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mensor , ōris, m. metior,
I.a measurer (post Aug.).
I. In gen.: “te maris, et terrae, numeroque carentis arenae Mensorem cohibent, Archyta,Hor. C. 1, 28, 1: “frumentarius,a corn-measurer, Paul. Dig. 27, 1, 26.—
II. In partic.
B. An architect, Plin. Ep. 10, 27, 5; 10, 18, 3; Inscr. Orell. 3223.—
C. Milit. t. t.
1. An engineer, Amm. 19, 11, 8; Cassiod. Var. 3, 52.—
2. One who measures out the ground for an encampment, a quartermaster, Veg. Mil. 2, 7, Cod. Th. 7, 8, 4; Inscr. Orell. 3473.
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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.136
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 10.18
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.1
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