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Orbilius
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English
Etymology
From en la Orbilius, in reference to the Roman grammarian Lucius Orbilius Pupillus.
Noun
en obsolete A schoolmaster who flogs his pupils.
en eponyms
Latin
Orbilia gens
Etymology
Ultimately from la orbus bereaved.
Pronunciation
Orbilius
Proper noun
Orbilius<2>
a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Lucius Orbilius Pupillus, a Roman grammarian
Declension
Orbilius<2>
References
la nomina gentilia