I.of or belonging to a four-horse (racing) chariot (post-Aug.): “quadrigario habitu,” in the dress of the driver of a quadriga, Suet. Calig. 17: pulvis, for the race-horses, Veg. Vet. 1, 56; 2, 28, 19: “FAMILIA,” slaves who took care of the race-horses, Inscr. Grut. 339, 5.— Hence, as subst.: quā^drīgārĭus , ii, m., one who drives a four-horse chariot in the circus, a chariot-racer (class.), Varr. R. R. 2, 7: in victoriā, Cic. Fragm. Or. in Toga Cand. ap. Ascon.; Suet. Ner. 16; Arn. 2, 70; Paul. ex Fest. p. 36, 12 Müll.
quā^drīgārĭus , a, um, adj. quadrigae,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
