ambactus

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κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν → of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ambactus: i, m. Celt. amb; Goth. andbahti = service; andbahts = servant,
I a vassal, a dependent upon a lord: ambactus apud Ennium linguā Gallicā servus appellatur. Paul. ex Fest. p. 4 Müll.: plurimos circum se ambactos clientesque habent, Caes. B. G. 6, 15; cf. Grimm, Gram. 2, p. 211; id. Antiq. p. 304.