Duplarii
or
Duplicarii. Soldiers who received, on account of their good
conduct, double allowance (
duplicia cibaria), and perhaps in some cases
double pay likewise (Varr.
L. L. v. 90;
Liv. ii.
59Liv. xxiv. 47; Orelli,
Inscript. No.
3535). The forms are
duplicarius (Or. 3533),
dupliciarius (ib. 3534),
duplaris (Veget. ii. 7),
duplarius (Or. 3531).