praegustator
praegustator, a foretaster, cup-bearer
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praegustatorem Noun: masculine accusative singular of praegustator
praegustātor, ōris, m. [praegusto], one who tastes the meats and drinks before they are served at the table of a prince, a foretaster, taster, cup-bearer.
- I Lit., Suet. Claud. 44: DIVI AVGVSTI, Inscr. Grut. 602, 4; so ib. 582.—With private persons, Inscr. Grut. 626, 2.—
- II Trop.: praegustator libidinum tuarum, Cic. Dom. 10, 25: in omnibus nuptiis praegustator, Lact. Mort. Pers. 38, 4.
praegūstātor, ōris, m. (praegusto), der Vorkoster, I) eig., der, der die Speisen u. Getränke vorher kostet, ehe sie auf die Tafel kommen, der Vorkoster, Mundschenk, am römischen Hofe so zahlreich, daß sie ein eigenes Kollegium bildeten u. unter einem eigenen Prokurator standen, Suet. Claud. 44, 2. Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 9005 u. 11, 3612: collegium praegustatorum, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 9004: procurator praegustatorum, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 9003. – II) übtr.: libidinum tuarum, Cic. de domo 25: in omnibus nuptiis praeg. (sc. castitatis nuptarum), Lact. de mort. pers. 38, 4.
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prægustātŏr, (15) ōris, m. , esclave chargé de goûter préalablement les mets [dégustateur] : Suet. Claud. 44 || [fig.] celui qui a les prémices de : Cic. Domo 25.
praegustātor ōris, m
- praegusto, a foretaster, cup-bearer.—Fig.: libidinum tuarum.
Praegustātor
(προγευστής). A slave who tasted the dishes at table before offering them to his master, either to see whether they were properly seasoned, or as a precaution against poison (Xen. Cyrop. i. 3; Suet. Claud. 44).