praecursor

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L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelleLove that moves the sun and the other stars

Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, XXXIII, v. 145

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praecursor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who runs before.
I A forerunner, precursor, of a servant, Plin. Pan. 76 fin.; one who precedes on the same path, Lact. 6, 7, 3.— Esp., the forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6; 4, 8.—
II Trop.: flos praecursor indolis bonae, Nazar. Pan. Const. 3 med.—
III In milit. lang., an advanced guard, vanguard, Liv. 26, 17 fin.—
   B Transf., a scout, spy (cf.: emissarius, speculator), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 108. >

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

præcursŏr,¹⁵ ōris, m.,
1 celui qui court devant, qui précède : Plin. Min. Pan. 76, 7
2 éclaireur : Liv. 26, 17, 16 || [fig.] fourrier, émissaire, agent : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 108 || le Précurseur (saint Jean-Baptiste) : Aug. Ep. Joann. 4, 6 ; 4, 8.