receptrix

receptrix
rĕceptrix, īcis, f. [receptor].
I.
She that receives, App. Mund. p. 66, 17; id. Asclep. p. 77, 30; p. 287 Bip.; Ambros. in Luc. 8, 52.—
II.
In a bad sense, she that harbors or conceals:

Messana, praedarum ac furtorum,

 Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; 2, 5, 62, § 160.

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

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