portitor

portĭtor, ōris, m. [portus],

• a tollgatherer (at a seaport), a receiver or collector of customs, a custom-house officer (syn. telonarius), Plaut. Trin. 4, 4, 15 (1107); id. As. 1, 3, 7 (159); Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150; id. Agr. 2, 23, 61; id. Rep. 4, 7, 20 (Non. 24, 22); they forwarded letters: epistulam ... ad portitores esse delatam, Ter. Phorm. 150; cf.: portitorum simillimae sunt januae lenoniae; Si adfers, tum patent, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 88 (240).—On account of their strict examinations, transf., a woman who pries into every thing, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 8 (117).

portĭtor, ōris, m. [from the root por, whence porto, a bearer, carrier].

• A carrier, conveyer.
• • A Usually one who conveys people in a boat or ship.
  • • 1 In gen., a ferryman, boatman, sailor, mariner (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): Plato cum flumen nave transisset, non ab illo quicquam portitor exegisset, etc., Sen. Ben. 6, 18, 1.—
    • 2 In partic., the ferryman, i.e. Charon (poet.): ubi portitor aera recepit, etc., Prop. 4 (5), 11, 7: Orci, Verg. G. 4, 502; id. A. 6, 298: Lethaei amnis, Stat. Th. 12, 559; Val. Fl. 1, 784 et saep.—
  • B By land, a carrier, carter, wagoner: Portitor Ursae, i. e. the constellation Bootes, who, as it were, drives the wain, Stat. Th. 1, 693.—
• II A bearer, carrier (mostly post-class.; cf. bajulus): Helles, i.e. the Ram, Col. 10, 155 (in Mart. 9, 72, 7, we read proditor Helles): lecti sui, Claud. Epigr. 49, 17: frumenti, Cod. Just. 11, 4, 1: ciborum, Prud. στεφ. 5, 405: apicum, Sid. Ep. 6, 3.

1. portitor, ōris, m. (v. portus), der (im Hafen sich aufhaltende, die ein- u. ausgehenden Waren untersuchende) Zolleinnehmer, Zöllner, Plaut. asin. 159; trin. 794. Cic. de rep. 4, 7: beim Volke verhaßt, s. Cic. de off. 1, 150; de lege agr. 2, 61: Briefe zur Bestellung annehmend, Ter. Phorm. 150. – übtr., von einer Frau, die nach allem forscht, Plaut. Men. 117.

2. portitor, ōris, m. (v. porto), I) der Fahrer, a) zu Schiffe, der Fährmann, Schiffer, Sen.: Orci, von Charon, Verg. – b) zu Lande, der Fuhrmann; dah. portitor Ursae, das Gestirn Arctophylax, der gleichs. den Wagen des Bären fortschiebt, Stat. Theb. 1, 693. – II) der Träger, Phrixi (portitor) nec portitor Helles, der Widder, der wohl den Phrixus, aber nicht die Helle hinübertrug, Colum. poët.: delapsae portitor Helles, Lucan.: lecti sui, Claud.: port. litterarum, der Überbringer des Br., Hieron. epist. 68, 2: u. so apicum port., Sidon. epist. 6, 3, 2: portitores earum (epistularum) tabellarios vocavere, Hieron. epist. 8: funeris portitores, Leichenträger, Ambros. in Luc. 5. § 90.

1 portitor [CL < portus=port-official, customs-officer] , door- or gate-keeper, porter; b (passing into surname) Porter (unless to be construed as 2 portitor). venditores, ~ores Aldh. PR 138 p. 191; hec porta ‥ et hic ~or ‥ i. janitor Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 429; ~or, janitor ‥ portensis Ib. 474; a porter, †atruesis [l. atriensis], hostiarius, hostiaria, janitor, -trix, ~or CathA.  b 11‥ hiis testibus: ‥ Watlin’ ~ore Feod. Durh. 128n; 1153 Engelranno ~ori et ballivis suis de Leons, salutem Act. Hen. II I 44; 1183 coram ‥ Thoma ~ore, Henrico Lupello Ib. II 250.

2 portitor [ML; cf. portitare < CL portare] 1 one who carries (usu. from one place to another), bearer, carrier; b (of letters or messages, ~or litterarum or sim. or ellipt.); c (of arms); d (as royal official). ~orum arma lixarum, ~ores aquae GlC P 483; quartus accolitus, i. ~or cerei, qui portat lucem Ælf. Ep. 2. 119; transeant ~ores feretri per medium stationis Lanfr. Const. 102; obviam confluebant sacri funeris ~oribus Ad. Eyns. Hug. V 19 p. 219; 1276 pro ij ~oribus ferr’ ad gutter’ regis viij d. KR Ac 467/6/2 m. 8; in stipendiis operariorum et ~orum Ac. Galley Newcastle 184.  b cartam ‥ in ignem ‥ projecit dicens ~oribus “enuntiate domino vestro ‥” Eddi 27; 792 ut benigne harum ~orem [v. l. portatorem] litterarum suscipere dignemini Alcuin Ep. 11; istae litterae antea scriptae fuerunt et ~or earum multum festinavit Anselm (Ep. 165) IV 40; ~or literarum falsi pape Alexandri Brakelond f. 134; s1243 imperator ‥ posuit ‥ per mare galeas, ne bullarum ~ores transmearent M. Par. Maj. IV 256; 1327 de ‥ die et loco ‥ nos cerciorare ‥ per presencium †postitorem [l. portitorem] Lit. Cant. I 247.  c c1322 fornicarius, latro, noctivagus ‥ ~or armorum, et consimiles StatOx 87.  d 1184 ~oribus avium regis Pipe 154; 1332 de xxij s. ‥ quos dicit solvisse ‥ W. de B. uni falconariorum regis commoranti ‥ . cum tribus falconibus et uno cane pro ripa ac B. ~ore dictorum falconum LTR Mem 105 m. 147; dominus Ricardus de Bury, ~or privati sigilli G. S. Alb. II 288; et palatinus dapifer, dux portitor ensis, / marchio prepositus camere, pincerna Boemus Eul. Hist. I 378 (cf. ib.: ensifer); s1366 Willelmus de Wykam, ~or privati sigilli Wals. HA I 303; 1573 officium ~oris magne garderobe nostre infra civitatem nostram London’ Pat 1106 m. 24/14. 2 (in gl.; understood as) road-mender. a way-maker or mender, ~or, correpto, -ti- [v. l. importator] CathA.

1 portĭtŏr, (14) ōris, m. (portus), receveur du péage, douanier dʼun port : Cic. Off. 1, 150 ; Agr. 2, 61 ; portitorem domum conduxi Pl. Men. 117, jʼai épousé un douanier [une femme qui vérifie tout].

2 portĭtŏr, (13) ōris, m. (porto), ¶ 1 batelier : Sen. Ben. 6, 18, 1 || le nocher des enfers : Virg. En. 6, 298 || celui qui transporte par eau [en parl. du bélier de Phrixus] : Col. Rust. 10, 155 ; Mart. 9, 71, 7 ¶ 2 porteur : Stat. Th. 1, 693 || messager [porteur de lettres] : Hier. Ep. 68, 2.

portitor , oris. m.
渡主。索脚錢者。帶來之人。

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portitor (1) ōris, m

• 1 PAR-, a toll-gatherer, collector of customs, custom-house officer: ad partiendas mercīs missus: epistulam . . . ad portitores delata, T.

portitor (2) ōris, m

• 1 PAR-, a carrier, ferryman, boatman: Orci, i. e. Charon, V.

Portĭtor

(ἐλλισμενιστής). A custom-house officer. See portorium; publicani.