Pedarius, huius pedarij, m g. Pedarij. Cice. Senators that did not shew their opiniõ in words, but wÊt only toward those persons whose sentence they allowed, as in diniding % parliament house. Also certaine gentlemÊ cõming into the Senate but not admitted to be of the number.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
pĕdārĭus, a, um, adj. [pes], of or belonging to the foot, foot-.—Only transf. I. pedarii senatores, those senators who had not yet been entered by the censors on the list or roll of senators, and who had no vote of their own, but could merely signify their assent to that of another, Varr. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 5; Tac. A. 3, 65.—Also as subst.: pĕdārii, ōrum, m., Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9; 1, 20, 4; and in sing.: pedarī sententia, Laber. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 9.—II.Of the size of a foot, a foot long, broad, etc.: EX TIGNO PEDARIO, i. e. a foot wide, Lex. Puteol. ap. Grut. 207, 2.