nĕgōtĭātrix
īcis, f.
I.
she that carries on a business, a female trader (post-class.).
I.
Lit.: cum testatrix negotiatrix fuerit, Dig. 34, 2, 32, § 4: FRVMENTARIA, Inscr. Orell. 3093: LEGVMINARIA, Inscr. Murat. 935, 5.—
II.
Trop., she that brings about a thing, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 3.