janitrix

janitrix
jānĭtrix, īcis, f. [janitor], a female door-keeper, a portress.
I.
Lit.:

anus hic solet cubitare custos, janitrix,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 76.—
II.
Transf.:

laurus janitrix Caesarum,

i. e. planted in front of the house, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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