beneficiarius

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bĕnĕfĭcĭārĭus: a, um, adj. beneficium,
I pertaining to a favor.
I As adj. only once: res, Sen. Ep. 90, 2.—
II Freq. subst.: bĕnĕfĭcĭārĭi, ōrum, m.; in milit. lang., soldiers who, through the favor of their commander, were exempt from menial offices (throwing up intrenchments, procuring wood and water, foraging, etc.), free or privileged soldiers: beneficiarii dicebantur milites, qui vacabant muneris beneficio; e contrario munifices vocabantur, qui non vacabant, sed munus reipublicae faciebant, Fest. p. 27; cf. Comm. p. 347: beneficiarii superiorum exercituum, Caes. B. C. 3, 88. Such beneficiarii were usually in attendance upon their commanders, and were promoted by them to office: Βενεφικιάλιοι οἱ ἐπὶ θεραπείᾳ τῶν Μαγιστράτων τεταγμένοι, Gloss.: beneficiarii ab eo appellati quod promoventur beneficio tribunorum, Veg. Mil. 2, 7; Caes. B. C. 1, 75; Plin. Ep. 10, 21 (32); 10, 27 (36); Inscr. Orell. 192; 929; 1394 et saep.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

bĕnĕfĭcĭārĭus,¹⁴ a, um (beneficium),
1 qui provient d’un bienfait (d’un don) : Sen. Ep. 90, 2
2 m. pris subst^t, beneficiarii, soldats exempts des corvées militaires ( P. Fest. 33 ), bénéficiaires : Cæs. C. 3, 88, 4 || attachés à la personne du chef : Cæs. C. 1, 75, 2 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 10, 21.