latro

latrō, ōnis, m.: a hired servant, mercenary soldier, huntsman, 12.7.

lātrō, āvī, ātus, 1, n.: to bark, snarl, bay, 6.401, et al.; of waves, 7.588.

lātro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [cf. Gr. λοιδορέω and λατράζειν = βαρβαρίζειν, Hesych.], to bark (cf. baubor).

• I Lit.: si canes latrent, Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56; Lucr. 5, 1066: ne latret canis, Hor. S. 1, 2, 128: quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.): canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, Curt. 7, 4, 13: canino rictu, Juv. 10, 272.—Impers. pass.: scit cui latretur cum solus obambulet ipse, Ov. Tr. 2, 459.—
• • • • • β Act. for allatrare, to bark at, bay: senem adulterum Latrent Suburanae canes, Hor. Epod. 5, 57: cervinam pellem, id. Ep. 1, 2, 66: nubila, Stat. Th. 1, 551.—Also in pass.: latrari a canibus, Plin. 25, 10, 78, § 126.—
        • γ Part. pres. as subst.: lātrans, antis, m., a barker, i. e. a dog (poet.): inmeriti fatum latrantis, Ov. M. 8, 412; plur., id. ib. 8, 344.—
  • B Transf.
  • • 1 To resound, roar, of water (poet.): latrantes undae, Sil. 5, 396: (amnis) Alpibus ortus fertur latrantibus undis, id. 3, 470; Stat. Ach. 1, 451.—
    • 2 In speaking, to rant, roar, bluster: latrant jam quidam oratores, non loquuntur, Cic. Brut. 15, 58: rumperis et latras, Hor. S. 1, 3, 136.—
    • • • β Act., to bark at: si quis Obprobriis dignum latraverit, Hor. S. 2, 1, 85.—
• II Trop., to bark at, rage, etc.
• • A In gen.: multa ab animalium vocibus tralata in homines, partim quae sunt aperta, partim obscura. Perspicua, ut Ennii: Animus cum pectore latrat, Varr. L. L. 7, § 103 Müll. (cf. Ann. v. 570 Vahl.): admoto latrant praecordia tactu, rage, Stat. S. 2, 1, 13: curae latrantes, Petr. 119.—
  • • • • β Act.: magnas latrantia pectora curas, Stat. Th. 2, 338.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 To demand vehemently: latrare Ennius pro poscere posuit, Paul. ex Fest. 121 Müll.; cf. Enn. l. l.: cum sale panis Latrantem stomachum bene leniet, Hor. S. 2, 2, 17: nil aliud sibi naturam latrare, nisi ut, etc., Lucr. 2, 17.—
    • 2 Opening the mouth wide, pronounced with a wide mouth: hanc scripsit Latine Plautus cum latranti nomine, Plaut. Cas. prol. 34.

lā̆tro, ōnis, m. [Gr. λάτρις, root λα-, λαϝ-, in λάω, λεία; cf. lucrum],

• a hired servant, hireling, mercenary, satellite, bodyguard, etc. (only ante-class.): haec effatus ibi, latrones dicta facessunt, Enn. ap. Non. 306, 23 (Ann. v. 60 Vahl.).—Of mercenary soldiers: latrones, quos conduxi, Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 3 (949): nam hic latro in Sparta fuit, id. Poen. 3, 3, 50 (664): latronem suam qui auro vitam venditat, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 20 (54) Fleck.; cf.: fortunas suas coepere latrones Inter se memorare, Enn. ap. Non. 134, 29 (Ann. v. 528 Vahl.); cf. Varr. L. L. 7, p. 141 Müll., and the passage from Paul. ex Fest. infra.—
• II Transf.
• • A A freebooter, highwayman, robber, bandit, irregular soldier, brigand (opp. justi hostes). Liv. 40, 27, 10: latrones eos antiqui dicebant, qui conducti militabant. ἀπὸ τῆς λατρείας. At nunc viarum obsessores dicuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 118 Müll.: hostes hi sunt, qui nobis, aut quibus nos publice bellum decrevimus: ceteri latrones aut praedones sunt, Dig. 50, 16, 118: vos latrones et mendicos homines magni penditis? Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 75 (132): collecti ex praedonibus latronibusque Syriae, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; 3, 109 fin.; id. B. G. 3, 17: erat ei vivendum latronum ritu, ut tantum haberet, quantum rapere potuisset, Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 62: non semper viator a latrone, non numquam etiam latro a viatore occiditur, Cic. Mil. 21, 55; cf.: cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator, Juv. 10, 22; 13, 145: ne quis fur esset, neu latro, Hor. S. 1, 3, 106: quin etiam leges latronum esse dicuntur, etc., Cic. Off. 2, 11, 40: quaestio latronum, Paul. Sent. 5, 16, 13: qui latronem caedem sibi inferentem, occiderit, id. ib. 5, 23, 8.—Of an assassin, Val. Max. 5, 9, 4.—Poet. of a hunter, Verg. A. 12, 7.—Of a wolf, Phaedr. 1, 1, 4.—
  • B For latrunculus, a chessman, a piece in the game of draughts or chess which represents a soldier; a man, pawn (poet.): latronum proelia, Ov. A. A. 3, 357: ludere bella latronum, Mart. 14, 20, 1; cf. vitreo latrone, id. 7, 72, 8.

1. lātro, āvī, ātum, āre, bellen, I) intr.: 1) eig. (u. zwar vom feindseligen Gebell des großen Hundes, wie ὑλακτειν, dagegen gannire v. harmlosen Gekläff des kleinen Hundes, wie κνυζασθαι; baubari v. heulenden Bäffen des Hundes), canum est latrare sive baubari, Suet. fr.: cum iam (canes Molossi) latrant, Lucr.: quod si luce quoque canes latrent, Cic.: multum latrante Lyciscā (die Hündin L.), Verg.: latr. pro re domini, Phaedr.: canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, Curt. 7, 4 (16), 13. – Partic. subst., lātrāns, der Beller, Kläffer = Hund, Ov. met. 8, 412. Petron. 72, 9: Plur., Ov. met. 8, 344. – 2) übtr.: a) bellen = zanken, heftig eifern, schreien, v. Menschen, bes. v. schlechten Rednern u. Rabulisten, Cic. Brut. 58: latr. ad clepsydram, Cic. de or. 3, 138: rumperis et latras, schreist dich fast zu Tode, Hor. sat. 1, 3, 136. – b) rauschen, lärmen, toben, undae latrantes, Verg.: animus cum pectore latrat, Enn.: curae latrantes, Petron.: stomachus latrans, der knurrende (vor Hunger) Hor. – II) tr.: 1) eig.: a) anbellen, v. Hunden, me, Plaut.: senem adulterum, Hor.: cervinam pellem, Hor.: in Capitolium euntem od. ingredientem numquam, Aur. Vict. u. Gell.: im Passiv, latrari a canibus, Plin. 25, 126 u. 28, 100: non latrari a cane leporis fimum aut pilos tenentem, Plin. 30, 147. – b) prägn., unter Bellen ausspeien, latrat canicula (Hundsgestirn) flammas, Manil. 5, 207. – 2) übtr.: a) v. Menschen usw., α) anbellen = schmähen, si quis opprobriis dignum latraverit, Hor. – β) bellend-, belfernd hören lassen, canina verba in foro, Ov.: magnas latrantia pectora curas, Stat. – b) v. der Natur, laut und ungestüm fordern, nihil aliud sibi naturam latrare, nisi ut usw., Lucr. 2, 17. – ➳ Das a der ersten Silbe erst bei spät. Dichtern kurz.

2. latro, ōnis, m. (λάτρις), I) der gedungene Diener, Trabant, Söldner, Enn. ann. 59 u. 538; vgl. Varro LL. 7, 52. – von Mietsoldaten, Plaut. mil. 949; Poen. 663. – II) übtr.: a) der Freibeuter, der auf eigene Hand Krieg führt, der Buschklepper, Wegelagerer, Straßenräuber, Bandit, Strolch, Lotterbube, expeditus latro, Cic.: maximus latronum dux, Val. Max.: insidiosus et plenus latronum locus, Cic.: quin etiam leges latronum esse dicuntur, quibus pareant, quas observent, Cic.: latronibus circumventum defendo, Sen.: inter vias latrones sum passus, bin ich von R. überfallen worden, Corp. inscr. Lat. 8, 2728: mit Genet., servatorum meorum latro (Mörder), Curt. 8, 2 (6), 9. – v. Wolf, improbus latro, Phaedr. 1, 1, 4: v. Teufel, Commodian. apol. 183 u. 685. – latro fem., nach Exc. ex Charis. 545, 4. Prisc. 5, 10. Serv. Verg. Aen. 12, 519. – b) von denen, die, da sie das Recht, Krieg zu führen, nicht haben (z.B. ein Bürger gegen den Staat), dennoch Krieg führen od. sich sonst gegen den Staat u. die Gesetze auflehnen, Freibeuter, Brigant (Ggstz. iustus hostis), latrones magis od. verius quam iusti hostes, Liv. 35, 7, 7 u. 40, 27, 10: so v. Eroberer, latro gentiumque vastator (v. Alexander), Sen. de ben. 1, 13, 3: m. Genet., tu omnium gentium, quas adisti, latro es, Curt. 7, 8 (34), 19. – c) der (im Hinterhalte dem Wilde auflauernde) Jäger, Verg. Aen. 12, 7. – d) der Stein im Brett- od. Kriegsspiele, Ov. art. am. 3, 357: vitreus, Mart. 7, 72, 8: insidiosi, Mart. 14, 20, 1. Vgl. latrunculus no. II, b.

latro [CL] 1 mercenary soldier. b armour-bearer, squire. omnes latrones numerantur sex legiones, / in tot glutones fulgura, Christi, tones W. Peterb. Bell. Hisp. 116.  b armiger, A. sqwyere. ~o, idem est WW. 2 robber, thief; b (w. obj. gen.); c (dist. as day-thief or night-thief). d (~o communis, publicus) common thief. e (as sb. f.). f (w. homicida as attrib.) murderer. legentes in scriptura ‥ ~onem confessione in paradisum translatum Gildas Ep. 6; sicut ~o in hora ultima confessione ‥ meruit esse in paradiso Theod. Pen. I 8. 5; Habraham equos, capras, et porcasque benedic latrinibus [gl.: from ðeafum] Rit. Durh. 119; de ~one qui judicatus est ad mortem DB I 1rb; nemo potest habere curiam suam de probatore et ~one cognoscente Bracton 154b; 1279 ad summonicionem ballivorum de Kyngeston’ pro †latrocinibus [MS: ~onibus] judicandis PQW 741b; 1391 quedam mulier manens in domo J. de L. est receptatrix ~onum Leet Norw. 15.  b 1225 dicunt quod ‥ Henricus C. est ~o agnorum JustIt 863 r. 5; non utique legislator sed legislatro merito est dicendus Fordun Cont. X p. 39.  c Dominic V. Ecgwini I 4 (v. diurnus 1a); Garl. Syn. 1585C (v. fur); 1276 (v. burgare 1a); hic et hec ~o, a day-thefe WW.  d 1279 R. le C. captus pro receptamento W. ‥ publici ~onis Gaol Del. 35B m. 50d.; 1391 J. F. depredavit unum equum de G. C. ‥ et est communis ~o Leet Norw. 74.  e inter eas [sc. ancillas] quandoque est ~o quedam Simil. Anselmi 88; WW (v. 1c supra).  f quodsi venefici aut magi vel ~ones-homicide sive meretrices ‥ reperiantur (Cons. Cnuti) GAS 311 (cf. (Quad.) ib.: murdri operarii [AS: morðwyrhtan]). 3 jurisdiction over thief arrested within a lord’s liberty, infangthief. c1069 ut bene et quiete ‥ illud habeant, cum saca et socna et toll et team et ~one et cum omnibus legibus ‥ que ad me pertinent Regesta p. 120; istae consuetudines pertinent ad Tantone: burgheristh, ~ones, pacis infractio ‥ (Som) DB I 87va; lagemanni ‥ habebant infra domos suas sacam et socam et super homines suos ‥ forisfactura corporum suorum ‥ praeter ~onem (Lincs) DB I 336vb; a1098 omnes leges et consuetudines ‥ hoc est sacam et socam, toll et team, ~onem Regesta app. p. 135 (cf. ib.: c1097 tol et team et infangentheof); a1107 ~ones in terra capti Regesta 817; 1189 (1406) ut habeant eorum †seccam et socnam et pacis fracturam et pugnam in domo factam et vie assaltus et ~ones in terra sua captos ~onumque susceptionem CalCh 434; 1228 suum ~onem ubicumque captus fuerit, infangethef et outfangethef (DL 41/6/1) Mem. Ripon I 51; dicitur infangenethef ~o captus in terra alicujus de hominibus suis propriis seisitus de latricinio. utfangenethef vero dicitur ~o extraneus veniens aliunde de terra aliena, et qui captus fuerit in terra ipsius qui tales habet libertates Bracton 154b.

1 lātrō, (11) āvī, ātum, āre, ¶ 1 intr., aboyer : Cic. Amer. 56 ; alicui latratur Ov. Tr. 2, 1, 459, on aboie contre qqn || [fig.] brailler, crier : latrant, non loquuntur Cic. Br. 58, ils aboient (crient), mais ne parlent pas || gronder, retentir : Sil. 5, 396 ; Stat. Ach. 1, 451 ¶ 2 tr., aboyer après qqn, qqch. (aliquem, aliquid) : Pl. Pœn. 1234 ; Hor. Epo. 5, 57 ; Ep. 1, 2, 66 ; latratur a canibus Plin. 25, 126, les chiens aboient après lui || demander à grands cris qqch. : Lucr. 2, 17 ; latrans stomachus Hor. S. 2, 2, 17, lʼestomac qui crie (qui réclame) || être aux trousses de qqn, lʼattaquer : Hor. S. 2, 1, 85.

2 lătrō, (9) ōnis, m. (λάτρις), ¶ 1 garde du corps, soldat mercenaire : Enn. Ann. 59 ; 528 ; Pl. Mil. 949 ; Pœn. 535 ; Varro L. 7, 52 ¶ 2 voleur, bandit, brigand : Cic. Phil. 2, 62 ; Mil. 55 ; Off. 2, 40 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 106 ; P. Fest. 118 ; Dig. 50, 16, 118 ¶ 3 pièce du jeu dʼéchecs : Ov. Ars 3, 357 ; Mart. 14, 20, 1.

latro , as, are. n. act.
吠。喧嚣。毁謗。求。Latrans stomachus 饿腔。腹空而鳴。

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latro , onis. m.
强盗。

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lātrō (1) āvī, ātus, āre,

• to bark: si canes latrent: ne latret canis, H.: latrasse Dymantida, i. e. has been changed to a dog, O.: canino rictu, Iu.: Scit cui latretur cur solus obambulet ipse, O. —To bark at, bay: Senem, H.—To rant, roar, bluster: latrant quidam oratores, non loquuntur: Rumperis et latras, H.: multis latrantibus undis, V.: Latrantem stomachum lenire, raging, H.—To bark at: Obprobriis dignum, H.

latrō (2) ōnis, m

• 2 LV-.—Orig., a mercenary soldier; hence, a freebooter, highwayman, robber, footpad, bandit, brigand, L.: multitudo latronum, Cs.: viator a latrone occiditur: Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator, Iu.: leges latronum esse dicuntur, etc.: latronis telum, the hunter's dart, V.—Of a wolf, Ph.—A chessman, pawn: latronum proelia, O.

Latro

(cognate with λάτρις). An armed highwayman. The term for highway robbery was latrocinium, and was punishable with death. Unarmed robbers were called grassatores, but the distinction is not always observed (Juv.iii. 305).