correus

Etymology
First attested in the singular in 1656 and in the plural in 1707; elliptical use from.

Noun

 * 1) * 1656 June 7, John Thurloe (author) and Thomas Birch (editor), “A letter of intelligence from the Hague, 7 June 1656” in A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe V (London, 1742), page 71
 * When a creditor will accept ſolutionem particularum vel correi, the debtor or the correus muſt pay
 * 1) * 1707 December 17, Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall (editor), The Deciſions of the Lords of Council and Seſſion, from June 6th, 1678, to July 30th, 1712 II (Edinburgh, 1761), page 404
 * Since this act, few take bonds with cautioners, but bind them all as correi and principals.
 * Since this act, few take bonds with cautioners, but bind them all as correi and principals.

Noun

 * 1) a  in, a joint , a partner in crime, an accomplice