meretricius

mĕrē̆trīcĭus, a, um, adj. [meretrix], of or pertaining to harlots or prostitutes, meretricious.

• I Adj. (class.): meretricia ornamenta, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63 (318): quaestus, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44: disciplina, id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 6: domus, a courtesan's house, Ter. Eun. 988: amores, Cic. Cael. 20, 48.—
• II Subst.: mĕrē̆trīcĭum, ii, n.
• • • 1 The art of a courtesan: inmutari blandimentis, hortamentis, ceteris meretriciis, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 63 (318).—
    • 2 The trade of a harlot: meretricium facere, Suet. Calig. 40.—Hence, adv.: mĕrē̆trīcĭē, after the manner of harlots, meretriciously (ante-class.): digne ornata, haud meretricie, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 58 (870).

meretrīcius, a, um (meretrix), zu Buhldirnen gehörig, buhlerisch, einer Buhldirne, domus, Ter.: colores, buhlerischer Putz, Sen.: vestes, Tac.: quaestus, Cic. u. Donat.: ars, Lact.: amores, Ter. u. Cic.: fides, Sen. rhet.: vita, Sen. rhet.: artes, Ps. Quint. decl.: Pi. quid in consilio consuluistis? Ba. Bene. Pi. Pol haud meretricium est, Plaut. Bacch. 41. – subst., meretrīcium, iī, n., das Gewerbe einer Buhldirne, m. facere (treiben), Suet. Calig. 40.

meretricius [CL] 1 of a prostitute, whorish. ornatu ~io et luxu lenocinante Aldh. VirgP 57; prostibulum, ~iae †commixtiones [l. commixtionis] usus GlC P 642; ordinavit ‥ Ethelstanum, qui ‥ in ~iis amplexibus vitam effudit W. Malm. GP II 75 p. 164; ~ios odores excludens naribus Ailr. Spec. Car. 520D; a lecto ~io ‥ et tam plectibili concubinio mane cotidie surgere Gir. GE II 6 p. 191; procacitas cum nutu vel tactu vel attractu, cum stolido risu, cum oculo ~io [ME: hore echȝe], cum gestu levi AncrR 72. 2 meretricious. spurius, ~ius GlC S 464. 3 (as sb. n.) house of prostitutes, brothel. Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 337 (v. meretricatio). 4 prostitution, harlotry. regium stuprum divina humanaque ratione compescat, mulieris adulterae ~ium suspendii comminatione percellat Osb. V. Dunst. 27; 1453 Margareta Curtays propter ipsius enorme, notorium, et diu continuatum ~ium MunAcOx II 660.

mĕrĕtrīcĭus, (12) a, um (meretrix), de courtisane, de femme publique : Pl. Bacch. 41 ; Cic. Phil. 2, 44 ; Cæl. 48 || -cĭum, ĭī, n. , métier de courtisane : Suet. Cal. 40.

meretricius , a, um. adj.
娼婦者。

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meretrīcius adj.

• meretrix, of harlots, of prostitutes, meretricious: ars, T.: domus, T.: quaestus: disciplina.