silenziario

Italian

Etymology

From Latin silentiarus from silentium "silence" from silere

Pronunciation
  • silenziàrio, IPA(key): /silenˈtsjarjo/

Noun

silenziario m (plural silenziari)

  1. (in Roman Antiquity) a domestic servant (usually a slave) who stood about his master, charged with seeing to it that no noise etc. disturbed him while resting or working.
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