Arbiter elegantiae
a judge of elegance or matters of taste.
gaius
[gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (show ipa), (gaius petronius arbiter”arbiter elegantiae”) died a.d. 66? roman satirist.
historical examples
white and trembling, the n-ble was not now the exquisite arbiter elegantiae; nor the imperturbable augustian.
triplanetary edward elmer smith
noun
gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as petronius arbiter. died 66 ad, roman satirist, supposed author of the satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
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