I.old, veteran (in technical lang.): “boves,” Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2: “pecus,” Col. 6, 2, 9: “gallinae,” id. 8, 5, 6: “vitis,” id. 3, 15, 3: “mancipia,” Dig. 39, 4, 16: “hostis,” Liv. 21, 6, 5: miles veteranus, or simply veteranus, an old tried soldier, a veteran soldier, a veteran: “milites,” Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: “veterani,” Caes. B. C. 3, 24; Cic. Phil. 11, 14, 37; Liv. 37, 20, 2; 40, 39, 4; Sen. Ben. 3, 33, 1; 5, 24, 1; cf.: “legiones veteranae,” i. e. composed of veterans, Caes. B. G. 1, 24.—
vĕtĕrānus , a, um, adj. id.,