Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Mediastini

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

MEDIASTI'NI. A class of slaves whose distinctive services and condition are not fully ascertained. They appear, however, to have been the lowest in point of rank, performing the commonest drudgery both in agricultural employments and household work. Columell. i. 9. 3. ii. 13. 7. Dig. 7. 7. 6. Acro ad Hor. Ep. i. 14. 14. Non. s. v. p. 143.