moderatrix
ἀλλ' οὐκ ἂν μαχέσαιτο· χέσαιτο γάρ, εἰ μαχέσαιτο → fighting is what she can't do, for if she should fight she would shit
Latin > English
moderatrix moderatricis N F :: mistress, controller, manager (female); she who restrains/regulates/determines
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mŏdĕrātrix: īcis, f. moderator.
I She who moderates or allays; a directress, mistress, governess (mostly Ciceron.): sibi, Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 3.—
II That which rules, guides, controls, etc.: temperantia est moderatrix omnium commotionum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 42: materiae, id. N. D. 3, 39, 92: factorum, id. Phil. 5, 18, 50: officii, id. Fl. 24, 57.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mŏdĕrātrīx,¹⁴ īcis, f. (moderator), celle qui modère, qui règle, qui dirige : Pl. Cist. 538 ; Cic. Tusc. 5, 42 ; Nat. 3, 92.
Latin > German (Georges)
moderātrīx, trīcis, f. (Femin. zu moderator), I) die Mäßigerin, ut illaec hodie quot modis moderatrix linguae fuit, Plaut. cist. 537 sq. – v. Abstr., temperantia est moderatrix omnium commotionum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 42. – II) übtr., die Leiterin, Beherrscherin usw., materiae universae fictricem et moderatricem divinam providentiam esse, Cic.: curia m. officii, Hinleiterin zur Pfl., Cic.: res publica m. omnium factorum, Bestimmerin, Cic.
Latin > Chinese
moderatrix, icis. f. :: 掌事之女
