lictor

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Определение lictor в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An officer in ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals

{n} a kind of beadle amongst the Romans

His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals

An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office

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lic·tor

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