vexillarius
From LSJ
μηδὲν κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλὰ καταπάττειν χύδην → not to sell by the cupful, but to dole out indiscriminately | not to sell by retail but wholesale
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vexillārĭus: ii, m. vexillum.
I A standard-bearer, ensign.
A Lit., Liv. 8, 8, 4; Tac. H. 1, 41.—
B Transf., a leader, captain of a band of robbers, App. M. 4, p. 146.—
II vexillārĭi, ōrum, m., in the times of the emperors, the oldest class of veterans, the last summoned, Tac. A. 1, 38; id. H. 2, 83; 2, 100; Veg. Mil. 2, 110 fin. al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vexillārĭus,¹² ĭī, m. (vexillum),
1 porte- enseigne : Liv. 8, 8, 4 ; Tac. H. 1, 41 ; 3, 17 || chef de bande : Apul. M. 4, 10
2 pl. vexillārĭī, ōrum, m., vexillaires [corps de vétérans sous les empereurs] : Tac. Ann. 1, 38 ; H. 2, 83.
