Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Portitor

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. 

POR'TITOR (ἐλλιμενιστής). A custom-house officer; employed by the publicani, who leased the portorium, or duties levied upon exports, imports, and transit dues, to examine the goods of merchants and travellers. As the duty was an annoying one, and often exercised with harshness and incivility, these officers were extremely unpopular. Cic. Off. 1. 42. Non. s. v. p. 24.