Latro
From LSJ
τὸν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lā̆tro: ōnis, m.,
I a Roman surname. So M. Porcius Latro, a famous orator from Spain, a friend of the elder Seneca, Sen. Contr. 1 praef.; Quint. 10, 5, 18; 9, 2, 91; Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 160.—Hence,
II Lătrō-nĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latro, Latronian: color, Sen. Contr. 1, 7, 16; 1 praef. § 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(3) Lătrō, ōnis, m., surnom rom., nott M. Porcius Latro [rhéteur, ami de Sénèque le père] : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 1, præf. 13 ; Quint. 10, 5, 18.
