I.one who duly arranges, orders, or governs (very rare): “moderator ille et quasi temperator hujus tripartitae varietatis,” Cic. Or. 21, 70: “voluptatis,” i. e. who enjoys it in moderation, Sen. Vit. Beat. 14, 1.—Poet.: “armorum (flumen),” i. e. that rightly tempers them, Mart. 4, 55, 15.
tempĕrātor , ōris, m. id.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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