servilely

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ancilla, ae, f. dim. [ancula], a maidservant, handmaid, female slave (com. used as fem. of servus, instead of serva).

Lit., Liv. Andron. ap. Non. p. 153 (Trag. Rel. p. 3 Rib.): Am. Quis me tenet? Br. Tua Bromia ancilla, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 25:

ecqua ancilla est illi?

id. Mil. 3, 1, 199:

Servos, ancillas amove, atque audin?

id. Trin. 3, 3, 70 et saep.:

ancilla aere empta,

Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 26; so id. And. 3, 1, 3; 5, 1, 19; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 78; 5, 1, 20 et saep.:

ancillarum beneficio emitti,

Cic. Har. Resp. 42:

ducebat ancillarum greges,

id. Mil. 55:

hunc servi ancillaeque amant,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 4:

cum ancillarum puerorumque comitatu,

id. Mil. 10 al.:

occultat se in tugurio mulieris ancillae,

Sall. J. 12, 5; Hor. C. 2, 4, 1; id. S. 1, 2, 63; 1, 2, 117; 2, 3, 215; id. Ep. 1, 18, 72:

nec (liberi) ancillis aut nutricibus delegantur,

Tac. G. 20; id. Or. 29:

ancilla dominā validior,

id. A. 14, 63.—

Trop.:

terrā usus mortalium semper ancillā,

Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 155.—As a term of reproach, of one servilely devoted to any thing:

Fufidius ancilla turpis,

Sall. H. 1, 15, p. 218 Gerl.

fămŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. [id.], to be a servant, to serve, attend, wait upon.

Prop. (rare but class.): cum autem hi famulantur (with alterius esse and opp. sui esse), Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 109, 6 (Rep. 3, 25 ed. Mai. et Mos.):

alicui jucundo labore,

Cat. 64, 161:

famulati Deo,

Tert. Res. Carn. 47:

famulantis fistula Phoebi,

Stat. S. 3, 3, 58:

Fortuna famulante,

Claud. B. G. 513.— Transf., of inanim. objects:

terra omnibus cruciatur horis, multoque plus, ut deliciis, quam ut alimentis nostris famuletur,

Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 157.—Hence, fămŭlan-ter, adv., servilely, submissively, Att. ap. Non. 111, 28 (Rib. Trag. Fragm. p. 218).

servīlis, e, adj. [servus], of or belonging to a slave, slavish, servile (class.).

Lit. (syn. famularis):

tumultus,

the servile war, insurrection of the slaves, Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

imperium,

like that of masters over slaves, Sall. H. 1, 9 Dietsch:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 19, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

terror,

dread of the slaves, of a servile insurrection, Liv. 3, 16: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

capita,

Liv. 27, 16:

caput,

Dig. 4, 5, 3:

de uxoribus in servilem modum quaestionem habent,

like slaves, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 32:

inscriptio (i. e. triumphi de servis),

Flor. 3, 19, 8:

operae (i. e. servis dignae),

id. 2, 18, 10:

nil servile habet,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 111:

servilia fingere,

Tac. A. 16, 2:

caedi discentes, deforme atque servile est,

Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf.

verbera,

Just. 1, 5, 2:

causa,

Dig. 4, 5, 3, § 1:

adfinitates,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

cognationes,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

condicio,

ib. 48, 20, 1:

necessitas,

ib. 3, 8, 19, § 2.—

Trop.:

serviles nuptiae (opp. liberales),

Plaut. Cas. prol. 68 and 73:

schema,

id. Am. prol. 117:

vestis,

Cic. Pis, 38, 92:

color,

id. ib. 38, 1:

indoles,

Liv. 1, 5:

gestus (with humilis),

Quint. 11, 3, 83:

vernilitas,

id. 1, 11, 2: litterae, i. e. the lower branches of learning (writing, reading, arithmetic, etc.;

opp. liberales, the higher branches),

Sen. Tranq. 9:

jugum,

Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6:

munus,

id. Sull. 19, 55.—Hence, adv., like a slave, slavishly, servilely. *

servīle:

gemens,

Claud. B. Gild. 364.—

servīlĭter (class.):

serviliter ficti dominum consalutamus,

Petr. 117, 6:

ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55; so Tac. H. 1, 36:

saevire,

Flor. 1, 23, 1.— Comp. and sup. of the adj. and adv. do not occur.

servīlis, e, adj. [servus], of or belonging to a slave, slavish, servile (class.).

Lit. (syn. famularis):

tumultus,

the servile war, insurrection of the slaves, Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

imperium,

like that of masters over slaves, Sall. H. 1, 9 Dietsch:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 19, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

terror,

dread of the slaves, of a servile insurrection, Liv. 3, 16: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

capita,

Liv. 27, 16:

caput,

Dig. 4, 5, 3:

de uxoribus in servilem modum quaestionem habent,

like slaves, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 32:

inscriptio (i. e. triumphi de servis),

Flor. 3, 19, 8:

operae (i. e. servis dignae),

id. 2, 18, 10:

nil servile habet,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 111:

servilia fingere,

Tac. A. 16, 2:

caedi discentes, deforme atque servile est,

Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf.

verbera,

Just. 1, 5, 2:

causa,

Dig. 4, 5, 3, § 1:

adfinitates,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

cognationes,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

condicio,

ib. 48, 20, 1:

necessitas,

ib. 3, 8, 19, § 2.—

Trop.:

serviles nuptiae (opp. liberales),

Plaut. Cas. prol. 68 and 73:

schema,

id. Am. prol. 117:

vestis,

Cic. Pis, 38, 92:

color,

id. ib. 38, 1:

indoles,

Liv. 1, 5:

gestus (with humilis),

Quint. 11, 3, 83:

vernilitas,

id. 1, 11, 2: litterae, i. e. the lower branches of learning (writing, reading, arithmetic, etc.;

opp. liberales, the higher branches),

Sen. Tranq. 9:

jugum,

Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6:

munus,

id. Sull. 19, 55.—Hence, adv., like a slave, slavishly, servilely. *

servīle:

gemens,

Claud. B. Gild. 364.—

servīlĭter (class.):

serviliter ficti dominum consalutamus,

Petr. 117, 6:

ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55; so Tac. H. 1, 36:

saevire,

Flor. 1, 23, 1.— Comp. and sup. of the adj. and adv. do not occur.

servīlis, e, adj. [servus], of or belonging to a slave, slavish, servile (class.).

Lit. (syn. famularis):

tumultus,

the servile war, insurrection of the slaves, Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

imperium,

like that of masters over slaves, Sall. H. 1, 9 Dietsch:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 19, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

terror,

dread of the slaves, of a servile insurrection, Liv. 3, 16: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

capita,

Liv. 27, 16:

caput,

Dig. 4, 5, 3:

de uxoribus in servilem modum quaestionem habent,

like slaves, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 32:

inscriptio (i. e. triumphi de servis),

Flor. 3, 19, 8:

operae (i. e. servis dignae),

id. 2, 18, 10:

nil servile habet,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 111:

servilia fingere,

Tac. A. 16, 2:

caedi discentes, deforme atque servile est,

Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf.

verbera,

Just. 1, 5, 2:

causa,

Dig. 4, 5, 3, § 1:

adfinitates,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

cognationes,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

condicio,

ib. 48, 20, 1:

necessitas,

ib. 3, 8, 19, § 2.—

Trop.:

serviles nuptiae (opp. liberales),

Plaut. Cas. prol. 68 and 73:

schema,

id. Am. prol. 117:

vestis,

Cic. Pis, 38, 92:

color,

id. ib. 38, 1:

indoles,

Liv. 1, 5:

gestus (with humilis),

Quint. 11, 3, 83:

vernilitas,

id. 1, 11, 2: litterae, i. e. the lower branches of learning (writing, reading, arithmetic, etc.;

opp. liberales, the higher branches),

Sen. Tranq. 9:

jugum,

Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6:

munus,

id. Sull. 19, 55.—Hence, adv., like a slave, slavishly, servilely. *

servīle:

gemens,

Claud. B. Gild. 364.—

servīlĭter (class.):

serviliter ficti dominum consalutamus,

Petr. 117, 6:

ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55; so Tac. H. 1, 36:

saevire,

Flor. 1, 23, 1.— Comp. and sup. of the adj. and adv. do not occur.

vernīlis, e, adj. [verna], of or belonging to a home-born slave (verna), slavish, i. e.,

Mean, fawning, servile:

blanditiae,

Tac. H. 2, 59:

corpora,

Quint. Decl. 9, 12.—

Jesting, pert, waggish:

dictum,

Tac. H. 3, 32 fin.—Adv.: vernīlĭter, slavishly, servilely:

fungi officiis,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 108: nimis hoc fit verniliter, i. e. with fawning flattery, cringingly, Caecil. ap. Non. 42, 27:

haec ipsa non verniliter, nec eā figurā, quā, etc.,

jestingly, jokingly, Sen. Ben. 2, 11, 3.