terence

noun

1. Publius Terentius Afer, c190–159? b.c., Roman playwright.
2. a male given name: taken from a Roman family name.

noun

1. Latin name Publius Terentius Afer. ?190–159 bc, Roman comic dramatist. His six comedies, Andria, Hecyra, Heauton Timoroumenos, Eunuchus, Phormio, and Adelphoe, are based on Greek originals by Menander