English
lictor
Lictor comes from Latin līctor.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīctor
- Englishearliest quotation 1606lictor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīctor
- Englishearliest quotation 1606lictor
Earliest quotation: 1606, Caius [i.e., The Historie of Caius Iulius Cesar Dictator: “Hee brought-in likevvise the ancient cuſtome againe, that in…”
Every English word from Latin līctor
Today it means
noun An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin līctor / lictor