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excŭbĭtor , ōris, m. excubo,
I.one who keeps guard, a watchman, guard, sentinel: “haec eadem (castella) noctu excubitoribus ac firmis praesidiis tenebantur,” Caes. B. G. 7, 69 fin.: “tribunus excubitor,” the captain of the guard, Suet. Claud. 42; id. Ner. 8.— “Of a dog: quis excubitor inveniri potest vigilantior?” Col. 7, 12, 1.—Of a cock: “excubitor ales,” Verg. M. 2.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.69
    • Suetonius, Divus Claudius, 42
    • Suetonius, Nero, 8
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.12.1
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