Căr'ni-fex, n.
n. [From Lat. caro, carnis, flesh, and facere, to make.] (Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
n. [From Lat. caro, carnis, flesh, and facere, to make.] (Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.