Maevĭus, i, m., and Maevĭa, ae, f.,
- I. Roman proper names.
- A. Maevius.
- 1. A secretary of Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 75, § 175.
- 2. A wretched poet, contemporary with Virgil, Verg. E. 3, 90; Hor. Epod. 10, 2.
- B. Maevia, a woman, Dig. 31, 4, 87.
Hence,
- II. Maevĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mævius, Mævian: fundus, Dig. 34, 5, 1: hereditas, ib. 31, 1, 76 init.