Maevĭus

i, m.
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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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