assector
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sector (“attend, accompany”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈsek.tor/, [äs̠ˈs̠ɛkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈsek.tor/, [äsˈsɛkt̪or]
Verb
editassector (present infinitive assectārī, perfect active assectātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- to attend someone eagerly, accompany, follow, wait upon, escort
- to follow a woman, seek after, court
Conjugation
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editReferences
edit- “assector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- assector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.