gregarius

grĕgārĭus, a, um, adj. [grex], of or belonging to a flock or herd.

• I Lit.: gregariorum pastorum disciplinam repudiasse, Col. 6 praef. § 1.—
• II Transf., in gen., of the common sort, common (most freq. in milit. lang.): milites, common soldiers, privates, in opp. to the officers: id etiam gregarii milites faciunt inviti, ut, etc., Cic. Planc. 30, 72; Sall. C. 38, 6; Curt. 7, 2; and in sing.: miles, Liv. 42, 34, 5; Tac. H. 5, 1: eques, id. ib. 3, 51: gregariam militiam sortitus, Just. 22, 1.—Rarely beyond the milit. sphere: poëta, Sid. Ep. 9, 15.

gregārius, a, um (grex), I) zur Herde gehörig, pastor, Col. 6. praef. § 1: canis, der Hirtenhund, Porphyr. Hor. sat. 1, 7, 2: dass. subst., gregārius, iī, m., der Hirt, Apul. met. 7, 15. – II) übtr., gemein, a) von Soldaten, milites, Gemeine (im Ggstz. zu den Offizieren), Cic., Sall. u.a.: u. subst. gregārius, iī, m., der gemeine Soldat, Tac. hist. 2, 75: eques, Tac. hist. 3, 51: militia, Gamaschendienst, Iustin. 22, 1, 8. – b) übh. gemein = schlecht, poëta, Sidon. epist. 9, 15, 1. v. 15.

gregarius [CL] 1 living in a flock (also fig.). b (as sb. m.) sheep-dog. ~ius, congregabilis, ‥ Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 262; sunt ‥ ~ie virtutes; simul advolant et evolant, ut columbe Gir. PI I 11.  b ~ius, dogge, sheperdis hounde PP; ~ius, A. a flockere, et est canis pastoris WW. 2 common, ordinary. ~iorum, unaeðilsa GlC G 157; ~ius, i. plebeius et vili genere natus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 254; ere alieno in funebrio cultu indiguit; ope ~ii pro sanapila et vispillionibus conducendis eguit Ord. Vit. VII 16 p. 254; hoc vinum etiam Petrum gregarium / fecit philosophum philozophancium Walt. Wimb. Carm. 146. 3 (mil.) belonging to rank and file; b (as sb. m.). milites ‥ medie nobilitatis atque ~ios aptissimis edictis coercuit W. Poit. II 33; portas ‥ munivit ne ~ii milites ‥ introirent Ord. Vit. IV 4 p. 181; ~ios equites collegit Ib. V 10 p. 386; ~ie ‥ militie, sed et predonum, ‥ robustissima manu ‥ conspirata G. Steph. II 83; o milites ~ii consimilis plagiario turpis contractus Neckam NR II 175.  b 801 ~ios, id est ignobiles milites Alcuin Ep. 233; absit ut hos pagenses et ~ios ‥ adeo metuamus ut pro illis callem divertamus Ord. Vit. XII 39 p. 45. 4 (w. miles) constable (in Exchequer). post hunc residet miles ~ius, quem constabularium dicimus Dial. Scac. I 5C.

grĕgārĭus, (11) a, um (grex), ¶ 1 relatif aux troupeaux : gregarii pastores Col. Rust. 6, pr. 1, bergers de troupeaux ¶ 2 [fig.] du commun, de la foule : miles gregarius Sall. J. 45, 2, le simple soldat ; gregarii milites Cic. Planc. 72, les simples soldats || poeta Sid. Ep. 9, 15, poète vulgaire.

gregarius , a, um. adj.
同羣者。— miles 俗兵。未揀之兵。

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gregārius adj.

• grex, of the herd, of the common sort, common: milites, privates: miles, L.: eques, Ta.