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1 locuplēs
locuplēs ētis (abl. -plētī or -plēte; plur gen. -plētium and -plētum), adj. with comp. and sup. [locus+PLE-], rich in lands, substantial, opulent: pecuniosi et locupletes.— Rich, wealthy, opulent: egebat? immo locuples erat: aquila, i. e. the lucrative post of centurion, Iu.: locupletem optare podagram, the rich man's, Iu.: praedā locuples, S.: frugibus annus, H.: urbs locupletissima.—As subst: agros locupletium plebi colendos dedit, the rich: proscriptiones locupletium, S.: locuples quae nupsit avaro, Iu.—Fig., well stored, provided, richly supplied, rich: domus: oratione: Latina lingua locupletior quam Graeca.— Responsible, trustworthy, trusty, safe, sure: reus, that can fulfill his engagement, L.: locupletissimi auctores: tabellarius.* * *locupletis (gen.), locupletior -or -us, locupletissimus -a -um ADJsubstantial, opulent, wealthy; rich in lands; rich, richly provided; trusty -
2 lucrōsus
lucrōsus adj. [lucrum], gainful, profitable: voluptas, O.: paucis lucrosum fieri, Ta.* * *lucrosa, lucrosum ADJgainful, lucrative -
3 quaestuōsus
quaestuōsus adj. with comp. and sup. [quaestus], gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive: scientia: mercatura: hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc.: benignitas quaestuosior: quaestuosissima officina: edictum.—Of persons, full of gain, acquiring wealth: gens, Cu.— Fond of gain, eager for profit, acqui<*>itive: homo.* * *quaestuosa, quaestuosum ADJ -
4 pecuniosus
rich, wealthy \profitable, lucrative -
5 locuples
lŏcū̆ples, ētis (ū, Mart. 5, 36, 6; gen. locupletium and locupletum; abl. sing. locuplete, usu. of a person, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 29; id. Att. 12, 43, 2; Tac. H. 1, 46;I.rarely of a thing,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 102; Pers. 3, 74:locupleti, of things,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; id. de Or. 3, 48, 185; Sen. Contr. 2, 9, 4;rarely of a person,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 46; Macrob. S. 5, 18, 14; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 49 sq.), adj. [locus-plenus], rich in lands, substantial, opulent (syn.: dives, abundans, copiosus).Lit.:B.quod tum erat res in pecore et locorum possessionibus: ex quo pecuniosi et locupletes vocabantur,
Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16; cf.:(P. Nigidius) locupletem dictum ait ex compositis vocibus, qui pleraque loca, hoc est, qui multas possessiones teneret,
Gell. 10, 5: locupletes locorum multorum domini, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll.—So too, locupletem a locorum copia,
Quint. 5, 10, 55:locupletes dicebant loci, hoc est agri plenos,
Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11:unum genus est eorum, qui magno in aere alieno, majores etiam possessiones habent: horum hominum species est honestissima, sunt enim locupletes,
Cic. Cat. 2, 8;rarely of things: neque minus locuples ad eos hereditas perveniat,
Gai. Inst. 1, 192.—Transf., in gen., rich, wealthy, opulent:II.de ornatu ut locupletes simus scitis,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 4:egebat? immo locuples erat,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8, 22:mulier copiosa plane et locuples,
id. Div. in Caecil. 17, 55.—As subst.:Lycurgus agros locupletium plebi, ut servitio, colendos dedit,
the rich, Cic. Rep. 3, 9 fin.:ut suffragia non in multitudinis, sed in locupletium potestate essent,
id. ib. 2, 22, 39.—So fem.:locuples quae nupsit avaro,
Juv. 6, 141:locuples et referta domus,
id. de Or. 1, 35, 161:in locuplete penu,
Pers. 3, 74:locupletem optare podagram,
i. e. characteristic of the rich, Juv. 13, 96. —With abl.:praedā locuples,
Sall. J. 84:locuples frugibus annus,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 137:mancipiis locuples,
id. ib. 1, 6, 39.—With gen.:pecuniae,
App. M. 8, p. 202, 12:locuples aquila,
i. e. the lucrative post of centurion, Juv. 14, 197.—With in and abl. in thesauris, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.— Comp.:locupletior negotiator,
Quint. 1, 12, 17.— Sup.:urbs locupletissima,
Cic. Rep. 1, 14:locupletissimae urbes,
Caes. B. C. 3, 31.—Trop.A.Well stored or provided, richly supplied, rich:B.Lyslas oratione locuples, rebus ipsis jejunior,
Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 13; id. N. D. 1, 40, 112:Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam,
id. Fin. 1, 3, 10.—Transf., that is able to answer for a thing, that is a good surety, responsible, trustworthy, reliable, safe, sure:1.reus,
that can fulfil his engagement, Liv. 9, 9: auctor, testis, a sufficient surety, a credible witness:Pythagoras et Plato locupletissimi auctores, jubent,
Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119; cf.:quem enim auctorem de illo (Socrate) locupletiorem Platone laudare possumus?
id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:locuples auctor Thucydides,
id. Brut. 12, 47; id. Div. 1, 19, 37:accedit etiam testis locuples, Posidonius,
id. Off. 3, 2, 10:tabellarius,
a trusty, safe letter-carrier, id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 6.—Hence, adv.: lŏcū̆plētē, richly, amply (postclass.).Lit., sup.:2.locupletissime mu neratus,
Spart. Hadr. 3:dotata filia,
Aur. Vict. Epit. 9.—Trop., in comp., Front. ad Anton. Imp. 1, 3 Mai. -
6 lucrativus
lū̆crātīvus, a, um, adj. [id.], gaining, attended with gain.I.In gen., gainful, profitable, lucrative (rare but class.):II.apricatio in illo lucrativo sole,
Cic. Att. 7, 11, 1 B. and K.:opera,
Quint. 10, 7, 27; Spald. N. cr.:lucrativa in tantis negotiis tempora,
Front. ad Anton. Ep. 2 Mai.:potu,
Ambros. in Luc. 2, § 72.—In partic., in jurid. Lat.: res lucrativae, things bequeathed or given to a person (because the acquisition is pure gain, without payment), Paul. Sent. 5, 11, 5; Cod. Just. 10, 35, 1: ex causa lucrativa habere (acquirere) aliquid, to receive something by bequest or as a gift, Dig. 31, 1, 87 pr.; 40, 1, 4:ex causa lucrativa (fundus) meus factus est,
Paul. Sent. 2, 17, 8; so,lucrativa possessio,
Gai. Inst. 2, 56; Dig. 29, 4, 2:lucrativa usucapio,
Gai. Inst. 2, 60:lucrativa acquisitio,
Dig. 44, 4, 4. -
7 lucrosus
lū̆crōsus, a, um, adj. [lucrum], gainful, profitable, lucrative:voluptas,
Ov. Am. 1, 10, 35; Tac. Agr. 19:fraus lucrosior,
Plin. 37, 12, 75, § 197:id peraeque etiam lucrosissimum,
id. 18, 31, 74, § 320.—Hence, adv.: lŭcrōsē, profitably, advantageously, Cassiod. Var. 12, 20.—In comp.:lucrosius perire,
Hier. Ep. 22, n. 13 al. -
8 quaestuosus
quaestŭōsus, a, um, adj. [quaestus].I.Gainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive (class.;II.syn. lucrosus): ager,
productive, fruitful, Cato, R. R. 1, 6:mercatura,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 31, 86; id. Fin. 5, 30, 91:quaestuosissima officina,
id. Phil. 2, 14, 35:res Verri,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46:uberrimus et quaestuosissimus annus,
id. ib. 1, 14, 40:hoc multo est quaestuosius, quam, etc.,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 67:benignitas quaestuosior,
id. ib. 1, 4, 10:edictum quaestuosissimum,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 36:insula quaestuosa margaritis,
rich in, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 110:emporium,
Liv. 39, 15.—That looks to one ' s own gain, advantage, or profit, eager for gain:III.quaestuosus homo,
Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49:gens,
Curt. 4, 7, 19:nec satis in arte eā quaestuosus,
Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12:dummodo eam (mulierem) des, quae sit quaestuosa,
i. e. a prostitute, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 190.—That has great gain or profit, wealthy, rich:gens Syrtica navigiorum spoliis quaestuosa,
Curt. 4, 7, 19:Graeci,
Plin. 28, 4, 13, § 50:milites,
Tac. A. 13, 35: quaestuosi et opulenti, id. ib. 12, 63.— Adv.: quaestŭōsē, gainfully, advantageously, profitably (post-Aug.). — Comp.:quaestuosius,
Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 56. — Sup.:quaestuosissime,
Sen. Ben. 4, 3, 3.
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