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receptrix

receptrix, a harborer, concealer

rĕceptrix, īcis, f. [receptor].
  • She that receives, Ap. de Mund. p. 66, 17; id. Asclep. p. 77, 30; p. 287 Bip.; Ambros. in Luc. 8, 52.—
  • II In a bad sense, she that harbors or conceals: Messana, praedarum ac furtorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; 2, 5, 62, § 160.

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