mulier
τῶν Λειβηθρίων ἀμουσότερος → more uncultured than Leibethrans, more uncultured than the people of Leibethra, lowest degree of mental cultivation
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mŭlĭer: ĕris, f. mollior, comp. of mollis, q. v.,
I a woman, a female, whether married or not.
I Lit.
A In gen., Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 36: mulieres omnes propter infirmitatem consilii, majores in tutorum potestate esse voluerunt, Cic. Mur. 12, 27; of a virgin, id. Verr. 2, 1, 25, § 64: mulieres omnes dicuntur, quaecumque sexūs feminini sunt, Dig. 34, 2, 26: nil non permittit mulier sibi, Juv. 6, 457.—
B In partic., a wife, opp. to a maid: ecqua virgo sit aut mulier digna, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 63: Cicero objurgantibus, quod sexagenarius Publiliam virginem duxisset, "cras mulier erit" inquit, Quint. 6, 3, 75: si virgo fuit primo, postea mulier, Lact. 1, 17, 8 al.: pudica mulier, Hor. Epod. 2, 39; Suet. Vit. 2; Inscr Orell. 4661.—
II Transf., as a term of reproach, a woman, i. e. a coward, poltroon: non me arbitratur militem, sed mulierem, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mŭlĭĕr,⁷ ĕris, f., femme [en gén.] : Pl. Pœn. 245 ; Cic. Mur. 27 ; Dig. 34, 2, 26 ; Juv. 6, 457
