admissarius
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
admissārĭus: a, um, adj. admitto, sc. equus, asinus, etc.,
I a horse, ass, etc., that is used for breeding, a stallion, etc.: equus, Varr. R. R. 2, 7: asinus, id. ib. 2, 8.—Hence, metaph. subst.,
II Of a sensual, lewd man: scitus admissarius, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 19: admissarius iste, sic ad illius orationem adhinniit, * Cic. Pis. 28, 69 (cf. adhinnio); Sen. Q. N. 1, 16.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
admissārĭus,¹⁶ ī, m. (admitto), [avec ou sans equus, asinus ], étalon : Varro R. 2, 8, 3 ; 2, 7, 1, etc. || [en parlant d’un débauché] : Cic. Pis. 69 ; Sen. Nat. 1, 16, 2.
