Definitions
A Roman statesman and orator; also a traditional unit of type size.
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin Cicerō, a cognomen in reference to warts (cicer (“chickpea”)). The Latinate form, based on the nominative, displaced Middle English Ciceroun, based on the oblique stem.
Used in a sentence
“But I perceiue nowe that all red colloured stones are not Rubies, nether is euery one Alexander that hath a stare in his cheke, al lame men are not Vulcans, nor hooke nosed men Ciceroes, nether each professor a poet.”
“He [Marcus Pomponius Dionysius] was tutor to the two young Cicerones [son and nephew of Cicero]. […] The two young Cicerones accompanied their parents, and were placed under the charge of Deiotarus.”
“Leatrice [Cole] is also descended from the Cicero family. […] The Ciceroes owned the Grapeco Bottling Company.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Roman orator”6 letters
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