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praestī̆gĭae, ārum (rare in the sing.; praestigiae, Prud. Peristeph. 2, 86), f. [praestinguo], deceptions, illusions, jugglers’ tricks, sleights, feats of legerdemain; lit. and trop. (class.; cf. captio): patent praestigiae, Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 9: verborum, deceptive use of words, Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 74: quasi praestigiis quibusdam et captionibus depelli, id. Ac. 2, 14, 45: omnes meos dolos, fallacias, Praestigias praestrinxit commoditas patris, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73 (Com. Rel. p. 59 Rib.): non per praestigias, sed palam compilare, by stratagem, secretly, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; Liv. 6, 15 fin.: Graecae istorum praestigiae philosophari sese dicentium, Gell. 13, 23, 2: nubium, the deceptive images formed by the clouds, App. de Mundo, p. 23, 32.
In sing.: praestigiae plausum petere, Quint. 4, 1, 77; so Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 24 fin.
praestigĭātor, ōris, m. [praestigiae], a juggler, cheat, impostor, deceiver (anteclass. and post-Aug.): praestigiator hic quidem Poenus probu’ est, Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 6; id. Aul. 4, 4, 3; Sen. Ep. 45, 8: pervicaci praestigiator actu, the devil, Prud. Cath. 6, 141 (with i long).
praestigĭātrix, īcis, f. [praestigiator], she who plays tricks, juggles, or deceives (Plautin.), Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 150; id. Truc. 1, 2, 31 Spengel ad loc.