I.of or belonging to cattle: “res pecuaria,” Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 45: “pecuarii greges,” herds of cattle, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17: “quaestio,” id. ib. 2, 2, 1: “negotiatio,” Col. 8, 1, 1: “canis,” id. 7, 12, 8: “res,” a stock of cattle, live stock, Cic. Quint. 3, 12.—
II. Subst.
A. pĕcŭārĭus , ii, m.
1. A cattle-breeder, grazier, Varr. R. R. 2, 4: “diligentissimus agricola et pecuarius,” Cic. Deiot. 9, 27.—
2. A farmer of the public pastures: “damnatis aliquot pecuariis,” Liv. 10, 47, 4; Inscr. Don. cl. 9, n. 13.—
B. pĕcŭārĭa , ae, f., a stock of cattle: “omnis pecuariae pecus fundamentum,” Varr. R. R. 2, 1: “ipse pecuarias habui grandes, in Apuliā oviarias, in Reatino equarias,” id. ib. 2, praef. § 6; 2, 1, 3.—Also, cattle-breeding: “librum de pecuariā,” Varr. R. R. 3, 1 fin.—
C. pĕcŭārĭa , ōrum, n., herds of cattle: “mitte in Venerem pecuaria primus,” Verg. G. 3, 64; Pers. 3, 9; Plin. 8, 9, 9, § 27.
