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Latin > English

obsessor obsessoris N M :: besieger, frequenter

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

obsessor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who sits, stays, abides in a place; a frequenter, haunter.
I In gen. (only ante-class. and poet.): hoc ego fui hodie solus obsessor fori, sai in the forum alone, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 18: vivarum aquarum (of a water-snake), Ov. F. 2, 259.—
II In partic., milit., a besieger, invester, blockader: obsessor curiae, Cic. Dom. 5, 13: Luceriae, Liv. 9, 15, 3: plus pavoris obsessis quam obsessoribus intulit, Tac. H. 3, 73.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

obsessŏr,¹³ ōris, m. (obsideo),
1 celui qui occupe un espace : Pl. Ps. 807 ; Ov. F. 2, 259
2 assiégeant : Cic. Domo 13 ; Liv. 9, 15, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

obsessor, ōris, m. (obsideo) »der irgendwo sitzen bleibt«, I) im allg.: hoc ego fui hodie solus obs. fori, deswegen blieb ich sitzen heut' allein am Markt, Plaut. Pseud. 807: vivarum obs. aquarum, die Bewohnerin (v. der Wasserschlange), Ov. fast. 2, 259. – II) insbes., der Besetzer = Blockierer, Einschließer, Belagerer, curiae, Cic. de domo 13: Luceriae, Liv. 9, 15, 3: viarum obsessores, Wegelagerer (als Erklärung v. latrones), Paul. ex Fest. 118, 16: absol., plus pavoris obsessis quam obsessoribus obtulit, Tac. hist. 3, 73.