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AUCTOR. Among the Romans the seller was called auctor; and public, sales were made by fixing a spear in the forum, and a person who acted as crier stood by the spear the catalogue of the goods to be sold was made in tables called auctionariae.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.