi serviencium in fundendo plumbum Pipe 145 r. 22. 2 ‘fusour’, one responsible for melting down old coin and other metal at the Mint. V. et. 2 funditor, funtor, fusor. 1219 J. ‥ tenet manerium de Windleshor’ per serjanteriam ~oris scaccarii Fees 260; de ~oribus qui retonsuram vel platas ejusdem affinaverint Fleta 30 (v. affinare b). 3 maltster. 1272 item pro cleys ad torallum ij s. viij d. item ~ori de dono domini xij d. item pro cariagio brasei ‥ Ac. Wellingb. 13.

3 fundator v. 1 funditor

1 fundātŏr, (16) ōris, m. , fondateur : Virg. En. 7, 678 ; Apul. Plat. 1, 1.

2 fundātŏr, ōris, m. (funda), frondeur : Schol. Bern. Virg. G. 1, 141.

fundator , oris. m. et, v. fundatus
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fundātor ōris, m

• 2 fundo, a founder: urbis, V.