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prīmĭpīlāris or prīmōpīlāris , e, adj. primipilus.
1. Of or belonging to the first maniple of the triarii, primipilar (postAug.): honor primipilaris, Fragm. Jur. Rom. Vat. 278 Huschke.—
2. (Vid. II. 2. infra.) Of or belonging to a commissary (post-Aug.): “species,Cod. Just. 12, 58, 8.—
II. Subst.: prīmĭpīlāris , is, m. (sc. centurio), the captain or centurion of this company (postAug.): “cessit primipilari,Sen. Const. 18, 4; Tac. H. 2, 22; 4, 15: “testamenta primipilarium,Suet. Calig. 38; Inscr. Orell. 517; 748; 3568; Fragm. Jur. Rom. Vat. 141; 143 Huschke.—
B. Transf.
1. One who has been primipilaris, an ex-primipilar, Quint. 6, 3, 92.—
2. (Post-Aug.) A commissary, Dig. 32, 1, 38, § 4; 50, 5, 18, § 24; Cod. Th. 8, 4, 6. —
3. In eccl. Lat., a bishop: “conclamatissimus primipilaris,Sid. Ep. 6, 1.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 38
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.22
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6, 3.92
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