latrix

lātrīx, trīcis, f. (Femin. zu lator), die Überbringerin eines Briefes, Gregor. epist. 7, 1 u. 11, 50: praesentium (sc. litterarum), ibid. 3, 5 u. 44.

latrix [LL] 1 carrier, bearer (f.; also fig.). b mother. c BVM (as bearer of the Word). ut quos animorum corruptrix temeritas precipitat, eos morum ~ix verecundia compescat Osb. V. Elph. 131; lucis allatrix, medicina morbi, / scelerum latrix, lavacrum reorum, / gratie mater, genetiva pacis / surgit oliva Garl. Poems 2. 3; lux pupille latricis luminis J. Howd. Ph. 773; raritas lucis, densio tenebrarum, / translucidi dies, et noctes umbrose, / vices versatiles, latrices horarum, / temporis hore modice seu morose Id. Cant. 567; Wycl. Dom. Div. 210 (v. datrix); ipsa gracie ~ix nobilissima Katerina Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 88 p. 246.  b plena metu mulier, defunctae funera prolis, / sandapilam fugiens, fessis ostentat in ulnis. / ‥ / ‥ temeraria latrix, / pronior incubuit, luctum singultibus auxit Frith. 500.  c tu divini verbi latrix Anal. Hymn. XL 92. 2 carrier (of letters, esp. in phr. ~ix praesentium). c1159 ~ix presentium a clerico cui matrimonio juncta erat derelicta J. Sal. Ep. 67 (99 p. 153); 1234 mittimus ad vos ~icem presentium Johannam conversam Cl 469; 1242 Juliane et Matildae, presentium ~icum RGasc I 73; 1250 pro Alicia ‥ ~ice presentium Ad. Marsh Ep. 87; 1418 filiarum ‥ W. N., ~ium presencium Reg. Aberd. 217. 3 one who takes away, stealer, thief (f.) (cf. latrona, latronissa). 1256 Margareta de P. venit ‥ sicuti latrex ad noctem et furavit supertunicam CourtR Ramsey 41; 1286 Enot Blogkerning est custumaria ~ix aucarum et gallinarum Eyre Chester 12 r. 4; 1395 ipsa est communis ~ix garbarum in autumpno Proc. J. P. 131.

lātrīx, īcis, f. (lator), celle qui apporte une lettre : S. Greg. Ep. 7, 1.