I.she that spies or watches, a (female) spy, watcher.
I. Lit.: furiae deae sunt speculatrices, credo, et vindices facinorum et scelerum, * Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Sen. Contr. 1, 6 med.: “mens boni speculatrix consiliorum suorum est,” Ambros. Ep. 67, 5; App. Doctr. Plat. 2, p. 16, 1: “Caucasiis speculatrix Juno resedit rupibus,” Val. Fl. 7, 190: “SPECVLATRIX ET PROPVGNATRIX MEORVM PERICVLORVM,” Inscr. Orell. 4859.—
II. Transf.: “speculatrix villa profundi,” i. e. that looks towards the sea, Stat. S. 2, 2, 3: “aestuosi maris alto e tumulo speculatrix statua,” Val. Max. 9, 8, ext. 1.
