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lictor

/lik-ter/US // ˈlɪk tər //UK // (ˈlɪktə) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.

Examples

  • Even the lictor, who marched before the high-priest and the soldiers of the guard were powerless.

  • Ibi cum in locis solitariis sederet, venit ad eum lictor Sextilii praetoris, qui tum Africam obtinebat.

  • Next he proceeded to Athens, where in concession to that ancient city, allied to Rome, he would use but one Lictor.

  • When he stood mute, and a number of men stood round him in a ring, to prevent his being seized, the consuls sent a lictor to him.

  • The more vehemently he cried out, the more violently did the lictor tear off his clothes and strip him.