Latin

Noun

furcifer m ‎(genitive furciferī); second declension

1. yoke-bearer (a term of abuse, usually of slaves)
2. rascal, scoundrel, rogue

Inflection

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

¹May also be furcifere.

References

• furcifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• furcifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “furcifer”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• furcifer in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin