ambactus
ὅσα μὲν τῆς ἰδίας τρυφῆς εἵνεκα Μειδίας καὶ περιουσίας κτᾶται → all the wealth that Meidias retains for private luxury and superfluous display
Latin > English
ambactus ambacti N M :: vassal, dependent; retainer, servant
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ambactus,¹⁶ ī, m. (mot gaulois), esclave : Enn. d. P. Fest. 4 ; Cæs. G. 6, 15, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
ambactus, ī, m. (keltisch), der Hofhörige, Dienstmanne, Enn. b. Paul. ex Fest. 4, 13. Caes. b.G. 6, 15, 2. Vgl. Placid. gloss. V, 7, 43 (= 47, 2): ›ambactus, δοῦλος, μισθωτός (Söldling), ὡς Ἔννιος‹.
