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Fictor vs Lictor - What's the difference?

fictor | lictor |

As nouns the difference between fictor and lictor

is that fictor is an artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any malleable material while lictor is an officer in ancient rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.

fictor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any malleable material.
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    lictor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lictour (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An officer in ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.
  • :* 1985': ‘Beware the power of the mob, Caesar.’ Then, schooled in needful agility, he ran away before a '''lictor ’s whip could reach him. — Anthony Burgess, ''Kingdom of the Wicked