decoctor
From LSJ
δόξειε δ' ἂν τῆς κυριωτάτης καὶ μάλιστα ἀρχιτεκτονικῆς. τοιαύτη δ' ἡ πολιτικὴ φαίνεται → It would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēcoctor: ōris, m. decoquo, no. I. B.,
I one who has squandered his own or another's property, a ruined spendthrift, bankrupt, Cic. Phil. 2, 18; id. Cat. 2, 3; Catull. 41, 4: pecuniae publicae, Cod. Theod. 12, 1, 117 al.: bonorum suorum, Spart. Hadr. 18, 9; Sen. Ep. 81, 2; id. Ben. 4, 26, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēcoctŏr,¹³ ōris, m. (decoquo), dissipateur, homme ruiné, banqueroutier : Cic. Phil. 2, 44 ; Cat. 2, 5 ; decoctor pecuniæ publicæ Cod. Just. 10, 32, 40, dilapidateur des deniers publics.
