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nāvĭcŭlārĭus , a, um, adj. id.,
I.of or belonging to a small ship, boat, or vessel (late Lat.): onus, Cod. Th. 13, 5, 12: PORTITOR, Inscr. Mur. 984, 1.—
II. Of or belonging to a ship-master: “functio,” Cod. Just. 11, 2, 3.—Hence, subst.
A. nāvĭcŭlārĭus , ii, m., a ship-owner who hires out vessels for money, a ship-master, Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 4; id. Att. 9, 3, 2: “naviculariis nostris injuriosius tractatis,” id. Imp. Pomp. 5, 11; cf.: “mercatores, navicularii,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 137; Tac. A. 12, 55.—
B. nāvĭcŭlārĭa , ae, f., the business of one who hired out small vessels for transporting passengers and goods, the shipping business: “naviculariam facere,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 46.
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 (6):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 16.9.4
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 9.3.2
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.2.137
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.5.46
    • Cicero, On Pompey's Command, 5.11
    • Tacitus, Annales, 12.55
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