lator

lātor, ōris, m. [latum, v. fero],

• a bearer, i.e. a mover or proposer of a law (class.): lator legis Semproniae, Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10: legis, id. N. D. 3, 38, 90; Quint. 12, 10, 5; 3, 2, 4; cf.: legis ambitus, Cic. Mur. 2; Quint. 3, 7, 18: rogationis, Liv. 3, 9: latorum audacia, of the proposers of laws, *Caes. B. C. 1, 5.

lātor, ōris, m. (fero), der einen Antrag stellt, einen Gesetzesvorschlag macht, der Antragsteller, plebisciti, Liv.: legis, Cic.: ebenso rogationis, Liv.: aber Lycurgus, legum lator, der Gesetzgeber, Ampel. 14, 2. – übtr., artis lator, einer, der eine grammatische Theorie vorträgt, der grammatische Theoretiker, Grammatiker, Gramm. Vatic. 5, 155. Serv. in Endlich. Anal. gramm. p. 512.

lator [CL] 1 carrier, bearer, bringer; b (of doc., esp. in phr. praesentium ~or litterarum or sim.). s1126 ~or ‥ crucis ‥ extra capellam cum cruce ejectus est Fl. Worc. Cont. A 84; precedens post aque ~em per medium chori et ad fontes Offic. Sal. 79; p1298 (14c) lator homicidii levavit vexilla (Dunbar *11) Pol. Songs 161; c1334 Herford vexilli ~or, dux ille sinister FormOx 110.  b 596 insinuantes ~em praesentium Augustinum, servum Dei (Lit. Papae) Bede HE I 24 p. 44; c1073 terminum hujus consecrationis ~or vobis praesentium indicabit Lanfr. Ep. 12 (13); [hec] melius disces per hujus scedule ~orem quam per epistole scriptorem V. Gund. 12; c1161 precipio quatinus tradatis hujus presentis carte ~ori partem ecclesie de K. de sagimine craspesiorum Regesta Scot. 177; 1216 liberetis ‥ Elie ‥ ~ori presencium Agatham uxorem ‥ Engelardi Pat 2; 1376 unde isti probi homines sunt sic concordati ad respondendum ~ori predicte litere Mem. York I 33; c1387 Henricus B., ~or presencium litterarum Dip. Corr. Ric. II p. 50. 2 one who institutes, introduces or establishes: a (law); b (custom). a Gildas EB 1, etc. (v. legislator a, b, c, d, e); Theod. Pen. pref. (v. figuraliter 4); [Christus] figuraliter expresserit ‥ se esse ‥ legis pariter ~orem et gratie Bede Hom. I 25. 109; ave, cama Jesu Christi / ‥ / que latoris es fiscella / nove legis et cistella Walt. Wimb. Virgo 63; p1420 ~or inquit jurium, et canonum auctor, dignus est operarius mercede [Luc. x 7] Reg. Whet. II 411.  b annus ‥ quo juniorem Willelmum regem Anglia, et Widonem abbatem hujus festi ~orem Augustinia habuit Gosc. Transl. Aug. 30A. 3 writer, deliverer, or reader (of document). c1205 testibus ‥ T. clerico presentis ~ore et multis aliis Ch. Chester 336; ast evangelium cum dicitur est quoque standum, / ‥ / hoc ideo legitur lator de parte sinistra Garl. Myst. Eccl. 150; 1460 scriptum festinissime infra quarterium hore presentis ~ore nimis sponsalium causa festinante Paston Let. 606. 4 deliverer, upholder, supporter (also fig.). Luca fidelis lator Christi dogmatis Anal. Hymn. LI 107; lator justicie languore marcescit J. Howd. Cant. 89; vere lator justicie quid commisit / ut in latronum crucibus interiret? Ib. 274; c1280 ecce pacis pereunt legisque latores [AN: de pes e de la ley li sustenanz] (De temporibus 26) Pol. Songs 135; sunt laudis ~ores, famam hominum ferentes per universum mundum Bacon V 50; c1330 ad instanciam beatissimi doctoris Anglorum Augustini, ~oris fidei Christiane J. Mason Ep. 14 p. 203. 5 (med.) medium. cum humores sint ~ores virtutum augmentatis humo[ribus] augmentantur spiritus Gilb. II 101v. 1.

lātŏr, (11) ōris, m. (lātum de fero ), celui qui propose une loi : [avec legis ] Cic. Cat. 4, 10 ; Nat. 3, 90, etc. ; Quint. 12, 10, 5 ; [av. rogationis ] Liv. 3, 9.

lator , oris. m.
擕者。— \*litterarum 擕書信之人。— legis 定律例者。

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lātor ōris, m

• TAL-, a bringer: suffragi, voter: legis Semproniae, proposer: rogationis, L.