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  • 1 teneo

    tĕnĕo, tĕnŭi, tentum, 2 ( perf. subj. tetinerim, Pac. ap. Non. 178, 15:

    tetinerit,

    Att. ib. 178, 12:

    tetinisse,

    Pac. ib. 178, 11; fut. perf. tetinero, acc. to Fest. p. 252 Müll. Another collat. form of the perf. tenivi, acc. to Charis. p. 220 P.; Diom. pp. 363 and 369 ib.), v. a. and n. [root ten-, tan-; Gr. tanumai, teinô; Sanscr. tanomi, to stretch, spread; this root appears in many derived meanings; cf. Lat.: tendo, tenuis, tener, tenor, tenus].
    I.
    Act., to hold, keep, have in the hand, in the mouth, etc.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.: Eu. Porrige bracchium, prehende: jam tenes? Cha. Teneo. Eu. Tene, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 42; cf.

    argentum,

    id. Pers. 3, 3, 9:

    cum pyxidem teneret in manu,

    Cic. Cael. 26, 63;

    for which: aliquid manu,

    Quint. 10, 7, 31; Ov. M. 11, 560; id. A. A. 1, 320; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 34:

    aliquid dextrā,

    Ov. F. 1, 99:

    digitis,

    id. ib. 2, 102; id. M. 9, 86; 9, 522:

    lacertis,

    id. ib. 2, 100 al.:

    radicem ore,

    Cic. Div. 2, 68, 141:

    cibum ore,

    Phaedr. 1, 4, 6;

    for which: decoctum diu in ore,

    Plin. 25, 13, 105, § 166:

    aliquem in sinu,

    Ov. H. 3, 114;

    for which: aliquem sinu,

    id. ib. 13, 157:

    flabellulum,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 50:

    facem,

    Verg. A. 6, 224:

    telum,

    Liv. 2, 19. — Prov.: manu tenere aliquid, to seize, grasp, or comprehend a thing which is palpable or evident: aliter leges, aliter philosophi tollunt astutias: leges, quātenus manu tenere possunt;

    philosophi, quātenus ratione et intellegentiā,

    Cic. Off. 3, 17, 68; cf.:

    cum res non conjecturā, sed oculis ac manibus teneretur,

    id. Clu. 7, 20. —
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    With the accessory idea of possession, to hold, i. e. to be master of, have in one ' s power, possess, etc. (syn.:

    possideo, habeo): multa hereditatibus, multa emptionibus, multa dotibus tenebantur sine injuriā,

    Cic. Off. 2, 23, 81:

    quae tenuit dives Achaemenes,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 21:

    Evander qui multis ante tempestatibus tenuerat loca,

    Liv. 1, 5:

    provinciam a praedonibus liberam,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 11, 32:

    colles praesidiis,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 43:

    Formiarum moenia et Lirim,

    Hor. C. 3, 17, 8:

    tenente Caesare terras,

    id. ib. 3, 14, 15:

    rem publicam,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83; id. Sest. 19, 44:

    summam imperii,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 22:

    equitum centurias,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3:

    alterum cornu,

    to command, Nep. Pelop. 4, 3:

    provincias aliaque omnia,

    Sall. C. 39, 2: scenam, to have sole possession of. [p. 1854] rule over, Suet. Tit. 7. —

    Of the possession of the object of affection: te tenet,

    Tib. 1, 6, 35; 2, 6, 52; Verg. E. 1, 32; Ov. H. 2, 103 Ruhnk.; 15, 88; id. Am. 3, 7, 3; Phaedr. 2, 2, 4.—In colloq. lang., teneo te, I have you once more, of again seeing the beloved person:

    teneone te, Antiphila, maxime animo exoptata meo?

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 27 Ruhnk.; Sen. Ben. 7, 4; Ov. H. 18, 183; cf.:

    et comitem Aenean juxta natumque tenebat Ingrediens,

    Verg. A. 8, 308.—Also like our I have you (fast, bound, etc.):

    teneo te, inquam, nam ista Academiae est propria sententia,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 148; id. Quint. 20, 63.— Absol.: qui tenent (sc. rem publicam), who are in possession of the State, of public affairs:

    qui tenent, qui potiuntur,

    Cic. Att. 7, 12, 3; 2, 18, 1. —
    b.
    With the accessory idea of firmness, persistence, to hold fast, occupy; to watch, guard, defend; to maintain, retain a thing:

    legio locum non tenuit atque in proximum collem se recepit,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 44:

    montes teneri,

    id. B. G. 3, 2:

    haec noctu firmis praesidiis tenebantur,

    id. ib. 7, 69:

    Capitolia celsa tenebat,

    Verg. A. 8, 653:

    quo teneam Protea nodo?

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90:

    te neque intra Claustra tenebo,

    id. C. 3, 11, 44; cf.:

    in manicis et Compedibus saevo te sub custode tenebo,

    id. Ep. 1, 16, 77: laqueis (se) sensit teneri... fugam frustra tentabat;

    at illam Lenta tenet radix exsultantemque coërcet,

    Ov. M. 11, 74 sq.; 1, 535:

    Athenae tuae sempiternam in arce oleam tenere potuerunt,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2:

    agri qui diu aquam tenent,

    Pall. Apr. 2, 4:

    classem ibi tenebat,

    Liv. 31, 46, 8: secundissimo vento cursum tenere, to hold or keep one ' s course, Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 83; cf.:

    vento intermisso cursum non tenuit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 8; 4, 28; so,

    cursum,

    Cic. Planc. 21, 52; id. Rep. 1, 2, 3 fin.; Quint. 4, 3, 13:

    quo iter,

    Verg. A. 1, 370; Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 10:

    (lunam) fingunt cursus viam sub sole tenere,

    Lucr. 5, 714:

    tenuit tamen vestigia Bucar,

    Liv. 29, 32, 6.—
    c.
    With the accessory idea of reaching the object aimed at, to reach, attain a place:

    montes effuso cursu Sabini petebant et pauci tenuere,

    Liv. 1, 37, 4:

    regionem,

    id. 30, 25, 11:

    Tenum,

    id. 36, 21, 1:

    terram,

    id. 37, 16, 4; 37, 11, 5; 37, 13, 4;

    26, 29, 4: Hesperiam,

    Ov. F. 1, 498:

    portus,

    id. H. 18, 198; Tac. Agr. 38 fin.:

    cum quibus (navibus) Cythnum insulam tenuit,

    id. H. 2, 9.—
    d.
    With the accessory idea of movement impeded, to hold fast, hold back, hinder, restrain, detain, check, control, stay, etc.:

    naves, quae vento tenebantur,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 22:

    quid hic agatur, scire poteris ex eo, qui litteras attulit, quem diutius tenui, quia, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 11, 3, 1:

    si id te non tenet, advola,

    id. Fam. 16, 19:

    septimum jam diem Corcyrae tenebamur,

    id. ib. 16, 7 init.:

    Marcellum ab gerundis rebus valetudo adversa Nolae tenuit,

    Liv. 24, 20, 7:

    non tenebo te pluribus,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3; cf. absol.:

    ne diutius teneam,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 13, § 34: solutum (corpus) tenere, Cels. praef. med.; cf.

    ventrem,

    id. 4, 19 med.:

    tene linguam,

    Ov. F. 2, 602:

    pecus omne tenendum,

    Verg. G. 2, 371:

    vix a te videor posse tenere manus,

    Ov. Am. 1, 4, 10; so,

    manus,

    id. M. 13, 203; cf.:

    manum stomachumque teneto,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 44:

    saeva tene cum Berecyntio Cornu tympana,

    id. C. 1, 18, 13:

    et Phoebi tenuere viam,

    i. e. impeded, closed up, Luc. 5, 136:

    quo me decet usque teneri?

    Verg. A. 5, 384:

    lacrimas,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 39; so,

    lacrimas in morte miserā non tenebamus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 172:

    dictator exercitum in stativis tenebat,

    Liv. 6, 14, 1. —
    (β).
    Esp.: se tenere, to keep back, remain, stay:

    Sabinus castris sese tenebat,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 17; 1, 40; Liv. 2, 45, 2:

    nullā clade acceptā castris se pavidus tenebat,

    id. 3, 26, 3:

    Hasdrubal procul ab hoste intervallo tenebat se,

    id. 23, 26, 2:

    se domi a conventu remotum tenere,

    Nep. Dion, 9, 1:

    ego tamen teneo ab accusando vix me hercule: sed tamen teneo,

    restrain myself, refrain, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2:

    nec se tenuit, quin, etc.,

    id. Ac. 2, 4, 12; cf.

    mid.: teneri non potui, quin tibi apertius illud idem his litteris declararem,

    id. Att. 15, 14, 2; Just. 6, 7, 10; cf.:

    se intra silentium tenuit,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 8:

    multum me intra silentium tenui,

    id. ib. 7, 6, 6.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to hold, contain in the mind, to conceive, comprehend, know (syn.:

    percipio, intellego): nunc ego teneo, nunc scio, Quid sit hoc negotii,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 39: tenes Quorsum haec tendant quae loquor, id. Ps. 1, 2, 81:

    tenes, quid dicam?

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 22:

    teneo,

    I understand, id. And. 1, 1, 59:

    teneo quid erret,

    id. 3, 2, 18; Cic. Rep. 1, 23, 37; cf.: quibus capiatur Caesar, tenes, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 5:

    quae a Romanis auguribus ignorantur, a Cilicibus... Lyciis tenentur,

    Cic. Div. 1, 15, 25:

    quoniam ea, quae tenebatis ipsi, etiam ex me audire voluistis,

    id. Rep. 1, 46, 70:

    alicujus reconditos sensus,

    id. Sest. 10, 22:

    quo pacto cuncta tenerem,

    Hor. S. 2, 4, 8:

    et teneo melius ista,

    Mart. 4, 37, 7.—With inf.:

    nullus frugi esse homo potest, nisi qui et bene facere et male tenet,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 10; Lucr. 3, 647.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To have possession of, have the mastery of, to control any thing:

    cum rem publicam opes paucorum non virtutes tenere coeperunt,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 34, 51.—
    b.
    To hold fast, guard, preserve, uphold, keep, insist (syn. servo):

    sin consuetudinem meam, quam in re publicā semper habui, tenuero,

    Cic. Phil. 1, 11, 27:

    ordinem,

    id. ib. 5, 13, 35:

    portum,

    id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:

    statum,

    id. Rep. 1, 28, 44:

    non tenebat ornatum suum civitas,

    id. ib. 1, 27, 43:

    si jus suum populi teneant,

    id. ib. 1, 32, 48:

    nec diutius umquam tenetur idem rei publicae modus,

    id. ib. 1, 44, 68:

    est boni viri, haec duo tenere in amicitiā, etc.,

    id. Lael. 18, 65:

    morem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 44; so id. Fl. 7, 15; Verg. A. 3, 408:

    foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 15, 34:

    tenebat non modo auctoritatem, sed etiam imperium in suos,

    id. Sen. 11, 37:

    silentium,

    Liv. 1, 28, 8.—
    c.
    To hold fast, maintain, support, defend, uphold, insist:

    illud arcte tenent accurateque defendunt, voluptatem esse summum bonum,

    hold fast, maintain, Cic. Par. 1, 3, 14; cf.:

    illud, quod multos annos tenuisset,

    id. Ac. 2, 22, 71; and:

    quod idem Peripatetici non tenent,

    id. Fin. 3, 13, 44:

    propositum tenere,

    to maintain, Caes. B. C. 3, 42, 1:

    suas leges,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 13:

    causam apud centumviros,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    quo causae teste tenentur,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 43:

    locum quendam cum aliquo,

    Cic. Brut. 21, 81.— With ne:

    plebs tenuit, ne consules in proximum annum crearentur,

    Liv. 4, 30, 16:

    ne quid ferretur ad populum, patres tenuere,

    id. 3, 29, 8; 24, 19, 7. — With ut:

    tenuere patres, ut Fabius consul crearetur,

    Liv. 2, 42, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    scripseram tenuisse Varenum ut sibi evocare testes liceret,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 5, 1.—
    d.
    Of memory:

    alicujus memoriam cum summā benevolentiā tenere,

    to recollect, preserve a recollection of, Cic. Fam. 6, 2, 1.—Esp.:

    memoriā tenere: memoriā tenetis, compluris in Capitolio res de caelo esse percussas,

    you remember, Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19; id. Fam. 1, 9, 12; Caes. B. G. 1, 14; cf.:

    memoriā teneo, C. Sulpicium Gallum, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 14, 21; v. memoria; so without memoria, to bear in mind, remember, recollect:

    satin' haec meministi et tenes?

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 1:

    numeros memini, si verba tenerem,

    Verg. E. 9, 45:

    dicta tenere,

    Hor. A. P. 336; id. S. 2, 4, 8:

    quem (Cyrum) omnia militum tenuisse creditum est nomina,

    Quint. 11, 2, 50; 11, 2, 45.—
    e.
    To reach an object striven after, to gain, acquire, obtain, attain (syn. assequor):

    per cursum rectum regnum tenere,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 44:

    Servium Tullium post hunc captivā natum, ingenio virtute regnum tenuisse,

    Liv. 4, 3, 12:

    teneri res aliter non potest,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:

    multa tenuisse,

    Liv. 42, 11, 8:

    causam,

    Ov. M. 13, 190.—
    f.
    To hold, hold back, repress, restrain, bind, fetter, etc. (syn.:

    refreno, retineo): iracundiam teneat, avaritiam coërceat,

    Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33:

    dolorem,

    id. Att. 12, 38, 2:

    cupiditates,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 3:

    somnum,

    id. Brut. 80, 278:

    risum,

    id. Vatin. 8, 20; Hor. A. P. 5:

    iram,

    Curt. 4, 2, 5:

    ea, quae occurrant, tenere,

    to hold back, keep to themselves, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221.—
    g.
    Of laws, etc., to bind, hold, obligate, be binding on, control, etc.:

    quamquam leges eum non tenent,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11; cf.:

    interdicto non teneri,

    id. Caecin. 14, 41:

    voto quodam et promisso teneri,

    id. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    ut plebi scita omnes Quirites tenerent,

    Liv. 8, 12, 14; cf.:

    olim patricii dicebant se plebi scitis non teneri,

    Gai. Inst. 1, 3:

    cum velut in controverso jure esset, tenerenturne patres plebi scitis, legem tulere, ut quod tributim plebis jussisset, populum teneret,

    Liv. 3, 55, 3:

    teneri alienis foederibus,

    id. 24, 29, 11: poenā teneri, to be subject or liable to, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 5:

    testibus in re perspicuā teneri,

    to be convicted, id. Caecin. 2, 4; cf.: nemo ita in manifesto peccatu tenebatur, ut, etc., id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191:

    caedis teneri,

    Quint. 5, 14, 11:

    teneri repetundarum,

    Tac. A. 11, 7 fin.:

    furti,

    Dig. 6, 1, 4:

    injuriarum,

    ib. 47, 10, 11:

    mandati,

    ib. 17, 1, 10.— Transf.:

    nisi illi ipsi, qui eas (libidines) frangere deberent, cupiditatis ejusdem tenerentur,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 31 Mos. and Orell. N. cr. —
    h.
    Of dispositions, desires, etc., to possess, occupy, control:

    quae te tanta pravitas mentis tenuerit, ut, etc.,

    has had possession of you, Cic. Vatin. 6, 14:

    summum me eorum (librorum) studium tenet,

    id. Att. 1, 11, 3:

    magna me spes tenet,

    id. Tusc. 1, 41, 97:

    de triumpho nulla me cupiditas umquam tenuit,

    id. Att. 7, 2, 6:

    si consilio pulso libidines iracundiaeve tenerent omnia,

    id. Rep. 1, 38, 60:

    nisi forte quem inhonesta et perniciosa libido tenet,

    Sall. J. 3, 4: neque irā neque gratiā teneri, to be controlled or influenced, Cic. N. D. 1, 17, 45; so,

    teneri desiderio,

    id. Sen. 10, 33:

    studio philosophiae,

    id. Ac. 1, 2, 4:

    magno amore,

    Verg. A. 1, 675:

    pompā, ludis atque ejusmodi spectaculis teneri,

    to be enchained, fascinated, Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 48; cf.:

    ut oculi picturā teneantur, aures cantibus,

    id. Ac. 2, 7, 20:

    is qui audit, ab oratore jam obsessus est ac tenetur,

    id. Or. 62, 210.—With ne, Ov. M. 7, 146. —
    k.
    To take in, comprise, comprehend, include:

    haec magnos formula reges, Excepto sapiente, tenet,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 46.—More freq. pass.: teneri aliquā re, to be contained, comprised, grounded, to consist in a thing:

    ut homines deorum agnatione et gente teneantur,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 7, 23:

    id quod (genus officiorum) teneatur hominum societate,

    id. Off. 1, 45, 160:

    quae (causae) familiaritate et consuetudine tenentur,

    id. Fam. 13, 29, 1:

    dixi jam antea, ipsam rationem arandi spe magis et jucunditate quadam quam fructu atque emolumento teneri,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227.
    II.
    Neutr. (freq. after the Aug. per.; perh. not in Cic.).
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    To hold a position anywhere, maintain one ' s self:

    quā abscisae rupes erant, statio paucorum armatorum tenebat,

    Liv. 32, 5, 12:

    duo extra ordinem milia tenuere,

    id. 3, 62, 7:

    tenent Danai, quā deficit ignis,

    Verg. A. 2, 505.—
    2.
    For cursum tenere, to hold or take one ' s way, to sail, steer in any direction:

    Aeneam... ab Siciliā classe ad Laurentem agrum tenuisse,

    Liv. 1, 1, 4:

    Cassandream petentes, primo ad Mendin tenuere,

    Liv. 31, 45, 14:

    ad Mendaeum,

    id. 21, 49, 2:

    Diam,

    Ov. M. 3, 690:

    Creten,

    id. ib. 13, 706:

    Hesperiam,

    id. F. 1, 498:

    Ausoniam,

    id. ib. 4, 290 al.:

    medio tutissimus ibis... Inter utrumque tene,

    Ov. M. 2, 140.—
    B.
    Trop., with the accessory idea of continuance (cf. I. A. 2. b. and B. 2. b. supra), to hold out, hold on, last, endure, continue, maintain itself, prevail, etc. (cf. obtineo):

    imber per noctem totam tenuit,

    Liv. 23, 44, 6; cf.:

    incendium per duas noctes ac diem unum tenuit,

    id. 24, 47, 15:

    per aliquot dies ea consultatio tenuit,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 3, 47, 6:

    tenet fama, lupam, etc.,

    id. 1, 4, 6:

    quod nunc quoque tenet nomen,

    id. 1, 17, 6:

    fama tenuit, haud plus fuisse modio,

    id. 23, 12, 2; 21, 46, 10:

    tenuit consuetudo, quae cottidie magis invalescit, ut, etc.,

    Quint. 2, 1, 1 Spald.; so,

    consuetudo, ut, etc.,

    id. 8, 5, 2:

    nomen illud tenet,

    id. 9, 4, 47 Spald.; cf. Ov. M. 1, 712.

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  • 2 impedītus (inp-)

        impedītus (inp-) adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of impedio], hindered, embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded: impeditis hostibus propter onera, Cs.: comitatus: agmen, L.: magnam partem eorum impeditam interfecerunt, Cs.: malis domesticis impediti.—Inaccessible, hard to pass, difficult: saltūs, L.: navigatio propter inscientiam locorum, troublesome, Cs.: impeditissima itinera, Cs.: longius impeditioribus locis secuti, Cs. —Fig., engaged, busy, preoccupied: impedito animo.—Embarrassing, difficult, intricate: tempora rei p.: disceptatio, L.: cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur, Cs.: quid horum non impeditissimum? a great encumbrance.

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  • 3 līber

        līber era, erum, adj. with comp. and sup.    [LIB-], free, unrestricted, unrestrained, unimpeded, unembarrassed, unshackled: ad scribendi licentiam: integro animo ac libero causam defendere, unbiassed: liberi ad causas solutique veniebant, under no obligations: vox, L.: libera Verba animi proferre, Iu.: tibi uni vexatio direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera: liberum est alcui non adesse, he is free: libero, quid firmaret ( abl absol.), i. e. with full power to ratify, Ta.: mandata, unlimited authority, L.: faenus, unrestricted, L.: custodia, i. e. surveillance without imprisonment, L.: in liberis custodiis haberi, S.: suffragia, the right of voting freely, Iu.: aedes, free quarters (for ambassadors in Rome), L.: lectulus, i. e. single: toga, i. e. a man's, O.: liberas fruges ferre, i. e. spontaneous, H.: agri, untaxed: neque Turno mora libera mortis, i. e. nor is he free to delay death, V.: vina, freeing from care, H.: hoc liberiores et solutiores sumus, quod, etc.: pöeta, verborum licentiā liberior. liberiores litterae: amicitia, more unrestrained: (flumina) Liberioris aquae, less impeded, O.: (Tiberinus) campo liberiore natat, more open, O.: liberrime Lolli, most frank, H.: indignatio, most outspoken, H.: ab omni sumptu, exempt: (consul) a deliciis, uninfluenced: ab observando homine perverso, i. e. from all regard for, etc.: animus a partibus rei p., S.: animus omni curā, free: animus religione, L.: (equus) liber habenis, V.: liber laborum, H.— Free, not subject, not slave: neque vendendam censes Quae liberast, T.: dis habeo gratiam Quom aliquot adfuerunt liberae (as competent to testify), T.: populus: (civitates) liberae atque inmunes, free from service, L.: Roma, Iu.: Devota morti pectora libera, i. e. delivering from servitude, H.—As subst m.: (adsentatio) ne libero quidem digna, a freeman.—As subst n.: libera meliore iure sunt quam serva, i. e. the law is on the side of freedom.—Unbridled, unchecked, free, unrestrained, licentious: adulescens, T.: sit adulescentia liberior, somewhat freer: libero mendacio abuti, L.
    * * *
    I
    libera -um, liberior -or -us, liberrimus -a -um ADJ
    free (man); unimpeded; void of; independent, outspoken/frank; licentious; idle
    II
    children (pl.); (sg. VOC) child
    III
    book, volume; inner bark of a tree

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  • 4 impeditus

    impedita -um, impeditior -or -us, impeditissimus -a -um ADJ
    hindered/obstructed/encumbered/hampered; difficult/impeded; inaccessible

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  • 5 indupeditus

    indupedita, indupeditum ADJ
    hindered/hampered; difficult/impeded; inaccessible; (= impeditus)

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  • 6 inpeditus

    inpedita -um, inpeditior -or -us, inpeditissimus -a -um ADJ
    hindered/obstructed/encumbered/hampered; difficult/impeded; inaccessible

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  • 7 deprehendo

    dē-prĕhendo or dēprendo (v. prehendo; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 59), di, sum, 3, v. a.
    I.
    To take or snatch away, esp. any thing which is in motion; to seize upon, catch (freq. and class.—For syn. cf.: invenio, reperio, nanciscor; offendo, aperio, patefacio, detego; incido, consequor, assequor, etc.).
    A.
    Lit.:

    deprehensus ex itinere Cn. Magius,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 24, 4:

    in ipso fluminis vado deprehensus,

    id. B. G. 5, 58, 6:

    in agris,

    id. ib. 6, 30:

    in ponte,

    Sall. C. 45:

    nuntiorum pars deprehensa,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.:

    deprehensis internuntiis,

    id. B. C. 3, 112 fin.: tabellarios deprendere litterasque intercipere, Cassius ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; and:

    litterae deprehensae,

    intercepted, Liv. 2, 4:

    onerarias naves,

    to seize, take possession of, Caes. B. C. 1, 36, 2; so id. B. G. 7, 58, 4; id. B. C. 1, 26 al.:

    volucres jaculis,

    Sil. 16, 566:

    cursu deprendere telum,

    Stat. Th. 6, 568:

    subito deprehensus locutus est,

    taken by surprise, Sen. Ep. 11, 1.—
    B.
    Transf. of inanimate subjects. So, esp. freq. of storms:

    deprensa navigia,

    caught, overtaken by, Lucr. 6, 429; cf. Catull. 25, 13; Verg. A. 5, 52; id. G. 4, 421; Ov. M. 11, 663; Curt. 7, 4 et saep.—
    II.
    In a wider sense, to catch, overtake, surprise, apprehend, detect, find out, discover any one, esp. in doing any thing wrong.
    A.
    Lit.:

    deprehendi in aliquo manifesto scelere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 43; so,

    in maximo scelere,

    Sall. C. 46, 2; 50, 4:

    in facinore manifesto,

    Cic. Brut. 68 fin.:

    in alio maleficio,

    id. Inv. 2, 4, 14:

    in adulterio,

    id. de Or. 2, 68, 275; Vulg. Johan. 8, 3 et saep.:

    dolis deprehensus,

    Plaut. Bac. 4, 9, 26:

    nocte ferro deprehensus,

    Quint. 7, 6, 8:

    sine duce et sine equitatu deprehensis hostibus,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 52, 2:

    (mulier) deprensa,

    caught in the act, Hor. S. 1, 2, 131; 134; 1, 4, 114:

    in mendacio,

    Quint. 5, 7, 30:

    aliquos flentes,

    id. ib. 7, 9, 11: agendi subita necessitate deprehensi, id. 1, 12, 4; 1, 8, 21:

    aliquem occisum, Suet,

    Caes. 35 et saep.—
    b.
    Of inanimate objects:

    venenum,

    Cic. Clu. 7, 20; cf. id. ib. 16, 47 sq.; Liv. 42, 17:

    res furtiva in domo deprehensa,

    Quint. 5, 13, 49; cf.

    sacrilegium,

    id. 8, 6, 26.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1. (α).
    To comprehend, perceive, understand, detect, discover, discern, observe (chiefly post-Aug. in prose, esp. in Quint.):

    cujus ego facinora oculis prius quam opinione, manibus ante quam suspicione deprehendi,

    Cic. Cael. 6 fin.:

    quid si me stultior ipso deprenderis?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 43:

    hominum erga se mentes,

    Suet. Calig. 60:

    falsas gemmas,

    Plin. 37, 13, 76, § 198:

    quam naturam ejus Pythagoras Samius primus deprehendit,

    id. 2, 8, 6, § 37; 2, 9, 6, § 43; 9, 28, 44, § 86; Cels. 3, 18; 7 praef.; Plin. Ep. 4, 20, 3:

    falsa facilius deprehendere et refellere,

    Quint. 12, 1, 34:

    quod vix a lectore deprehenditur,

    id. 4, 2, 59:

    in Livio Patavinitatem,

    id. 1, 5, 56; cf. id. 3, 8, 69; 5, 13, 23 et saep.—
    (β).
    With acc. et inf.:

    species diversas esse facile est deprehendere,

    Quint. 9, 2, 44:

    quosdam mitti,

    Suet. Aug. 44:

    deprehenditur vitiose loqui,

    Quint. 1, 6, 7.—
    2.
    To overtake, equal, imitate:

    juvenemque puer deprehende parentem,

    Stat. S. 4, 4, 74.—
    3.
    To find, discover, come upon (always implying mental action, post-Aug.):

    extra carmen non deprendas,

    Quint. 1, 5, 18:

    quod in epistolis Augusti deprehenditur,

    id. 1, 7, 22; 8, 6, 71:

    apud Ciceronem mira figurarum mixtura deprehenditur,

    id. 9, 3, 40.—
    III.
    With the predominant idea of restricting the free movement of an object, to impede, to check, to bring into a strait.
    A.
    Lit.:

    inter quas (latebras) deprehensus hostis,

    Curt. 7, 4, 4:

    in fovea,

    id. 5, 3, 19:

    flamina deprensa silvis,

    i. e. impeded, confined, Verg. A. 10, 98:

    viae deprensus in aggere serpens,

    id. ib. 5, 273; cf. id. ib. 8, 247; Quint. 12, 2, 14. —
    B.
    Trop., to bring into a strait, to embarrass:

    deprehensum me plane video atque sentio,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 48; id. Verr. 2, 4, 12 fin.:

    deprensi pudorem explicant,

    Quint. 6, 3, 100:

    (testes) plus deprehensi nocent, quam firmi et interriti profuissent,

    id. 5, 7, 11 al.

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  • 8 deprendo

    dē-prĕhendo or dēprendo (v. prehendo; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 59), di, sum, 3, v. a.
    I.
    To take or snatch away, esp. any thing which is in motion; to seize upon, catch (freq. and class.—For syn. cf.: invenio, reperio, nanciscor; offendo, aperio, patefacio, detego; incido, consequor, assequor, etc.).
    A.
    Lit.:

    deprehensus ex itinere Cn. Magius,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 24, 4:

    in ipso fluminis vado deprehensus,

    id. B. G. 5, 58, 6:

    in agris,

    id. ib. 6, 30:

    in ponte,

    Sall. C. 45:

    nuntiorum pars deprehensa,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.:

    deprehensis internuntiis,

    id. B. C. 3, 112 fin.: tabellarios deprendere litterasque intercipere, Cassius ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; and:

    litterae deprehensae,

    intercepted, Liv. 2, 4:

    onerarias naves,

    to seize, take possession of, Caes. B. C. 1, 36, 2; so id. B. G. 7, 58, 4; id. B. C. 1, 26 al.:

    volucres jaculis,

    Sil. 16, 566:

    cursu deprendere telum,

    Stat. Th. 6, 568:

    subito deprehensus locutus est,

    taken by surprise, Sen. Ep. 11, 1.—
    B.
    Transf. of inanimate subjects. So, esp. freq. of storms:

    deprensa navigia,

    caught, overtaken by, Lucr. 6, 429; cf. Catull. 25, 13; Verg. A. 5, 52; id. G. 4, 421; Ov. M. 11, 663; Curt. 7, 4 et saep.—
    II.
    In a wider sense, to catch, overtake, surprise, apprehend, detect, find out, discover any one, esp. in doing any thing wrong.
    A.
    Lit.:

    deprehendi in aliquo manifesto scelere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 43; so,

    in maximo scelere,

    Sall. C. 46, 2; 50, 4:

    in facinore manifesto,

    Cic. Brut. 68 fin.:

    in alio maleficio,

    id. Inv. 2, 4, 14:

    in adulterio,

    id. de Or. 2, 68, 275; Vulg. Johan. 8, 3 et saep.:

    dolis deprehensus,

    Plaut. Bac. 4, 9, 26:

    nocte ferro deprehensus,

    Quint. 7, 6, 8:

    sine duce et sine equitatu deprehensis hostibus,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 52, 2:

    (mulier) deprensa,

    caught in the act, Hor. S. 1, 2, 131; 134; 1, 4, 114:

    in mendacio,

    Quint. 5, 7, 30:

    aliquos flentes,

    id. ib. 7, 9, 11: agendi subita necessitate deprehensi, id. 1, 12, 4; 1, 8, 21:

    aliquem occisum, Suet,

    Caes. 35 et saep.—
    b.
    Of inanimate objects:

    venenum,

    Cic. Clu. 7, 20; cf. id. ib. 16, 47 sq.; Liv. 42, 17:

    res furtiva in domo deprehensa,

    Quint. 5, 13, 49; cf.

    sacrilegium,

    id. 8, 6, 26.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1. (α).
    To comprehend, perceive, understand, detect, discover, discern, observe (chiefly post-Aug. in prose, esp. in Quint.):

    cujus ego facinora oculis prius quam opinione, manibus ante quam suspicione deprehendi,

    Cic. Cael. 6 fin.:

    quid si me stultior ipso deprenderis?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 43:

    hominum erga se mentes,

    Suet. Calig. 60:

    falsas gemmas,

    Plin. 37, 13, 76, § 198:

    quam naturam ejus Pythagoras Samius primus deprehendit,

    id. 2, 8, 6, § 37; 2, 9, 6, § 43; 9, 28, 44, § 86; Cels. 3, 18; 7 praef.; Plin. Ep. 4, 20, 3:

    falsa facilius deprehendere et refellere,

    Quint. 12, 1, 34:

    quod vix a lectore deprehenditur,

    id. 4, 2, 59:

    in Livio Patavinitatem,

    id. 1, 5, 56; cf. id. 3, 8, 69; 5, 13, 23 et saep.—
    (β).
    With acc. et inf.:

    species diversas esse facile est deprehendere,

    Quint. 9, 2, 44:

    quosdam mitti,

    Suet. Aug. 44:

    deprehenditur vitiose loqui,

    Quint. 1, 6, 7.—
    2.
    To overtake, equal, imitate:

    juvenemque puer deprehende parentem,

    Stat. S. 4, 4, 74.—
    3.
    To find, discover, come upon (always implying mental action, post-Aug.):

    extra carmen non deprendas,

    Quint. 1, 5, 18:

    quod in epistolis Augusti deprehenditur,

    id. 1, 7, 22; 8, 6, 71:

    apud Ciceronem mira figurarum mixtura deprehenditur,

    id. 9, 3, 40.—
    III.
    With the predominant idea of restricting the free movement of an object, to impede, to check, to bring into a strait.
    A.
    Lit.:

    inter quas (latebras) deprehensus hostis,

    Curt. 7, 4, 4:

    in fovea,

    id. 5, 3, 19:

    flamina deprensa silvis,

    i. e. impeded, confined, Verg. A. 10, 98:

    viae deprensus in aggere serpens,

    id. ib. 5, 273; cf. id. ib. 8, 247; Quint. 12, 2, 14. —
    B.
    Trop., to bring into a strait, to embarrass:

    deprehensum me plane video atque sentio,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 48; id. Verr. 2, 4, 12 fin.:

    deprensi pudorem explicant,

    Quint. 6, 3, 100:

    (testes) plus deprehensi nocent, quam firmi et interriti profuissent,

    id. 5, 7, 11 al.

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  • 9 impedimentum

    impĕdīmentum ( inp-), i (archaic form ‡ impelimenta impedimenta dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 108 Müll.; cf. the letter D), n. [impedio], that by which one is entangled or impeded, a hinderance, impediment (freq. and class.; cf.: obstaculum, difficultas).
    I.
    In gen.:

    compeditos primo aegre ferre onera et impedimenta crurum,

    Sen. Tranq. 10:

    Demosthenes impedimenta naturae diligentia industriaque superavit,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 260:

    moram atque impedimentum alicui inferre,

    id. Inv. 1, 9, 12:

    afferre,

    Tac. A. 15, 9:

    legitimum,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 9, 24:

    leve,

    id. Rep. 1, 3:

    impedimentum magis quam auxilium,

    Liv. 9, 19, 5:

    epistulam jam recepisse te colligo, nam festinanti tabellario dedi: nisi quid impedimenti in via passus est,

    hinderance, delay, Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 6:

    esse impedimenti loco,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 17, 4:

    ad dicendum impedimento esse,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 51, 149; so,

    with ad,

    Curt. 4, 2, 15; so,

    impedimento esse,

    Plaut. Cas. prol. 61; Ter. And. 4, 2, 24; Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Quint. 5, 14, 35; 5, 10, 123; 7 praef. § 2 et saep.; cf.:

    Gallis magno ad pugnam erat impedimento, quod, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3; Quint. 2, 5, 2:

    quae dictatori religio impedimento ad rem gerendam fuerit,

    Liv. 8, 32, 5.—
    II.
    In partic., plur. impedimenta; concr., travelling equipage, luggage; and esp. in milit. lang., the baggage of an army (including the beasts of burden and their drivers; cf.

    sarcinae): nullis impedimentis, nullis Graecis comitibus (opp. magno et impedito comitatu),

    Cic. Mil. 10, 28:

    ad impedimenta et carros suos se contulerunt... Ad multam noctem etiam ad impedimenta pugnatum est... impedimentis castrisque nostri potiti sunt,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 26:

    impedimenta in unum locum contulerunt,

    id. ib. 1, 24 fin.:

    impedimentis direptis, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 17, 2;

    2, 24, 3 et saep.: prima luce magnum numerum impedimentorum ex castris mulorumque produci eque iis stramenta detrahi jubet,

    pack-horses, id. ib. 7, 45, 2:

    interfectis omnibus impedimentis ad pugnam descendit,

    Front. Strat. 2, 1; Veg. Mil. 3, 6.

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  • 10 impedio

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 11 inpedimentum

    impĕdīmentum ( inp-), i (archaic form ‡ impelimenta impedimenta dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 108 Müll.; cf. the letter D), n. [impedio], that by which one is entangled or impeded, a hinderance, impediment (freq. and class.; cf.: obstaculum, difficultas).
    I.
    In gen.:

    compeditos primo aegre ferre onera et impedimenta crurum,

    Sen. Tranq. 10:

    Demosthenes impedimenta naturae diligentia industriaque superavit,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 260:

    moram atque impedimentum alicui inferre,

    id. Inv. 1, 9, 12:

    afferre,

    Tac. A. 15, 9:

    legitimum,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 9, 24:

    leve,

    id. Rep. 1, 3:

    impedimentum magis quam auxilium,

    Liv. 9, 19, 5:

    epistulam jam recepisse te colligo, nam festinanti tabellario dedi: nisi quid impedimenti in via passus est,

    hinderance, delay, Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 6:

    esse impedimenti loco,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 17, 4:

    ad dicendum impedimento esse,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 51, 149; so,

    with ad,

    Curt. 4, 2, 15; so,

    impedimento esse,

    Plaut. Cas. prol. 61; Ter. And. 4, 2, 24; Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Quint. 5, 14, 35; 5, 10, 123; 7 praef. § 2 et saep.; cf.:

    Gallis magno ad pugnam erat impedimento, quod, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3; Quint. 2, 5, 2:

    quae dictatori religio impedimento ad rem gerendam fuerit,

    Liv. 8, 32, 5.—
    II.
    In partic., plur. impedimenta; concr., travelling equipage, luggage; and esp. in milit. lang., the baggage of an army (including the beasts of burden and their drivers; cf.

    sarcinae): nullis impedimentis, nullis Graecis comitibus (opp. magno et impedito comitatu),

    Cic. Mil. 10, 28:

    ad impedimenta et carros suos se contulerunt... Ad multam noctem etiam ad impedimenta pugnatum est... impedimentis castrisque nostri potiti sunt,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 26:

    impedimenta in unum locum contulerunt,

    id. ib. 1, 24 fin.:

    impedimentis direptis, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 17, 2;

    2, 24, 3 et saep.: prima luce magnum numerum impedimentorum ex castris mulorumque produci eque iis stramenta detrahi jubet,

    pack-horses, id. ib. 7, 45, 2:

    interfectis omnibus impedimentis ad pugnam descendit,

    Front. Strat. 2, 1; Veg. Mil. 3, 6.

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  • 12 inpedio

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 13 inpeditus

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 14 laciniosus

    lăcĭnĭōsus, a, um, adj. [lacinia], full of folds, full of lappets, full of corners, projections, or indentations, indented, jagged (post-Aug.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    metatus est Eam (urbem)... ad effigiem Macedonicae chlamydis orbe gyrato laciniosam,

    Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62:

    corporis laciniosae pomparum et deliciarum ineptiae,

    Tert. Cult. Fem. 9:

    ostrea spondylo brevi, nec fibris lacinioso,

    Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60:

    folia,

    id. 25, 10, 76, § 124.—
    II.
    Trop., qs., impeded, entangled with lappets or fringes; overloaded, redundant:

    animi imbecillitas,

    App. Mag. p. 287, 31:

    vita et implicita,

    Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 29:

    sermo,

    id. Verg. Vel. 4.— Sup.:

    haec Porphyrius sermone laciniosissimo prosecutus est (al. latissimo),

    Hier. in Dan. 11, 22.—
    * Adv.: lăcĭnĭōsē, like lappets, with lappets, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 226 (al. lacunosa est).

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  • 15 Liber

    1.
    līber, ĕra, ĕrum (old form, loebesum et loebertatem antiqui dicebant liberum et libertatem. Ita Graeci loibên et leibein, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.; cf. 2. Liber), adj. [Gr. root liph-, liptô, to desire; cf. Sanscr. lub-dhas, desirous; Lat. libet, libido], that acts according to his own will and pleasure, is his own master; free, unrestricted, unrestrained, unimpeded, unshackled; independent, frank, open, bold (opp. servus, servilis).
    I.
    In gen.; constr. absol., with ab, the abl., and poet. also with gen.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    dictum est ab eruditissimis viris, nisi sapientem liberum esse neminem. Quid est enim libertas? Potestas vivendi ut velis,

    Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33:

    an ille mihi liber, cui mulier imperat, cui leges imponit, praescribit, jubet, vetat? etc.,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 36:

    ad scribendi licentiam liber,

    id. N. D. 1, 44, 123:

    agri immunes ac liberi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 166:

    integro animo ac libero causam defendere,

    unprejudiced, unbiased, id. Sull. 31, 86:

    liberi ad causas solutique veniebant,

    not under obligations, not bribed, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78 § 192; cf.:

    libera lingua,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 9:

    cor liberum,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:

    vocem liberam mittere adversus aliquem,

    Liv. 35, 32, 6:

    libera verba animi proferre,

    Juv. 4, 90: judicium [p. 1057] audientium relinquere integrum ac liberum, Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    aliquid respuere ingenuo liberoque fastidio,

    id. Brut. 67, 236:

    libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio,

    id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    tibi uni vexatio direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    pars quaestionum vaga et libera et late patens,

    id. de Or. 2, 16, 67:

    liberum arbitrium eis populo Romano permittente,

    Liv. 31, 11 fin.; cf. id. 37, 1, 5:

    mandata,

    full powers, unlimited authority, id. 37, 56; 38, 8:

    fenus,

    unlimited, id. 35, 7: custodia, free custody (i. e. confinement to a house or to a town), id. 24, 45; Vell. 1, 11, 1;

    v. custodia, II.: legatio, v. legatio: suffragia,

    the right of voting freely, Juv. 8, 211:

    locus,

    free from intruders, undisturbed, secure, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 49; 3, 2, 25; id. Cas. 3, 2, 4: aedes, a free house, free dwelling (assigned to the use of ambassadors of friendly nations during their stay in Rome), Liv. 30, 17 fin.; 35, 23; 42, 6:

    lectulus,

    i. e. not shared with a wife, Cic. Att. 14, 13, 5: toga ( poet. for virilis toga), a man's (prop. of one who is his own master), Ov. F. 3, 771:

    vestis,

    id. ib. 3, 777:

    libera omnia sibi servare,

    to reserve to one's self full liberty, Plin. Ep. 1, 5.— Comp.:

    hoc liberiores et solutiores sumus, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 3, 8:

    est finitimus oratori poëta, numeris astrictior paulo, verborum licentia liberior,

    id. de Or. 1, 16, 70:

    liberiores litterae,

    id. Att. 1, 13, 1:

    amicitia remissior esse debet et liberior et dulcior,

    freer, more unrestrained, more cheerful, id. Lael. 18 fin.:

    paulo liberior sententia,

    Quint. 4, 2, 121:

    liberior in utramque partem disputatio,

    id. 7, 2, 14:

    fusiores liberioresque numeri,

    id. 9, 4, 130:

    officia liberiora plenioraque,

    id. 6, 1, 9:

    (flumina) campo recepta Liberioris aquae,

    freer, less impeded, Ov. M. 1, 41; cf.:

    (Tiberinus) campo liberiore natat,

    freer, opener, id. F. 4, 292:

    liberiore frui caelo,

    freer, opener, id. M. 15, 301.— Sup.:

    liberrimum hominum genus, comici veteres tradunt, etc.,

    the frankest, most free-spoken, Quint. 12, 2, 22; cf.:

    liberrime Lolli,

    most frank, most ingenuous, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 1:

    indignatio,

    id. Epod. 4, 10.—
    (β).
    Free or exempt from, void of; with ab:

    Mamertini vacui, expertes, soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestia, munere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23; cf.:

    (consul) solutus a cupiditatibus, liber a delictis,

    id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:

    ab observando homine perverso liber,

    id. Att. 1, 13, 2:

    liber a tali irrisione Socrates, liber Aristo Chius,

    id. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

    ab omni animi perturbatione liber,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67; id. N. D. 2, 21, 55:

    loca abdita et ab arbitris libera,

    id. Att. 15, 16, B:

    libera a ferro crura,

    Ov. P. 1, 6, 32:

    animus liber a partibus rei publicae,

    Sall. C. 4.—
    (γ).
    With abl.:

    animus omni liber curā et angore,

    free from, without, Cic. Fin. 1, 15:

    animus religione,

    Liv. 2, 36:

    animus cogitationibus aliis,

    Quint. 11, 2, 35:

    mens omnibus vitiis,

    id. 12, 1, 4; cf.:

    liberis odio et gratia mentibus,

    id. 5, 11, 37:

    omni liber metu,

    Liv. 7, 34:

    liber invidia,

    Quint. 12, 11, 7:

    equus carcere,

    Ov. Am. 2, 9, 20.—
    (δ).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    liber laborum,

    Hor. A. P. 212:

    fati gens Lydia,

    Verg. A. 10, 154:

    curarum,

    Luc. 4, 384. — Comp.:

    liberior campi,

    having a wider space, Stat. S. 4, 2, 24.—
    (ε).
    Liberum est, with subject-clause:

    quam (opinionem) sequi magis probantibus liberum est,

    it is free, permitted, allowable, Quint. 6, 3, 112; Plin. Ep. 1, 8:

    dies eligere certos liberum erat,

    Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 16.—So in abl. absol.:

    libero, quid firmaret mutaretve,

    Tac. A. 3, 60.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Free, in a social point of view, not a slave (opp. servus;

    also to ingenuus): neque vendendam censes quae libera est,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40; cf. id. ib. v. 28:

    dis habeo gratiam quom aliquot affuerunt liberae, because slaves were not permitted to testify,

    id. And. 4, 4, 32; opp. ingenuus, free-born:

    quid ea? ingenuan' an festucā facta e servā liberast?

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 14:

    in jure civili, qui est matre liberā, liber est,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 45; id. Caecin. 36, 96:

    si neque censu, neque vindictā, nec testamento liber factus est (servus), non est liber,

    id. Top. 2, 10:

    quae (assentatio) non modo amico, sed ne libero quidem digna est,

    of a freeman, id. Lael. 24, 89; Quint. 11, 1, 43:

    liberorum hominum alii ingenui sunt, alii libertini,

    Gai. Inst. 1, 10; cf. sqq.: ex ancilla et libero jure gentium servus nascitur, id. ib. 1, 82; cf. § 85; Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 1 sqq.—
    B.
    Free, in a political point of view;

    said both of a people not under monarchical rule and of one not in subjection to another people,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 32, 48; cf.:

    ut ex nimia potentia principum oritur interitus principum, sic hunc nimis liberum populum libertas ipsa servitute afficit,

    id. ib. 1, 44, 68:

    liber populus,

    id. ib. 3, 34, 46:

    (Demaratus) vir liber ac fortis,

    democratic, republican, fond of liberty, id. ib. 2, 19, 34:

    civitates liberae atque immunes,

    free from service, Liv. 37, 55:

    provinciae civitatesque liberae,

    Suet. Vesp. 8:

    libera ac foederata oppida,

    id. Calig. 3:

    Roma patrem patriae Ciceronem libera dixit,

    Juv. 8, 244.—
    C.
    In a bad sense, esp. with reference to sensual pleasure, unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious:

    quam liber harum rerum multarum siet (Juppiter),

    Plaut. Am. prol. 105:

    adulescens imprudens et liber,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 40; cf.:

    sit adulescentia liberior,

    somewhat freer, Cic. Cael. 18, 42:

    amores soluti et liberi,

    id. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

    consuetudo peccandi,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177.—Hence, adv.: lībĕrē, freely, unrestrictedly, without let or hinderance; frankly, openly, boldly:

    qui nihil dicit, nihil facit, nihil cogitat denique, nisi libenter ac libere,

    Cic. Par. 5, 1, 34:

    animus somno relaxatus solute movetur et libere,

    id. Div. 2, 48, 100:

    respirare,

    id. Quint. 11, 39:

    constanter et libere (me gessi),

    id. Att. 4, 16, 9:

    consilium dare,

    id. Lael. 13, 44:

    aliquid magis accusatorie quam libere dixisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 176:

    omnia libere fingimus et impune,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43:

    ut ingredi libere (oratio), non ut licenter videatur errare,

    Cic. Or. 23, 77.— Comp.:

    liberius vivendi fuit potestas,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 23:

    loqui,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 33:

    fortius liberiusque defendere,

    Quint. 12, 1, 21:

    liberius si Dixero quid,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:

    maledicere,

    id. ib. 2, 8, 37:

    longius et liberius exseritur digitus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 92; cf. id. 11, 3, 97:

    ipsaque tellus Omnia liberius, nullo poscente, ferebat,

    freely, of itself, spontaneously, Verg. G. 1, 127.
    2.
    līber, ĕri ( gen. plur. liberūm, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 9; Turp. ap. Non. 495, 26; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40; 2, 1, 30, § 77; Tac. A. 2, 38; 3, 25 saep.; cf. Cic. Or. 46, 155;

    but also: liberorum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 76; 2, 5, 42, § 109), m. [1. liber], a child.
    I.
    Sing. (post-class. and rare):

    si quis maximam portionem libero relinquat,

    Cod. Just. 3, 28, 33; 5, 9, 8 fin.; Quint. Decl. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Plur., children (freq.; but in class. Lat. only of children with reference to their parents: pueri = children in general, as younger than adulescentes; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 657 sq.).
    A.
    Lit.: liberorum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155 (Trag. v. 347 Vahl.): liberorum sibi quaesendum gratia, id. ap. Fest. p. 258 Müll. (Trag. v. 161 Vahl.):

    cum conjugibus et liberis,

    Cic. Att. 8, 2, 3:

    eum ex C. Fadii filiā liberos habuisse,

    id. ib. 16, 11, 1:

    liberos procreare,

    id. Tusc. 5, 37, 109:

    suscipere liberos,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161:

    per liberos te precor,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 5:

    dulces,

    id. ib. 2, 40:

    parvuli,

    Quint. 2, 15, 8;

    opp. parentes,

    id. 11, 1, 82; 3, 7, 18; 26; 6, 1, 18; 6, 5 al.: mater quae liberos, quasi oculos (amisit), orba est, Sulp. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 182 Müll.: jus trium liberorum, under the emperors, a privilege enjoyed by those who had three legitimate children (it consisted in the permission to fill a public office before one's twenty-fifth year, and in freedom from personal burdens); this privilege was sometimes also bestowed on those who had fewer than three children, or even none at all; also of one child:

    non est sine liberis, cui vel unus filius unave filia est,

    Dig. 50, 16, 148; Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 6; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 15; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 99; id. And. 5, 3, 20; Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 2; id. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40; ib. 30, § 76 Zumpt; cf. also Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5:

    neque ejus legendam filiam (virginem Vestalem)... qui liberos tres haberet,

    Gell. 1, 12, 8:

    uxores duxerant, ex quibus plerique liberos habebant,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 110, 2.—Of grandchildren and great-grandchildren:

    liberorum appellatione nepotes et pronepotes ceterique qui ex his descendunt, continentur,

    Dig. 50, 16, 220; cf.:

    liberi usque ad trinepotem, ultra hos posteriores vocantur,

    ib. 38, 10, 10, § 7:

    habitus sis in liberum loco,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40.—
    2.
    Esp.
    (α).
    Of sons (opp. daughters):

    procreavit liberos septem totidemque filias,

    Hyg. Fab. 9.—
    (β).
    Of children in gen. = pueri:

    praecepta Chrysippi de liberorum educatione,

    Quint. 1, 11, 17; cf.: Catus aut de liberis educandis, the title of a book by Varro, v. Gell. 4, 19, 2; Macr. S. 3, 6, 5.—
    B.
    Transf., of animals, young:

    liberis orbas oves,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 38.—Comically:

    quaerunt litterae hae sibi liberos: alia aliam scandit,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23.
    3.
    Līber, ĕri (Sabine collat. form, loebasius, acc. to Serv. Verg. G. 1, 7; cf. 1. liber, and libertas init.), m. [Gr. leibô, to pour; loibê, a drink - offering; Lat. libare], an old Italian deity, who presided over planting and fructification; afterwards identified with the Greek Bacchus:

    hunc dico Liberum Semelā natum, non eum, quem nostri majores auguste sancteque Liberum cum Cerere et Libera consecraverunt. Sed quod ex nobis natos liberos appellamus, idcirco Cerere nati nominati sunt Liber et Libera: quod in Libera servant, in Libero non item,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62; cf. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 5; Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    tertio (invocabo) Cererem et Liberum, quod horum fructus maxime necessarii ad victum: ab his enim cibus et potio venit e fundo,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 5:

    Liber et alma Ceres,

    Verg. G. 1, 7:

    ex aede Liberi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 128;

    in a pun with 1. liber,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 46; cf. id. Curc. 1, 2, 21; id. Stich. 5, 4, 17; so in a pun with liber, free:

    quiaque adeo me complevi flore Liberi, Magis libera uti lingua collibitum est mihi,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 8; cf.:

    salve, anime mi, lepos Liberi, ut veteris ego sum cupida, etc.,

    id. Curc. 1, 2, 3.— Connected with pater:

    sic factum, ut Libero patri repertori vitis hirci immolarentur,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 19:

    Romulus et Liber pater,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5:

    per vestigia Liberi patris,

    Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 39:

    patre favente Libero fetis palmitibus,

    Col. 3, 21, 3:

    Libero patri in monte res divina celebratur,

    Macr. S. 1, 18, 4.—
    B.
    Meton., wine:

    illud, quod erat a deo donatum, nomine ipsius dei nuncupabant: ut cum fruges Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum: ex quo illud Terentii (Eun. 4, 5, 6): sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60:

    Liberum et Cererem pro vino et pane,

    Quint. 8, 6, 24; cf. also Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 4 supra:

    sed pressum Calibus ducere Liberum Si gestis, etc.,

    Hor. C. 4, 12, 14:

    condita cum verax aperit praecordia Liber,

    id. S. 1, 4, 89.
    4.
    lĭber, bri, m. [Gr. lepein, to peel; lepos, lepis; cf. lobos], the inner bark or rind of a tree.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    obducuntur libro aut cortice trunci,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120:

    colligatae libris (arundines),

    Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 4:

    udoque docent (germen) inolescere libro,

    Verg. G. 2, 77:

    natam libro et silvestri subere clausam,

    id. A. 11, 554; id. E. 10, 67:

    quam denso fascia libro,

    Juv. 6, 263.—
    B.
    Esp., because the ancients used the bark or rind of trees to write upon; usually the thin rind of the Egyptian papyrus, on which the books of the Greeks and Romans were usually written (v. Dict. of Antiq. p. 587 sq.):

    antea non fuisse chartarum usum. In palmarum foliis primo scriptitatum, dein quarundam arborum libris,

    Plin. 13, 11, 21, § 69.—Hence,
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Paper, parchment, or rolls of any substance used to write upon (cf.:

    charta, membrana): quasi quom in libro scribuntur calamo litterae,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131.—
    B.
    Most freq. a book, work, treatise:

    Demetrii liber de concordia,

    Cic. Att. 8, 12, 6:

    quas (sententias) hoc libro exposui,

    id. Lael. 1, 3; cf. id. ib. 1, 5:

    dixi in eo libro, quem de rebus rusticis scripsi,

    id. de Sen. 15, 54:

    libros pervolutare,

    id. Att. 5, 12, 2:

    evolvere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

    volvere,

    id. Brut. 87, 298:

    legere,

    id. Fam. 6, 6, 8:

    edere,

    id. Fat. 1, 1:

    libri confectio,

    id. de Sen. 1, 1:

    tempus ad libros vacuum,

    id. Rep. 1, 9, 14:

    cujus (Platonis) in libris,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 16:

    in Graecorum libris,

    id. ib. 2, 11, 21:

    librum, si malus est, nequeo laudare,

    Juv. 3, 41:

    actorum libri,

    the official gazette, id. 9, 84; cf. 2, 136; and v. Dict. Antiq. s. v. Acta.—
    C.
    In partic.
    1.
    A division of a work a look:

    tres libri perfecti sunt de Natura Deorum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 1, 3:

    hi tres libri (de Officiis),

    id. Off. 3, 33, 121:

    sermo in novem libros distributus,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 1:

    dictum est in libro superiore,

    id. Off. 2, 13, 43 [p. 1058] sicut superiore libro continetur, Quint. 11, 1, 1:

    versus de libro Ennii annali sexto,

    id. 6, 3, 86:

    liber primus, secundus, tertius, etc.,

    id. 8, 1, 2; 10, 2, 20; 11, 1, 4 al. —Sometimes, in this latter case, liber is omitted:

    in T. Livii primo,

    Quint. 9, 2, 37:

    in tertio de Oratore,

    id. 9, 1, 26:

    legi tuum nuper quartum de Finibus,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 32.—
    2.
    In relig. or pub. law lang., a religious book, scriptures; a statute - book, code:

    decemviris adire libros jussis,

    i. e. the Sibylline books, Liv. 34, 55; 21, 62; 25, 12:

    se cum legeret libros, recordatum esse, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11:

    ut in libris est Etruscorum,

    id. Div. 2, 23, 50; id. Att. 9, 9, 3:

    caerimoniarum,

    rituals, Tac. A. 3, 38.—
    D.
    A list, catalogue, register, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 167.—
    E.
    A letter, epistle, Nep. Lys. 4, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 5.—
    F.
    A rescript, decree (post-Aug.):

    liber principis severus et tamen moderatus,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 14, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Liber

  • 16 liber

    1.
    līber, ĕra, ĕrum (old form, loebesum et loebertatem antiqui dicebant liberum et libertatem. Ita Graeci loibên et leibein, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.; cf. 2. Liber), adj. [Gr. root liph-, liptô, to desire; cf. Sanscr. lub-dhas, desirous; Lat. libet, libido], that acts according to his own will and pleasure, is his own master; free, unrestricted, unrestrained, unimpeded, unshackled; independent, frank, open, bold (opp. servus, servilis).
    I.
    In gen.; constr. absol., with ab, the abl., and poet. also with gen.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    dictum est ab eruditissimis viris, nisi sapientem liberum esse neminem. Quid est enim libertas? Potestas vivendi ut velis,

    Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33:

    an ille mihi liber, cui mulier imperat, cui leges imponit, praescribit, jubet, vetat? etc.,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 36:

    ad scribendi licentiam liber,

    id. N. D. 1, 44, 123:

    agri immunes ac liberi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 166:

    integro animo ac libero causam defendere,

    unprejudiced, unbiased, id. Sull. 31, 86:

    liberi ad causas solutique veniebant,

    not under obligations, not bribed, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78 § 192; cf.:

    libera lingua,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 9:

    cor liberum,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:

    vocem liberam mittere adversus aliquem,

    Liv. 35, 32, 6:

    libera verba animi proferre,

    Juv. 4, 90: judicium [p. 1057] audientium relinquere integrum ac liberum, Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    aliquid respuere ingenuo liberoque fastidio,

    id. Brut. 67, 236:

    libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio,

    id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    tibi uni vexatio direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    pars quaestionum vaga et libera et late patens,

    id. de Or. 2, 16, 67:

    liberum arbitrium eis populo Romano permittente,

    Liv. 31, 11 fin.; cf. id. 37, 1, 5:

    mandata,

    full powers, unlimited authority, id. 37, 56; 38, 8:

    fenus,

    unlimited, id. 35, 7: custodia, free custody (i. e. confinement to a house or to a town), id. 24, 45; Vell. 1, 11, 1;

    v. custodia, II.: legatio, v. legatio: suffragia,

    the right of voting freely, Juv. 8, 211:

    locus,

    free from intruders, undisturbed, secure, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 49; 3, 2, 25; id. Cas. 3, 2, 4: aedes, a free house, free dwelling (assigned to the use of ambassadors of friendly nations during their stay in Rome), Liv. 30, 17 fin.; 35, 23; 42, 6:

    lectulus,

    i. e. not shared with a wife, Cic. Att. 14, 13, 5: toga ( poet. for virilis toga), a man's (prop. of one who is his own master), Ov. F. 3, 771:

    vestis,

    id. ib. 3, 777:

    libera omnia sibi servare,

    to reserve to one's self full liberty, Plin. Ep. 1, 5.— Comp.:

    hoc liberiores et solutiores sumus, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 3, 8:

    est finitimus oratori poëta, numeris astrictior paulo, verborum licentia liberior,

    id. de Or. 1, 16, 70:

    liberiores litterae,

    id. Att. 1, 13, 1:

    amicitia remissior esse debet et liberior et dulcior,

    freer, more unrestrained, more cheerful, id. Lael. 18 fin.:

    paulo liberior sententia,

    Quint. 4, 2, 121:

    liberior in utramque partem disputatio,

    id. 7, 2, 14:

    fusiores liberioresque numeri,

    id. 9, 4, 130:

    officia liberiora plenioraque,

    id. 6, 1, 9:

    (flumina) campo recepta Liberioris aquae,

    freer, less impeded, Ov. M. 1, 41; cf.:

    (Tiberinus) campo liberiore natat,

    freer, opener, id. F. 4, 292:

    liberiore frui caelo,

    freer, opener, id. M. 15, 301.— Sup.:

    liberrimum hominum genus, comici veteres tradunt, etc.,

    the frankest, most free-spoken, Quint. 12, 2, 22; cf.:

    liberrime Lolli,

    most frank, most ingenuous, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 1:

    indignatio,

    id. Epod. 4, 10.—
    (β).
    Free or exempt from, void of; with ab:

    Mamertini vacui, expertes, soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestia, munere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23; cf.:

    (consul) solutus a cupiditatibus, liber a delictis,

    id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:

    ab observando homine perverso liber,

    id. Att. 1, 13, 2:

    liber a tali irrisione Socrates, liber Aristo Chius,

    id. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

    ab omni animi perturbatione liber,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67; id. N. D. 2, 21, 55:

    loca abdita et ab arbitris libera,

    id. Att. 15, 16, B:

    libera a ferro crura,

    Ov. P. 1, 6, 32:

    animus liber a partibus rei publicae,

    Sall. C. 4.—
    (γ).
    With abl.:

    animus omni liber curā et angore,

    free from, without, Cic. Fin. 1, 15:

    animus religione,

    Liv. 2, 36:

    animus cogitationibus aliis,

    Quint. 11, 2, 35:

    mens omnibus vitiis,

    id. 12, 1, 4; cf.:

    liberis odio et gratia mentibus,

    id. 5, 11, 37:

    omni liber metu,

    Liv. 7, 34:

    liber invidia,

    Quint. 12, 11, 7:

    equus carcere,

    Ov. Am. 2, 9, 20.—
    (δ).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    liber laborum,

    Hor. A. P. 212:

    fati gens Lydia,

    Verg. A. 10, 154:

    curarum,

    Luc. 4, 384. — Comp.:

    liberior campi,

    having a wider space, Stat. S. 4, 2, 24.—
    (ε).
    Liberum est, with subject-clause:

    quam (opinionem) sequi magis probantibus liberum est,

    it is free, permitted, allowable, Quint. 6, 3, 112; Plin. Ep. 1, 8:

    dies eligere certos liberum erat,

    Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 16.—So in abl. absol.:

    libero, quid firmaret mutaretve,

    Tac. A. 3, 60.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Free, in a social point of view, not a slave (opp. servus;

    also to ingenuus): neque vendendam censes quae libera est,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40; cf. id. ib. v. 28:

    dis habeo gratiam quom aliquot affuerunt liberae, because slaves were not permitted to testify,

    id. And. 4, 4, 32; opp. ingenuus, free-born:

    quid ea? ingenuan' an festucā facta e servā liberast?

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 14:

    in jure civili, qui est matre liberā, liber est,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 45; id. Caecin. 36, 96:

    si neque censu, neque vindictā, nec testamento liber factus est (servus), non est liber,

    id. Top. 2, 10:

    quae (assentatio) non modo amico, sed ne libero quidem digna est,

    of a freeman, id. Lael. 24, 89; Quint. 11, 1, 43:

    liberorum hominum alii ingenui sunt, alii libertini,

    Gai. Inst. 1, 10; cf. sqq.: ex ancilla et libero jure gentium servus nascitur, id. ib. 1, 82; cf. § 85; Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 1 sqq.—
    B.
    Free, in a political point of view;

    said both of a people not under monarchical rule and of one not in subjection to another people,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 32, 48; cf.:

    ut ex nimia potentia principum oritur interitus principum, sic hunc nimis liberum populum libertas ipsa servitute afficit,

    id. ib. 1, 44, 68:

    liber populus,

    id. ib. 3, 34, 46:

    (Demaratus) vir liber ac fortis,

    democratic, republican, fond of liberty, id. ib. 2, 19, 34:

    civitates liberae atque immunes,

    free from service, Liv. 37, 55:

    provinciae civitatesque liberae,

    Suet. Vesp. 8:

    libera ac foederata oppida,

    id. Calig. 3:

    Roma patrem patriae Ciceronem libera dixit,

    Juv. 8, 244.—
    C.
    In a bad sense, esp. with reference to sensual pleasure, unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious:

    quam liber harum rerum multarum siet (Juppiter),

    Plaut. Am. prol. 105:

    adulescens imprudens et liber,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 40; cf.:

    sit adulescentia liberior,

    somewhat freer, Cic. Cael. 18, 42:

    amores soluti et liberi,

    id. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

    consuetudo peccandi,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177.—Hence, adv.: lībĕrē, freely, unrestrictedly, without let or hinderance; frankly, openly, boldly:

    qui nihil dicit, nihil facit, nihil cogitat denique, nisi libenter ac libere,

    Cic. Par. 5, 1, 34:

    animus somno relaxatus solute movetur et libere,

    id. Div. 2, 48, 100:

    respirare,

    id. Quint. 11, 39:

    constanter et libere (me gessi),

    id. Att. 4, 16, 9:

    consilium dare,

    id. Lael. 13, 44:

    aliquid magis accusatorie quam libere dixisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 176:

    omnia libere fingimus et impune,

    Quint. 6, 1, 43:

    ut ingredi libere (oratio), non ut licenter videatur errare,

    Cic. Or. 23, 77.— Comp.:

    liberius vivendi fuit potestas,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 23:

    loqui,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 33:

    fortius liberiusque defendere,

    Quint. 12, 1, 21:

    liberius si Dixero quid,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:

    maledicere,

    id. ib. 2, 8, 37:

    longius et liberius exseritur digitus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 92; cf. id. 11, 3, 97:

    ipsaque tellus Omnia liberius, nullo poscente, ferebat,

    freely, of itself, spontaneously, Verg. G. 1, 127.
    2.
    līber, ĕri ( gen. plur. liberūm, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 9; Turp. ap. Non. 495, 26; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40; 2, 1, 30, § 77; Tac. A. 2, 38; 3, 25 saep.; cf. Cic. Or. 46, 155;

    but also: liberorum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 76; 2, 5, 42, § 109), m. [1. liber], a child.
    I.
    Sing. (post-class. and rare):

    si quis maximam portionem libero relinquat,

    Cod. Just. 3, 28, 33; 5, 9, 8 fin.; Quint. Decl. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Plur., children (freq.; but in class. Lat. only of children with reference to their parents: pueri = children in general, as younger than adulescentes; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 657 sq.).
    A.
    Lit.: liberorum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155 (Trag. v. 347 Vahl.): liberorum sibi quaesendum gratia, id. ap. Fest. p. 258 Müll. (Trag. v. 161 Vahl.):

    cum conjugibus et liberis,

    Cic. Att. 8, 2, 3:

    eum ex C. Fadii filiā liberos habuisse,

    id. ib. 16, 11, 1:

    liberos procreare,

    id. Tusc. 5, 37, 109:

    suscipere liberos,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161:

    per liberos te precor,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 5:

    dulces,

    id. ib. 2, 40:

    parvuli,

    Quint. 2, 15, 8;

    opp. parentes,

    id. 11, 1, 82; 3, 7, 18; 26; 6, 1, 18; 6, 5 al.: mater quae liberos, quasi oculos (amisit), orba est, Sulp. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 182 Müll.: jus trium liberorum, under the emperors, a privilege enjoyed by those who had three legitimate children (it consisted in the permission to fill a public office before one's twenty-fifth year, and in freedom from personal burdens); this privilege was sometimes also bestowed on those who had fewer than three children, or even none at all; also of one child:

    non est sine liberis, cui vel unus filius unave filia est,

    Dig. 50, 16, 148; Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 6; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 15; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 99; id. And. 5, 3, 20; Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 2; id. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40; ib. 30, § 76 Zumpt; cf. also Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5:

    neque ejus legendam filiam (virginem Vestalem)... qui liberos tres haberet,

    Gell. 1, 12, 8:

    uxores duxerant, ex quibus plerique liberos habebant,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 110, 2.—Of grandchildren and great-grandchildren:

    liberorum appellatione nepotes et pronepotes ceterique qui ex his descendunt, continentur,

    Dig. 50, 16, 220; cf.:

    liberi usque ad trinepotem, ultra hos posteriores vocantur,

    ib. 38, 10, 10, § 7:

    habitus sis in liberum loco,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40.—
    2.
    Esp.
    (α).
    Of sons (opp. daughters):

    procreavit liberos septem totidemque filias,

    Hyg. Fab. 9.—
    (β).
    Of children in gen. = pueri:

    praecepta Chrysippi de liberorum educatione,

    Quint. 1, 11, 17; cf.: Catus aut de liberis educandis, the title of a book by Varro, v. Gell. 4, 19, 2; Macr. S. 3, 6, 5.—
    B.
    Transf., of animals, young:

    liberis orbas oves,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 38.—Comically:

    quaerunt litterae hae sibi liberos: alia aliam scandit,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23.
    3.
    Līber, ĕri (Sabine collat. form, loebasius, acc. to Serv. Verg. G. 1, 7; cf. 1. liber, and libertas init.), m. [Gr. leibô, to pour; loibê, a drink - offering; Lat. libare], an old Italian deity, who presided over planting and fructification; afterwards identified with the Greek Bacchus:

    hunc dico Liberum Semelā natum, non eum, quem nostri majores auguste sancteque Liberum cum Cerere et Libera consecraverunt. Sed quod ex nobis natos liberos appellamus, idcirco Cerere nati nominati sunt Liber et Libera: quod in Libera servant, in Libero non item,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62; cf. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 5; Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    tertio (invocabo) Cererem et Liberum, quod horum fructus maxime necessarii ad victum: ab his enim cibus et potio venit e fundo,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 5:

    Liber et alma Ceres,

    Verg. G. 1, 7:

    ex aede Liberi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 128;

    in a pun with 1. liber,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 46; cf. id. Curc. 1, 2, 21; id. Stich. 5, 4, 17; so in a pun with liber, free:

    quiaque adeo me complevi flore Liberi, Magis libera uti lingua collibitum est mihi,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 8; cf.:

    salve, anime mi, lepos Liberi, ut veteris ego sum cupida, etc.,

    id. Curc. 1, 2, 3.— Connected with pater:

    sic factum, ut Libero patri repertori vitis hirci immolarentur,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 19:

    Romulus et Liber pater,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5:

    per vestigia Liberi patris,

    Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 39:

    patre favente Libero fetis palmitibus,

    Col. 3, 21, 3:

    Libero patri in monte res divina celebratur,

    Macr. S. 1, 18, 4.—
    B.
    Meton., wine:

    illud, quod erat a deo donatum, nomine ipsius dei nuncupabant: ut cum fruges Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum: ex quo illud Terentii (Eun. 4, 5, 6): sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60:

    Liberum et Cererem pro vino et pane,

    Quint. 8, 6, 24; cf. also Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 4 supra:

    sed pressum Calibus ducere Liberum Si gestis, etc.,

    Hor. C. 4, 12, 14:

    condita cum verax aperit praecordia Liber,

    id. S. 1, 4, 89.
    4.
    lĭber, bri, m. [Gr. lepein, to peel; lepos, lepis; cf. lobos], the inner bark or rind of a tree.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    obducuntur libro aut cortice trunci,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120:

    colligatae libris (arundines),

    Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 4:

    udoque docent (germen) inolescere libro,

    Verg. G. 2, 77:

    natam libro et silvestri subere clausam,

    id. A. 11, 554; id. E. 10, 67:

    quam denso fascia libro,

    Juv. 6, 263.—
    B.
    Esp., because the ancients used the bark or rind of trees to write upon; usually the thin rind of the Egyptian papyrus, on which the books of the Greeks and Romans were usually written (v. Dict. of Antiq. p. 587 sq.):

    antea non fuisse chartarum usum. In palmarum foliis primo scriptitatum, dein quarundam arborum libris,

    Plin. 13, 11, 21, § 69.—Hence,
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Paper, parchment, or rolls of any substance used to write upon (cf.:

    charta, membrana): quasi quom in libro scribuntur calamo litterae,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131.—
    B.
    Most freq. a book, work, treatise:

    Demetrii liber de concordia,

    Cic. Att. 8, 12, 6:

    quas (sententias) hoc libro exposui,

    id. Lael. 1, 3; cf. id. ib. 1, 5:

    dixi in eo libro, quem de rebus rusticis scripsi,

    id. de Sen. 15, 54:

    libros pervolutare,

    id. Att. 5, 12, 2:

    evolvere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

    volvere,

    id. Brut. 87, 298:

    legere,

    id. Fam. 6, 6, 8:

    edere,

    id. Fat. 1, 1:

    libri confectio,

    id. de Sen. 1, 1:

    tempus ad libros vacuum,

    id. Rep. 1, 9, 14:

    cujus (Platonis) in libris,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 16:

    in Graecorum libris,

    id. ib. 2, 11, 21:

    librum, si malus est, nequeo laudare,

    Juv. 3, 41:

    actorum libri,

    the official gazette, id. 9, 84; cf. 2, 136; and v. Dict. Antiq. s. v. Acta.—
    C.
    In partic.
    1.
    A division of a work a look:

    tres libri perfecti sunt de Natura Deorum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 1, 3:

    hi tres libri (de Officiis),

    id. Off. 3, 33, 121:

    sermo in novem libros distributus,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 1:

    dictum est in libro superiore,

    id. Off. 2, 13, 43 [p. 1058] sicut superiore libro continetur, Quint. 11, 1, 1:

    versus de libro Ennii annali sexto,

    id. 6, 3, 86:

    liber primus, secundus, tertius, etc.,

    id. 8, 1, 2; 10, 2, 20; 11, 1, 4 al. —Sometimes, in this latter case, liber is omitted:

    in T. Livii primo,

    Quint. 9, 2, 37:

    in tertio de Oratore,

    id. 9, 1, 26:

    legi tuum nuper quartum de Finibus,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 32.—
    2.
    In relig. or pub. law lang., a religious book, scriptures; a statute - book, code:

    decemviris adire libros jussis,

    i. e. the Sibylline books, Liv. 34, 55; 21, 62; 25, 12:

    se cum legeret libros, recordatum esse, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11:

    ut in libris est Etruscorum,

    id. Div. 2, 23, 50; id. Att. 9, 9, 3:

    caerimoniarum,

    rituals, Tac. A. 3, 38.—
    D.
    A list, catalogue, register, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 167.—
    E.
    A letter, epistle, Nep. Lys. 4, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 5.—
    F.
    A rescript, decree (post-Aug.):

    liber principis severus et tamen moderatus,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 14, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > liber

  • 17 obficio

    offĭcĭo ( obf-), ēci, ectum, 3, v. n. and a. [ob-facio], to come in the way of, to hinder, oppose, thwart, obstruct (class.; syn. obsto).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Neutr.:

    nunc quidem paululum, inquit, a sole: offecerat videlicet apricanti,

    hindered him from sunning himself, stood before him so as to intercept the sunshine, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 92: luminibus, to obstruct one's light:

    jus vel altius tollendi aedes aut non tollendi, ne luminibus vicini officiatur,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 31; Dig. 8, 2, 2; 10; 23;

    39, 1, 5 et saep.—So, in a fig.: nec mentis quasi luminibus officit altitudo fortunae et gloriae,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43:

    demoliri ea, quorum altitudo officeret auspiciis,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 66:

    ipsa umbra terrae soli officiens noctem efficit,

    intervening before, id. N. D. 2, 19, 49:

    cum alii in angustiis ipsi sibi properantes officerent,

    Sall. J. 58, 6:

    hostium itineri,

    id. ib. 52, 6: prospectui, Auct. B. Afr. 52.—
    (β).
    Act. (only ante- and post-class.):

    quapropter simul inter se retrahuntur et extra Officiuntur,

    are impeded, Lucr. 2, 156; 4, 763; 5, 776 (iter, Auct. B. Afr. 61, is prob. a gloss).—
    II.
    Trop., to stand in the way of, to oppose, obstruct, to be detrimental or hurtful to, to hurt (cf.:

    obsisto, adversor, noceo): promitto tibi non offerturum,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 97:

    cur te mihi offers, ac meis commodis, officio simulato, officis et obstas?

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112; cf. id. ib. 2, 6:

    consiliis alicujus,

    Sall. C. 27, 4:

    timor animi auribus officit,

    id. ib. 58, 2:

    nomini, i. e. famae, Liv. praef. 1: officiunt laetis frugibus herbae,

    hurt by shutting off light and moisture, Verg. G. 1, 69:

    lactucae officiunt claritati oculorum,

    Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 68.—With quominus:

    nec vero Isocrati, quominus haberetur summus orator, offecit, quod, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29, 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > obficio

  • 18 officio

    offĭcĭo ( obf-), ēci, ectum, 3, v. n. and a. [ob-facio], to come in the way of, to hinder, oppose, thwart, obstruct (class.; syn. obsto).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Neutr.:

    nunc quidem paululum, inquit, a sole: offecerat videlicet apricanti,

    hindered him from sunning himself, stood before him so as to intercept the sunshine, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 92: luminibus, to obstruct one's light:

    jus vel altius tollendi aedes aut non tollendi, ne luminibus vicini officiatur,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 31; Dig. 8, 2, 2; 10; 23;

    39, 1, 5 et saep.—So, in a fig.: nec mentis quasi luminibus officit altitudo fortunae et gloriae,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43:

    demoliri ea, quorum altitudo officeret auspiciis,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 66:

    ipsa umbra terrae soli officiens noctem efficit,

    intervening before, id. N. D. 2, 19, 49:

    cum alii in angustiis ipsi sibi properantes officerent,

    Sall. J. 58, 6:

    hostium itineri,

    id. ib. 52, 6: prospectui, Auct. B. Afr. 52.—
    (β).
    Act. (only ante- and post-class.):

    quapropter simul inter se retrahuntur et extra Officiuntur,

    are impeded, Lucr. 2, 156; 4, 763; 5, 776 (iter, Auct. B. Afr. 61, is prob. a gloss).—
    II.
    Trop., to stand in the way of, to oppose, obstruct, to be detrimental or hurtful to, to hurt (cf.:

    obsisto, adversor, noceo): promitto tibi non offerturum,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 97:

    cur te mihi offers, ac meis commodis, officio simulato, officis et obstas?

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112; cf. id. ib. 2, 6:

    consiliis alicujus,

    Sall. C. 27, 4:

    timor animi auribus officit,

    id. ib. 58, 2:

    nomini, i. e. famae, Liv. praef. 1: officiunt laetis frugibus herbae,

    hurt by shutting off light and moisture, Verg. G. 1, 69:

    lactucae officiunt claritati oculorum,

    Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 68.—With quominus:

    nec vero Isocrati, quominus haberetur summus orator, offecit, quod, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29, 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > officio

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