lictor
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lictor
- /ˈlɪktə/ UK
- /ˈlɪktɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪktə(ɹ)
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Borrowed from Latin līctor.
noun lictors · lictour
- An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals. Hee brought-in likevvise the ancient cuſtome againe, that in vvhat moneth hee had not the Knitches of rods vvith Axes borne before him, a publique Officer called Accensvs ſhould huiſher him before, and the Serjeants or Lictours follovv after behinde.
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Talk about this word "lictor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lictor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lictor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lictor "lictor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lictor.
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@misc{lictor_2026,
title = {lictor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lictor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
