consors

con-sors, sortis, adj. m. and f.

Sharing property with one (as brother, sister, relative), living in community of goods, partaking of in common:

consortes, ad quos eadem sors,

Varr. L. L. 6, § 65 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 296, 7 ib.:

consortes tres fratres,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 57:

frater,

Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 4:

consortem socium fallere,

Hor. C. 3, 24, 60.—Hence, subst.: consors, sortis, m. and f., a sharer, partner:

consors censoris,

Liv. 41, 27, 2; Vell. 1, 10, 6:

de consortibus ejusdem litis,

Cod. Just. 3, 40:

quae (arx) data est heredibus,

Verg. Cir. 14. —Hence,

Poet., of or belonging to a brother or sister, regarded as common heirs, etc.:

pectora = sorores,

Ov. M. 13, 663:

sanguis,

id. ib. 8, 444.—Hence, subst.: con-sors, sortis, m. and f., a brother, a sister:

Romulus nondum fundaverat Moenia, consorti non habitanda Remo,

Tib. 2, 5, 24; Ov. M. 11, 347; 6, 94:

consortem Phoebi colere deam (Dianam),

id. P. 3, 2, 48; id. H. 13, 61 al.—

Transf., dividing something with one, having an equal share, partaking of, sharing; subst., a colleague, partner, comrade (class.; esp. freq. after the Aug. per.).

Of personal subjects.

With gen.:

consors mecum temporum illorum,

Cic. Mil. 37, 102:

gloriosi laboris (with socius),

id. Brut. 1, 2:

mendacitatis,

id. Fl. 15, 35:

culpae,

Ov. F. 3, 492; cf.

vitiorum,

Vell. 2, 94:

tori,

Ov. M. 1, 319:

thalami,

a wife, id. ib. 10, 246 (cf.:

socia tori,

id. ib. 8, 521):

sacrorum caerimoniarumque,

Curt. 10, 7, 2:

studiorum,

Sen. Ep. 7, 9:

generis et necis,

Ov. H. 3, 47:

urbis,

id. P. 3, 2, 82:

tribuniciae potestatis (together with collega imperii),

Tac. A. 1, 3; cf.

imperii,

Suet. Oth. 8.—

With in:

in lucris atque in furtis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:

vis animi (cum corpore)... nisi erit consors in origine primā,

Lucr. 3, 771.—

Absol., of colleagues in power, Suet. Tit. 9:

omnisque potestas impatiens consortis erit,

Luc. 1, 93:

Romuli,

Suet. Tib. 1.— Poet. of that which is shared:

(corpus et animus) consorti praedita vitā,

Lucr. 3, 332.—

Of things as subjects, of the same condition, common ( poet. and rare):

tecta,

Verg. G. 4, 153:

casus,

Prop. 1, 21, 1.

sŏcĭus, a, um, adj. [root sec- of sequor], sharing, joining in, partaking, united, associated, kindred, allied, fellow (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. subst. infra):

hic (Augustus) socium cum Jove nomen habet,

Ov. F. 1, 608:

aurea possedit socio Capitolia templo Mater,

i. e. in common with Jupiter, id. ib. 6, 73:

regnum,

id. M. 5, 378:

classis,

id. ib. 13, 352:

sepulcrum,

id. H. 11, 123:

lectus,

id. A. A. 2, 377:

ignes,

id. M. 9, 795:

anni,

id. H. 2, 33:

linguae,

id. Tr. 5, 10, 35:

dei,

id. F. 2, 618:

spes,

id. M. 13, 375:

sociis quid noctibus uxor anxia,

Stat. S. 3, 5, 1:

platanus clara in Lyciā gelidi fontis sociā amoenitate,

Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 9:

potestas,

Amm. 26, 2, 8.—

Esp., leagued, allied, confederate:

cura sociae retinendae urbis,

Liv. 27, 1; so,

urbs,

id. 31, 24:

civitates,

id. 41, 6 fin.; Quint. 3, 8, 12; cf.:

civitas nobis,

Tac. A. 13, 57:

agmina,

Verg. A. 2, 371: manus, i. e. of the allies (in the Bellum Sociale), Ov. Am. 3, 15, 10:

classis,

id. M. 13, 352:

arma,

Sil. 7, 635.—Hence, substt

sŏcĭus, i, m. ( gen. plur. socium, Liv. 43, 6, 12; 44, 21, 10; v. II. B. infra;

also in the poets,

Verg. A. 5, 174; Prop. 3, 7, 41; Neue, Formenl. 1, 112 sq.).

In gen., fellow, sharer, partner, comrade, companion, associate (very freq. and class.;

syn.: consors, particeps): belli particeps et socius et adjutor,

Cic. Att. 9, 10, 5; cf.:

consiliorum omnium particeps et socius paene regni,

id. Rep. 2, 20, 35; cf.:

regni sociis,

Luc. 1, 92:

hereditatis,

Plin. Pan. 38:

tuorum consiliorum (with particeps),

Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 22:

fortunarum omnium (with particeps),

Cic. Font. 17, 37 (21, 47):

me quidem certe tuarum actionum, sententiarum, rerum denique omnium socium comitemque habebis,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 22:

praeter Laelium neminem habeo culpae socium,

id. Att. 11, 14, 1:

Agusius, omnium laborum, periculorum meorum socius,

id. Fam. 13, 71:

socius et consors gloriosi laboris,

id. Brut. 1, 2; Sall. J. 29, 2:

Romuli socius in Sabino proelio,

Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14; for which, with dat.:

alicui socius,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 72:

hunc cape consiliis socium,

Verg. A. 5, 712:

hos castris adhibe socios,

id. 8, 56:

socium esse in negotiis,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 9:

quia sine sociis nemo quicquam tale conatur,

Cic. Lael. 12, 42:

socium ad malam rem quaerere,

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 22:

cum sociis operum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 142:

ante alios Infert se socium Aeneas,

Verg. A. 4, 142:

amissā sociorum parte,

Ov. M. 14, 242.— Poet.:

generis socii,

i. e. relatives, Ov. M. 3, 259; cf.

sanguinis,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 29:

tori,

i. e. a spouse, consort, id. M. 14, 678.—

In partic.

In mercant. lang., a copartner, partner in business:

socii putandi sunt, quos inter res communicata est, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116; id. Quint. 3, 12:

nefarium est socium fallere qui se in negotio conjunxit,

id. Rosc. Com. 6, 16.—So, socii, of the company of farmers of the public revenue, Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 3; Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 120; cf. societas, II. A. 2. —Hence,

Jurid. t. t.:

pro socio (agere, damnari, etc.),

for defrauding a partner, Cic. Fl. 18, 43; id. Quint. 3, 13; cf. Dig. 17, [p. 1716] tit. 2: Pro socio.—

In publicists' lang., an ally, confederate (cf. foederatus); plur., Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 25:

servate vestros socios,

id. Cist. 1, 3, 51:

Boios receptos ad se socios sibi asciscunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 5 fin.; 1, 11 fin.; 1, 14; 1, 15;

1, 36: Cyprius rex, cujus majores huic populo socii atque amici semper fuerunt,

Cic. Dom. 20, 52; Liv. 29, 17; 44, 1 et saep. al.;

opp. hostes,

Sall. C. 51, 38; id. J. 92, 2.— Sing.:

socius et amicus populi Romani,

Sall. J. 24, 3.—In the connection, socii et Latini, or, more freq., socii et nomen Latinum, the term socii denotes the Italian people dwelling out of Latium who were under the protection of and allied with Rome, the Italian allies, Cic. Lael. 3, 12; id. Rep. 6, 12, 12; id. Sest. 13, 30; id. Rep. 1, 19, 31; 3, 29, 41; Sall. J. 39, 2; 42, 1:

socii nomenque Latinum,

id. ib. 43, 4 Kritz N. cr.; Liv. 29, 27;

for which, also: socii ac nominis Latini,

id. 41, 8;

and without ellipsis: per homines nominis Latini et socios Italicos impedimenta parabant,

Sall. J. 40, 2; cf.

also: quos (milites) uti ex Latio et a sociis cogeret,

id. ib. 95, 1. —The socii Latini nominis, on the other hand, are simply the Latin allies, the Latins, Liv. 40, 36; 32, 8; 41, 12:

socii ab nomine Latino,

id. 22, 38.—In this sense the gen. plur. is usually socium, Liv. 21, 17, 2; 22, 27, 11 et saep.:

socii navales,

id. 21, 50; v. navalis.—

sŏcĭa, ae, f.:

eos, qui nos socias sumpserunt sibi,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 45:

(eloquentia) pacis est comes otiique socia,

Cic. Brut. 12, 45:

vitae socia virtus, mortis comes gloria,

id. Font. 17, 39 (21, 49); cf.: est socia mortis homini vita ingloria, Publ. Syr. App. 213 Rib.:

nox socia,

Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

quam plurimas uxores habent.... nulla pro sociā obtinet,

Sall. J. 80, 7:

addit se sociam,

Verg. E. 6, 20:

socias sorores Impietatis habet,

Ov. M. 4, 3:

hic socias tu quoque junge moras,

id. A. A. 1, 492:

sociae doloris casusque tui,

App. M. 5, p. 166, 18.— Poet.: socia generisque torique, related by blood and marriage, relative and wife (Juno), Ov. M. 1, 620; so,

tori,

id. ib. 8, 521;

10, 268: ulmus cum sociā vite,

id. ib. 14, 662.

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con-sŏcĭus, a, um, adj., united, connected (late Lat.):

elementa sibi valde,

Fulg. Myth. 1, 2.—

Subst.

consŏ-cĭus, ii, m., a partaker, aid, companion (with consortes), Cod. Just. 10, 2, 3; Firm. Math. 3, 13, 1.—

consŏcĭa, ae, f., a female companion, consort:

consors totius vitae et consocia,

Ambros. Ep. 9, 70.

con-sŏcĭus, a, um, adj., united, connected (late Lat.):

elementa sibi valde,

Fulg. Myth. 1, 2.—

Subst.

consŏ-cĭus, ii, m., a partaker, aid, companion (with consortes), Cod. Just. 10, 2, 3; Firm. Math. 3, 13, 1.—

consŏcĭa, ae, f., a female companion, consort:

consors totius vitae et consocia,

Ambros. Ep. 9, 70.

consortĭo, ōnis, f. [consors, II.], fellowship, community, partnership, association (rare, but in good prose):

omnis humana dissolvetur,

Cic. Off. 3, 6, 26:

sociabilis inter binos Lacedaemoniorum reges,

Liv. 40, 8, 12; cf.:

tribuniciae potestatis,

Vell. 2, 99, 1; 2, 103, 2; and wholly absol.:

quaenam ista societas, quaenam consortio est?

Liv. 6, 40, 18 (v. the passage in connection):

fati,

Val. Max. 4, 6, 3:

(animalia terrestria) hominum quādam consortione degentia,

Plin. 9, 1, 1, § 1.—

Transf., of things:

stomachus, cui cum vesicā quaedam consortio est,

sympathy, sympathetic connection, Cels. 7, 27, 15.

consortĭum, ii, n. [consors] (not anteAug.).

Community of goods, Suet. Claud. 28:

voluntarium inter fratres,

Dig. 17, 2, 52, § 8.—

Fellowship, participation, society, Liv. 4, 5, 5; Quint. 12, 1, 4; Col. 4, 16, 1; Tac. A. 4, 3; Plin. Pan. 7, 3; Flor. 1, 26, 4; Sen. Ep. 90, 3; id. Ben. 6, 13, 1; 7, 12, 2; id. Ep. 48, 2; 73, 7; Dig. 14, 2, 5; Petr. 101, 2; Lact. 4, 27, 11; 5, 19, 4; id. Epit. 42, 3; 53, 11.— In plur., Tac. A. 3, 34; Col. 9, 9, 1.

partĭceps, cipis, adj. [pars-capio], sharing, partaking, participant (class.; syn.: consors, socius); constr. usually with gen., rarely also with dat. or with prepp.

Adj.

With gen.:

fac participes nos tuae sapientiae,

Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 81:

nuntii,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 19:

esse participem leti,

i. e. to be mortal, Lucr. 3, 462:

animus rationis compos et particeps,

Cic. Univ. 8:

fortunarum omnium socius et particeps,

id. Font. 17, 47:

artis,

id. Div. 1, 18, 34; id. Inv. 2, 30, 92:

virtutes ita copulatae conexaeque sunt, ut omnes omnium participes sint,

id. Fin. 5, 23, 67:

praedae ac praemiorum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 82:

secreti honesti,

Juv. 3, 52.—

With dat.:

aliquem participem studiis habere,

Ov. P. 2, 5, 41 (al. studii):

alicujus consilii fortibus viris esse participem,

Curt. 6, 7, 8; cf. id. 6, 6, 36:

sceleris in regem suum,

id. 6, 24:

Natalis particeps ad omne secretum Pisoni erat,

Tac. A. 15, 50. —

With a prep.:

non licet donati obsoni me participem fieri,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 34 Speng.:

particeps in tribulatione,

Vulg. Apoc. 1, 9.—

With a rel.-clause:

is speculatum huc misit me, ut, quae fierent, fieret particeps,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 19.—

Subst., a sharer, partaker, partner. —Esp., a comrade, fellow-soldier: praeda per participes aequiter partita est, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. p. 512, 32:

me et semul participes meos praedā onerabo,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 14:

praedam participes petunt,

id. Most. 1, 3, 154:

meus particeps,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 98:

hujus belli ego particeps et socius et adjutor esse cogor,

Cic. Att. 9, 10, 5:

in quādam conjuratione quasi participes nominati,

Suet. Calig. 56; cf. Curt. 6, 8, 5.