a chamberlain

admissĭo, ōnis, f. [id.].

An admitting of the male to the female, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 18.—

Admission to a prince, an audience (post-Aug.):

quibus admissionis liberae jus dedissent,

Plin. 33, 3, 12, § 41:

admissionum tuarum felicitas,

Plin. Pan. 47:

primae et secundae admissiones,

Sen. Ben. 6, 33; cf. Lipsius ad Tac. A. 6, 9. (Special officers of reception were appointed, whose charge was called officium admissionis, the office of chamberlain, Suet. Vesp. 14;

and the superintendent of them was called maagister admissionum,

chief marshal, lord chamberlain, Amm. 15, 5.)—

The entrance upon an inheritance, Cod. 6, 15, 5.

Pălātĭum ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 1, 70, 5; 9, 102, 13), ĭi, n., = Palation, Pallantion [root pa-, to protect, nourish; Sanscr. pala, shepherd; cf. Gr. ai-polos oio-polos;

Lat. pasco],

one of the seven hills of Rome, that which was first built upon, Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; cf.: Palatium id est mons Romae, appellatus est, quod ibi pecus pascens balare consueverit, vel quod palare, id est errare, ibi pecudes solerent;

alii, quod ibi Hyperborei filia Palanto habitaverit, quae ex Hercule Latinum peperit, alii eundem, quod Pallas ibi sepultus sit, aestimant appellari,

Fest. p. 220 Müll.—Augustus had his residence on the Palatine; hence, since the Aug. period,

Transf.: pălātĭum, ii, n., a palace:

palatia fulgent,

Ov. A. A. 3, 119:

secreta palatia matris,

the temple of Cybele, Juv. 9, 23: magni palatia caeli, the palace of the sky (of the seat of Jupiter), Ov. M. 1, 176; Vulg. 3 Reg. 16, 18 et saep.—

Deriv. Pălātīnus ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 8, 39, 1; 9, 24, 1; 9, 79, 2; 9, 86, 7; 11, 8, 5; 13, 91, 1), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Palatium, Palatine:

pastores,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.:

Evander,

Verg. A. 9, 9:

colles,

Ov. M. 15, 560:

aves,

the vultures which Remus saw on the Palatium, id. F. 5, 152:

Apollo, so called because he had a temple on the Palatine Hill, built by Augustus, in which also was a library founded by him,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Aug. 29:

dei,

Mart. 5, 19, 4:

ludi,

which Livia caused to be celebrated in honor of Augustus, Suet. Calig. 56:

colossus,

the colossal statue of Nero, on the Palatium, Mart. 8, 60, 1; cf. Suet. Ner. 31; id. Vesp. 18: Palatina pars urbis, the tenth region, also called simply Palatina, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13: Palatina tribus, one of the four city tribes: Calvu' Palatina vir nobilis ac bonu' bello, Lucil. ap. Non. 462, 28:

C. Claudius C. F. Palatina,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; Inscr. Grut. 36, 11 et saep.— Subst.: Pălātīni,ōrum, m., the people of the Palatine Mount, Col. 1, 3, 7.—

Transf., of or belonging to the imperial palace, imperial:

palatina laurus,

which stood in front of the imperial palace, Ov. F. 4, 953:

atriensis,

Suet. Calig. 57:

domus,

id. Aug. 29:

cubile,

Juv. 6, 117:

officia,

offices about the court, Aur. Vict. Ep. 14 fin.; Treb. Gall. 17.—As subst.: Pălātīnus, i, m., an officer of the palace, a chamberlain: Parthenius palatinus, Domitian's chamberlain, Mart. 4, 45, 2; cf. id. 8, 28:

Tonans,

i. e. Domitian, id. 9, 40, 1.

Pălātĭum ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 1, 70, 5; 9, 102, 13), ĭi, n., = Palation, Pallantion [root pa-, to protect, nourish; Sanscr. pala, shepherd; cf. Gr. ai-polos oio-polos;

Lat. pasco],

one of the seven hills of Rome, that which was first built upon, Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; cf.: Palatium id est mons Romae, appellatus est, quod ibi pecus pascens balare consueverit, vel quod palare, id est errare, ibi pecudes solerent;

alii, quod ibi Hyperborei filia Palanto habitaverit, quae ex Hercule Latinum peperit, alii eundem, quod Pallas ibi sepultus sit, aestimant appellari,

Fest. p. 220 Müll.—Augustus had his residence on the Palatine; hence, since the Aug. period,

Transf.: pălātĭum, ii, n., a palace:

palatia fulgent,

Ov. A. A. 3, 119:

secreta palatia matris,

the temple of Cybele, Juv. 9, 23: magni palatia caeli, the palace of the sky (of the seat of Jupiter), Ov. M. 1, 176; Vulg. 3 Reg. 16, 18 et saep.—

Deriv. Pălātīnus ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 8, 39, 1; 9, 24, 1; 9, 79, 2; 9, 86, 7; 11, 8, 5; 13, 91, 1), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Palatium, Palatine:

pastores,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.:

Evander,

Verg. A. 9, 9:

colles,

Ov. M. 15, 560:

aves,

the vultures which Remus saw on the Palatium, id. F. 5, 152:

Apollo, so called because he had a temple on the Palatine Hill, built by Augustus, in which also was a library founded by him,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Aug. 29:

dei,

Mart. 5, 19, 4:

ludi,

which Livia caused to be celebrated in honor of Augustus, Suet. Calig. 56:

colossus,

the colossal statue of Nero, on the Palatium, Mart. 8, 60, 1; cf. Suet. Ner. 31; id. Vesp. 18: Palatina pars urbis, the tenth region, also called simply Palatina, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13: Palatina tribus, one of the four city tribes: Calvu' Palatina vir nobilis ac bonu' bello, Lucil. ap. Non. 462, 28:

C. Claudius C. F. Palatina,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; Inscr. Grut. 36, 11 et saep.— Subst.: Pălātīni,ōrum, m., the people of the Palatine Mount, Col. 1, 3, 7.—

Transf., of or belonging to the imperial palace, imperial:

palatina laurus,

which stood in front of the imperial palace, Ov. F. 4, 953:

atriensis,

Suet. Calig. 57:

domus,

id. Aug. 29:

cubile,

Juv. 6, 117:

officia,

offices about the court, Aur. Vict. Ep. 14 fin.; Treb. Gall. 17.—As subst.: Pălātīnus, i, m., an officer of the palace, a chamberlain: Parthenius palatinus, Domitian's chamberlain, Mart. 4, 45, 2; cf. id. 8, 28:

Tonans,

i. e. Domitian, id. 9, 40, 1.

Pălātĭum ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 1, 70, 5; 9, 102, 13), ĭi, n., = Palation, Pallantion [root pa-, to protect, nourish; Sanscr. pala, shepherd; cf. Gr. ai-polos oio-polos;

Lat. pasco],

one of the seven hills of Rome, that which was first built upon, Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; cf.: Palatium id est mons Romae, appellatus est, quod ibi pecus pascens balare consueverit, vel quod palare, id est errare, ibi pecudes solerent;

alii, quod ibi Hyperborei filia Palanto habitaverit, quae ex Hercule Latinum peperit, alii eundem, quod Pallas ibi sepultus sit, aestimant appellari,

Fest. p. 220 Müll.—Augustus had his residence on the Palatine; hence, since the Aug. period,

Transf.: pălātĭum, ii, n., a palace:

palatia fulgent,

Ov. A. A. 3, 119:

secreta palatia matris,

the temple of Cybele, Juv. 9, 23: magni palatia caeli, the palace of the sky (of the seat of Jupiter), Ov. M. 1, 176; Vulg. 3 Reg. 16, 18 et saep.—

Deriv. Pălātīnus ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 8, 39, 1; 9, 24, 1; 9, 79, 2; 9, 86, 7; 11, 8, 5; 13, 91, 1), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Palatium, Palatine:

pastores,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.:

Evander,

Verg. A. 9, 9:

colles,

Ov. M. 15, 560:

aves,

the vultures which Remus saw on the Palatium, id. F. 5, 152:

Apollo, so called because he had a temple on the Palatine Hill, built by Augustus, in which also was a library founded by him,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Aug. 29:

dei,

Mart. 5, 19, 4:

ludi,

which Livia caused to be celebrated in honor of Augustus, Suet. Calig. 56:

colossus,

the colossal statue of Nero, on the Palatium, Mart. 8, 60, 1; cf. Suet. Ner. 31; id. Vesp. 18: Palatina pars urbis, the tenth region, also called simply Palatina, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13: Palatina tribus, one of the four city tribes: Calvu' Palatina vir nobilis ac bonu' bello, Lucil. ap. Non. 462, 28:

C. Claudius C. F. Palatina,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; Inscr. Grut. 36, 11 et saep.— Subst.: Pălātīni,ōrum, m., the people of the Palatine Mount, Col. 1, 3, 7.—

Transf., of or belonging to the imperial palace, imperial:

palatina laurus,

which stood in front of the imperial palace, Ov. F. 4, 953:

atriensis,

Suet. Calig. 57:

domus,

id. Aug. 29:

cubile,

Juv. 6, 117:

officia,

offices about the court, Aur. Vict. Ep. 14 fin.; Treb. Gall. 17.—As subst.: Pălātīnus, i, m., an officer of the palace, a chamberlain: Parthenius palatinus, Domitian's chamberlain, Mart. 4, 45, 2; cf. id. 8, 28:

Tonans,

i. e. Domitian, id. 9, 40, 1.

Pălātĭum ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 1, 70, 5; 9, 102, 13), ĭi, n., = Palation, Pallantion [root pa-, to protect, nourish; Sanscr. pala, shepherd; cf. Gr. ai-polos oio-polos;

Lat. pasco],

one of the seven hills of Rome, that which was first built upon, Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; cf.: Palatium id est mons Romae, appellatus est, quod ibi pecus pascens balare consueverit, vel quod palare, id est errare, ibi pecudes solerent;

alii, quod ibi Hyperborei filia Palanto habitaverit, quae ex Hercule Latinum peperit, alii eundem, quod Pallas ibi sepultus sit, aestimant appellari,

Fest. p. 220 Müll.—Augustus had his residence on the Palatine; hence, since the Aug. period,

Transf.: pălātĭum, ii, n., a palace:

palatia fulgent,

Ov. A. A. 3, 119:

secreta palatia matris,

the temple of Cybele, Juv. 9, 23: magni palatia caeli, the palace of the sky (of the seat of Jupiter), Ov. M. 1, 176; Vulg. 3 Reg. 16, 18 et saep.—

Deriv. Pălātīnus ( Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 8, 39, 1; 9, 24, 1; 9, 79, 2; 9, 86, 7; 11, 8, 5; 13, 91, 1), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Palatium, Palatine:

pastores,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.:

Evander,

Verg. A. 9, 9:

colles,

Ov. M. 15, 560:

aves,

the vultures which Remus saw on the Palatium, id. F. 5, 152:

Apollo, so called because he had a temple on the Palatine Hill, built by Augustus, in which also was a library founded by him,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Aug. 29:

dei,

Mart. 5, 19, 4:

ludi,

which Livia caused to be celebrated in honor of Augustus, Suet. Calig. 56:

colossus,

the colossal statue of Nero, on the Palatium, Mart. 8, 60, 1; cf. Suet. Ner. 31; id. Vesp. 18: Palatina pars urbis, the tenth region, also called simply Palatina, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13: Palatina tribus, one of the four city tribes: Calvu' Palatina vir nobilis ac bonu' bello, Lucil. ap. Non. 462, 28:

C. Claudius C. F. Palatina,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; Inscr. Grut. 36, 11 et saep.— Subst.: Pălātīni,ōrum, m., the people of the Palatine Mount, Col. 1, 3, 7.—

Transf., of or belonging to the imperial palace, imperial:

palatina laurus,

which stood in front of the imperial palace, Ov. F. 4, 953:

atriensis,

Suet. Calig. 57:

domus,

id. Aug. 29:

cubile,

Juv. 6, 117:

officia,

offices about the court, Aur. Vict. Ep. 14 fin.; Treb. Gall. 17.—As subst.: Pălātīnus, i, m., an officer of the palace, a chamberlain: Parthenius palatinus, Domitian's chamberlain, Mart. 4, 45, 2; cf. id. 8, 28:

Tonans,

i. e. Domitian, id. 9, 40, 1.

prae-pōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (old perf. praeposivi, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 11.—Sync. form praepostus, Lucr. 6, 999), v. a., to put or set before, to place first (syn.: praefero, praeficio).

Lit.

In gen.:

versus, in primā fronte libelli,

Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 33:

praeponens ultima primis,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 59; Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10:

oportet, ut aedibus ac templis vestibula et aditus, sic causis principia proportione rerum praeponere,

id. de Or. 2, 79, 320:

de quā priusquam respondeo, pauca praeponam,

I will first make a few observations, id. Fam. 11, 27, 1.—

In partic., to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent, to place at the head of, intrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as:

unum illum ex omnibus delegistis, quem bello praedonum praeponeretis,

to appoint commander in the war, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63:

hibernis Labienum praeposuit,

Caes. B. G. 1, 54:

sinistro cornu Antonium praeposuerat,

id. B. C. 3, 89:

aliquem provinciae,

to appoint as governor, Cic. Fam. 2, 15, 4:

negotio,

to charge with the management of an affair, id. ib. 15, 4, 10:

navibus,

to appoint admiral, id. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 101:

vectigalibus,

to appoint minister of finance, Tac. A. 15, 18:

Bibulus toti officio maritimo praepositus,

superintendent of all maritime affairs, Caes. B. C. 3, 5:

praepositus cubiculo,

chamberlain, Suet. Dom. 16:

sacerdos oraculo praeposita,

that presides over, Cic. Div. 1, 34, 76:

aliquem custodem alicui loco,

to appoint keeper of a place, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 67:

illum exercitibus,

Juv. 10, 92.—

To place or set upon:

fronti praeponere olivam,

Hor. C. 1, 7, 7 (cf.: [p. 1426] comis praetexere frondes, Sen. Med. 70).—

Trop., to set before or above, to prefer:

lucrum praeposivi sopori et quieti,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 11:

se alteri,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 38; id. Eun. 1, 2, 59:

salutem rei publicae vitae suae,

Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 15:

amicitiam patriae,

id. Rab. Perd. 8, 23:

necessaria gloriosis,

Vell. 2, 110, 3:

multum mihi praestat, si me Mazaeo generum praeponit,

Curt. 4, 11, 20:

Prochytam Suburrae,

Juv. 3, 5.—Hence, praepŏsĭtus, a, um, P. a.—As subst.

praepŏsĭtus, i, m., a prefect, president, head, chief, overseer, director, commander:

legatorum tuorum,

Cic. Pis. 36, 88; Tac. H. 1, 36:

quod (milites) praepositos suos occiderant,

Suet. Oth. 1: rerum curae Caesaris, director, S. C. ap. Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 13:

aquarum,

water-inspector, Front. Aquaed. 17; 100; 117:

cubiculi,

a chamberlain, Amm. 14, 10, 5.—Of the governor of a province; with dat.:

Illyrico, Dalmatiae, etc.,

Vell. 2, 112, 2; 2, 116, 2; absol., Suet. Galb. 12; 16; id. Oth. 1 al.; Vulg. Act. 7, 10.—

praepŏsĭta, ae, f. (eccl. Lat.), a prioress or abbess, Aug. Civ. Dei, 21, 8; id. Ep. 211.—

With the Stoics, praepŏsĭta, ōrum, n., for the Gr. proêgmena, preferable or advantageous things, but which are not to be called absolutely good; such as wealth, beauty, etc. (class.): ista bona non dico, sed dicam Graece proêgmena, Latine autem producta:

sed praeposita, aut praecipua malo,

Cic. Fin. 4, 26, 72 sq.:

bonum negas esse divitias, praepositum esse dicis,

id. ib. 4, 26, 73; cf.

also,

id. ib. 3, 16, 52; 54.

* * *

bed-chamber servant, chamberlain.

dĕcŭrĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [decuria], to divide into decuriae.

Prop.:

equites decuriati, centuriati pedites,

Liv. 22, 38, v. preced. art.—Esp. to divide the people into companies or clubs for purposes of bribery and corruption:

servorum delectus habebatur... cum vicatim homines conscriberentur, decuriarentur,

Cic. Sest. 15:

decuriasse Plancium, conscripsisse, etc.,

id. Planc. 18, 45; cf. ib. 19, 47; id. Phil. 7, 6, 18; id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 5, and v. decuriatio.—

Trop.:

vertex incrementis lustralibus decuriatus,

i. e. of a man ten lustres old, Mart. Cap. 1, p. 1.

dĕcŭrĭo, ōnis (also DECURES decuriones, Paul. ex Fest. p. 71, 22, and 75, 9 Müll.;

and DECVRIONVS, the same,

ib. 49, 16), m. [id.], the head or chief of a decuria, a decurion. The name was first given by Romulus to the head of the tenth part of a curia (cf. Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 1, p. 354). In the army, the commander of a decuria of cavalry, Varr. L. L. 5, § 91 Müll.; Veget. Mil. 2, 14; Caes. B. C. 1, 23; 1, 13; Tac. A. 13, 40; id. H. 2, 29. After the extension of the Roman dominion, the members of the senate of the municipia and the colonies were called decuriones, Dig. 50, 16, 239; 50, 2; Cod. Just. 10, 31; Cic. Sest. 4, 10; id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25; id. Clu. 14, 41; Vulg. Marc. 15, 43.—Sometimes i. q. praefectus, applied to the overseer of the persons employed in any duty about the court, e. g. a head-chamberlain:

cubiculariorum,

Suet. Dom. 17, PROCVLVS DECVRIO GERMANORVM (i. e. custodum corporis) TI. GERMANICI, Inscr. Orell. 2923.