Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Villicus

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. 

VILL'ICUS. A farm-bailiff; a slave who had the superintendence in chief of all the stock and business of a farm, the surveillance of the labouring slaves, the management and direction of the farming operations, the duty of attending the markets and selling the produce of the estate, as well as the custody of all the fixed and moveable capital upon it. Varro, R. R. v. 2. 14. Cato, R. R. 5. and 142. Columell. xi. 1. 7.