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Complete Definition of "lictor"

English
Etymology
Latin.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'lɪkt�/

Noun

lictor

  1. An officer in ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.

#:*1985: �Beware the power of the mob, Caesar.� Then, schooled in needful agility, he ran away before a lictor�s whip could reach him. � Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

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