veredarius

vĕrēdārĭus, ii, m. [veredus],

• a postboy, courier (late Lat.), Sid. Ep. 5, 7 med.; Vulg. Esth. 8, 10; Firm. Math. 3, 13 fin.; Paul. Nol. Ep. 9.—Comically, of a priest eager for gossip, Hier. Ep. 22, 28.

verēdārius (veraedārius), iī, m. (veredus, veraedus), der Postreiter, Kurier, Vulg. Esther 8, 10 u. 14. Sidon. epist. 5, 7, 3. Firm. math. 3, 13. Paul. Nol. epist. 9 (28) in. Vgl. Prisc. 1, 36 (wo die besten Hdschrn. veraedus, veraedarius; ebenso Lydus de magistr. 3, 60. p. 254 B. βέραιδος, βεραιδάριος). – scherzh. übtr., v. einem Geistlichen, der als Aufpasser der Frauen in der Stadt und in den Häusern umherrannte, Hieron. epist. 22, 28.

veredarius [CL] 1 a (also w. equus) horse used to draw a cart or other vehicle. b (in gl.). a veredus ~ium [gl.: cheval de carette] ducturus cucullam habeat Neckam Ut. 107; lecticam illi prepararunt ‥ quam cum ascendisset ‥ huc et illuc oscillatus et confractus, maxime cum equos non haberet ~ios M. Par. Min. II 191; centum equos ‥ quorum alii erant manni, alii ‥ runcini, alii summarii, alii ~ii G. S. Alb. I 259.  b ~ius, equus cursor Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 622. 2 one who drives a horse and cart or other vehicle. ~ius, chareter (H. Avr. CG) Teaching Latin I 123; Saraceni repente irrunt in ~ios et bigas onustas et homines ‥ peremerunt et equos Itin. Ric. IV 10; s1254 ~ii ejus incaute vehiculum suum regentes super quendam pontem ‥ cadere permiserunt evolutum M. Par. Maj. V 431; 1537 in j equo empto ‥ pro T. Y. veridario xvij s. in j equo empto ‥ pro N. P. viridario Ac. Durh. 691 (cf. ib. 696: N. P. et T. Y. bigariis pro expensis suis ‥ pro cariag'). 3 courier, messenger, envoy. ~ium mittit ad Christi monachum Æthelwulf Abb. tit. p. 11; direxit pater ‥ post eum ~ios cum immensis muneribus ‥ qui ‥ flagitabant presulem ‥ ut filium ad patrem dirigerent Byrht. V. Osw. 419; ~iis ‥ Christi semina pacis serentibus Ord. Vit. IV 12 p. 257; Petrus Cluniacensis abbas ~ios et epistolas per omnes cellas suas tunc direxit Ib. XIII 13 p. 29; s1012 missis ‥ cum litteris ad exteras regiones ~iis M. Par. Maj. I 488; 1274 idem Robertus sustinuit ‥ satellites qui ex ~iis et aliis itinerantibus in medio vico ‥ pecuniam extorquent Hund. II 89a; 1400 cuidam viredario juxta Walleshend xx d. Ac. Durh. 602.

1 vĕrēdārĭus, a, um (veredus), relatif aux chevaux de poste : Cod. Th. 8, 4, 8.

2 vĕrēdārĭus, ĭī, m. , courrier [de lʼÉtat], messager : Sid. Ep. 5, 7 ; Vulg. Esth. 8, 10 || [fig.] nouvelliste : Hier. Ep. 22, 28.

*veredarius, ii. m.
差之人。執事。官員。

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Veredarius

A government messenger among the Romans who carried official letters and despatches. The name is derived from that of the horses (veredi) that carried or drew him (Sidon. Epist. v. 7). See cursus publicus.