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auxĭlĭārĭus (AVXSILIARIVS, Corp. Inscr. III. 4753), a, um, adj. id.,
I.bringing help, aiding, auxiliary (less freq. than the preceding): “magis consiliarius amicus quam auxiliarius,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 6.—In milit. lang.,
A. With milites, equites, cohors, auxiliary troops, auxiliaries (opp. legiones): miles, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32 fin.: “cohors,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 7; Sall. J. 87, 1; Auct. B. Alex. 62; Liv. 40, 40, 13: “equites,” Sall. J. 46, 7.—
B. Absol. (eccl. Lat.): “assumpsit sibi auxiliarios,” Vulg. Judith, 3, 8: “fortes auxiliarii,” ib. 1 Macc. 3, 15.
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.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 10.32
    • Cicero, On the Consular Provinces, 7
    • Old Testament, 1 Maccabees, 3.15
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 2.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 40.13
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 46
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 87
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