obsessor

obsessor, ōris, m. [obsideo], one who sits, stays, abides in a place; a frequenter, haunter.

• I In gen. (only ante-class. and poet.): hoc ego fui hodie solus obsessor fori, sai in the forum alone, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 18 (807): vivarum aquarum (of a water-snake), Ov. F. 2, 259.—
• II In partic., milit., a besieger, invester, blockader: obsessor curiae, Cic. Dom. 5, 13: Luceriae, Liv. 9, 15, 3: plus pavoris obsessis quam obsessoribus intulit, Tac. H. 3, 73.

obsessor, ōris, m. (obsideo) »der irgendwo sitzen bleibt«, I) im allg.: hoc ego fui hodie solus obs. fori, deswegen blieb ich sitzen heut' allein am Markt, Plaut. Pseud. 807: vivarum obs. aquarum, die Bewohnerin (v. der Wasserschlange), Ov. fast. 2, 259. – II) insbes., der Besetzer = Blockierer, Einschließer, Belagerer, curiae, Cic. de domo 13: Luceriae, Liv. 9, 15, 3: viarum obsessores, Wegelagerer (als Erklärung v. latrones), Paul. ex Fest. 118, 16: absol., plus pavoris obsessis quam obsessoribus obtulit, Tac. hist. 3, 73.

obsessor [CL] 1 besieger. ponto transito ~ores, ejus audita fama, dissiliunt W. Malm. GR III 320; s1142 ~oribus ‥ dilapsis Id. HN 524; castri gnarus ~or vel unum eruere lapidem arietis ictu crebro studet Neckam NR I 60. 2 one who ambushes or lies in wait to attack. raptores viarumque ~ores Boece 26. 3 guard. ~or, weard GlP 791.

obsessŏr, (13) ōris, m. (obsideo), ¶ 1 celui qui occupe un espace : Pl. Ps. 807 ; Ov. F. 2, 259 ¶ 2 assiégeant : Cic. Domo 13 ; Liv. 9, 15, 3.

obsessor ōris, m

• a frequenter, haunter, resident: aquarum (of a water-snake), O.—A besieger, invester, blockader: curiae: Luceriae, L.