Nitor

Latin-English I.

nĭt|or, -ōris. (ˈni.tor) masc.

1. Splendor, brightness; sleekness, elegance.

[niteo.]

Latin-English II.

nīt|or, -ī, nīsus or nixus sum. (ˈni.tor) v. trans.

1. To bear down; to strive; to lean or rest on.