03-12-2017, 11:05 PM
(03-12-2017, 09:08 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote:(03-12-2017, 11:32 AM)Longovicium Wrote: Souter lists 'agraria' directly prior to this word and defines it as 'a 'kind' of military watch'
Odd - all the definitions I can find (albeit online!) relate the word to agriculture. I've never heard of a 'military watch' (presumably a period of time) called anything like that.
Vegetius 1. 3 .3 has 'in agrariis ', which Milner translates as 'on outpost-duty'.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
