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  • 1 nūbilis

        nūbilis e, adj.    [NEB-], marriageable: filia: iam plenis nubilis annis, V.: anni, O.
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    nubilis, nubile ADJ

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  • 2 maturesco

    mātūresco, rŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [maturus], to become ripe, ripen, to come to maturity (class.).
    I.
    Lit., of fruits:

    cum maturescere frumenta inciperent,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 29, 4; id. B. C. 3, 49:

    fructus maturescens,

    Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—
    II.
    Transf.: partus maturescunt... novem lunae cursibus, * Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 69: nubilibus maturuit annis, ripened to marriageable years, i. e. a marriageable age, Ov. M. 14, 335:

    libros opinabar nondum satis maturuisse,

    Quint. Inst. Ep. ad Tryph. 1:

    si virtutes ejus maturuissent,

    had come to maturity, to perfection, Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 5.

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  • 3 mātūrus

        mātūrus adj.    with comp. mātūrior, and sup. mātūrissimus, or mātūrrimus, ripe, mature: poma: uva, V.: seges messi, ripe for harvesting, L.—As subst n.: quod maturi erat, all the ripe (corn), L. —Ripe, mature, of age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely: virgo, H.: infans, O.: aetas, of manhood, V.: omnia matura sunt, ready to be seized, S.: animi, of ripe judgment, V.: aevi, of mature years, V.: animo et aevo, O.: tempus, seasonable: scribendi tempus maturius: mihi ad Nonas bene maturum videtur fore, just at the right time: filia matura viro, marriageable, V.: (progenies) militiae, L.: vitulus templis maturus et arae, old enough for sacrifice, Iu.—Of mature years, advanced in life: se maturum oppetere mortem: senex, H.—Of full strength: soles, V.: maturae mala nequitiae, fullgrown depravity, Iu.—That takes place early, early, speedy: hiemes, Cs.: aetas maturissima, Her.: honores, O.: iudicium, quick: robur maturrimum, Ta.: ego sum maturior illo, was there earlier, O.: Maturior vis, i. e. premature death, H.
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    matura -um, maturior -or -us, maturissimus -a -um ADJ
    early, speedy; ripe; mature, mellow; timely, seasonable

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  • 4 plēnus

        plēnus adj. with comp. and sup.    [PLE-], full, filled: vela: plenissimae viae, greatly crowded, Cs.: corpus suci, T.: Gallia civium: domus ornamentorum: Quis me est venustatis plenior? T.: meri pocula, O.: vita plena et conferta voluptatibus.—As subst n., a plenum (opp. vacuum): ad plenum, copiously, V., H.—Of bodily size, stout, bulky, portly, plump, corpulent: pleni enectine simus: volpecula pleno corpore, H.—Of females, big with child, pregnant: femina, O.: sus.— Filled, satisfied, sated: minimo, O.: amator, H.— Full packed, laden: vitis, O.: exercitus plenissimus praedā, L.: crura thymo plenae (apes), V.: plenos oculorum sanguine pugnos, covered, Iu.— Entire, complete, full, whole: (legio) plenissima, with ranks entirely full, Cs.: ad praeturam gerendam annus: hora, O.: pleno gradu, at full pace, L.: pleni somni, profound, O.—Of the voice, sonorous, full, clear, strong, loud: cornix plenā improba voce, V.: vox plenior: voce plenior.—Of speech, full, at full length, uncontracted, unabridged: ut E plenissimum dicas: ‘siet’ plenum est, ‘sit’ inminutum: plenissima verba, O.— Full, abundant, plentiful, much: Verres, qui plenus decesserat: pecunia, much money: mensa, V.: gaudium: serius potius ad nos, dum plenior: accepi epistulas pleniores, longer: plenissima villa, H.—Of age, full, advanced, ripe, mature: plenis nubilis annis, marriageable, V.—Fig., full, filled: fidei: negoti, full of business: irae, L.: Quae regio nostri non plena laboris? filled with the story of our troubles? V.: plenus sum exspectatione de Pompeio, full of expectation: laetitiā, Cs.— Complete, finished, ample, copious: orator: oratio plenior: pleniora perscribere, Cs.— Full, abounding, rich: cum sis nihilo sapientior ex quo Plenior es, richer, H.: pleniore ore laudare, i. e. more heartily: plenior inimicorum Mario.
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    plena -um, plenior -or -us, plenissimus -a -um ADJ
    full, plump; satisfied

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  • 5 acerbum

    ăcerbus, a, um, adj. [fr. 2. acer, like superbus fr. super, yet the short ă should be noticed], harsh to the taste, of every object which has an astringent effect upon the tongue (opp. suavis, Lucr. 4, 661 sq.).
    I.
    Prop.:

    Neptuni corpus acerbum,

    bitter, briny, Lucr. 2, 472; and esp. of unripe fruit, sharp, sour, harsh, and the like:

    uva primo est peracerba gustatu, deinde maturata dulcescit,

    Cic. de Sen. 15:

    saporum genera tredecim reperiuntur: acer, acutus, acerbus, acidus, salsus, etc.,

    Plin. 15, 27, 32; and since the harshness of fruit is always a sign of immaturity, so Varro, Cicero, Pliny, et al. use acerbus as a syn. for crudus, immaturus, unripe, crude, lit. and trop.: nondum matura uva est, nolo acerbam sumere, Phaed. 4, 2, 4; so Ov. Am. 2, 14, 24;

    and trop.: impolitae res et acerbae si erunt relictae,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 14; cf. Gell. 13, 2.—Hence: virgo acerba, not yet marriageable, Varr. ap. Non. 247, 15; and esp. poet. (opp. to virgo matura, v. maturus): funus acerbum, as a translation of the Gr. thaWatos aôros (Eur. Orest. 1030), Auct. Or. pro Dom. 16:

    ante diem edere partus acerbos,

    premature, Ov. F. 4, 647. —
    B.
    Transf.
    (α).
    to sounds, harsh, hoarse, rough, shrill:

    serrae stridentis acerbum horrorem, Lucr, 2, 410: vox acerbissima,

    Auct. Her. 4, 47;
    (β).
    to feeling, sharp, keen:

    frigus,

    bitter, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 53.
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Of men: Rough, coarse, repulsive, morose, violent, hard, rigorous, severe:

    melius de quibusdam acerbos inimicos mereri quam eos amicos, qui dulces videantur,

    Cic. Lael. 24:

    posse enim asotos ex Aristippi, acerbos e Zenonis schola exire,

    for there may go forth sensualists from the school of Aristippus, crabbed fellows from that of Zeno, id. N. D. 3, 31 (cf. acriculus):

    acerbissimi feneratores,

    id. Att. 6, 1;

    so of adversaries or enemies,

    violent, furious, bitter, Cic. Fam. 1, 4:

    acerbissimus hostis,

    id. Cat. 4, 6 fin.; so id. Fam. 3, 8:

    acerbus odisti,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 85 K. &

    H.: quid messes uris acerba tuas?

    Tib. 1, 2, 98 al. —
    B.
    Of things, harsh, heavy, disagreeable, grievous, troublesome, bitter, sad (very often, esp. in Cic.):

    ut acerbum est, pro benefactis cum mali messem metas!

    Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 52; cf. Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 1; Att. ap. Non. 72, 29:

    in rebus acerbis,

    Lucr. 3, 54:

    acerbissimum supplicium,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 6:

    acerbissima vexatio,

    id. ib. 4, 1:

    acerba memoria temporis,

    id. Planc. 41: acerbissimā morte affectus, Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 2 al.—Hence acerbum funus (diff. from above), a bitter, painful death, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35:

    acerbum funus filiae,

    id. As. 3, 3, 5, and so Nep. Cim. 4: vita ejus fuit secura et mors acerba, afflicting, painful, unwelcome. —In the neutr. subst.: ăcer-bum, i, calamity, misfortune, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 21; Verg. A. 12, 500—acerba, n. plur. adv. acc. to the Gr. idiom, Lucr. 5, 34 (cf. acuta et al.), several times imitated by Verg. A. 12, 398; 9, 794; id. G. 3, 149.— Adv.: ăcerbe, harshly, sharply, severely, etc., in the trop. signif. of the adj., Cic. Fam. 1, 5; id. N. D. 2, 33; id. Planc. 1:

    idem acerbe severus in filium,

    id. Off. 3, 31, 112; Liv. 3, 50. 12; 7, 3, 9; Tac. A. 2, 87 al.— Comp., Cic. Lael. 16; Suet. Tib. 25.— Sup., Cic. Att. 11, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 2; also Cic. Planc. 35, 86, where, of an exclamation of severe grief, acerbissime for acerrime is defended against Lambinus and Ernesti by Wunder, Planc. l. c. p. 217; so B. & K.

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  • 6 acerbus

    ăcerbus, a, um, adj. [fr. 2. acer, like superbus fr. super, yet the short ă should be noticed], harsh to the taste, of every object which has an astringent effect upon the tongue (opp. suavis, Lucr. 4, 661 sq.).
    I.
    Prop.:

    Neptuni corpus acerbum,

    bitter, briny, Lucr. 2, 472; and esp. of unripe fruit, sharp, sour, harsh, and the like:

    uva primo est peracerba gustatu, deinde maturata dulcescit,

    Cic. de Sen. 15:

    saporum genera tredecim reperiuntur: acer, acutus, acerbus, acidus, salsus, etc.,

    Plin. 15, 27, 32; and since the harshness of fruit is always a sign of immaturity, so Varro, Cicero, Pliny, et al. use acerbus as a syn. for crudus, immaturus, unripe, crude, lit. and trop.: nondum matura uva est, nolo acerbam sumere, Phaed. 4, 2, 4; so Ov. Am. 2, 14, 24;

    and trop.: impolitae res et acerbae si erunt relictae,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 14; cf. Gell. 13, 2.—Hence: virgo acerba, not yet marriageable, Varr. ap. Non. 247, 15; and esp. poet. (opp. to virgo matura, v. maturus): funus acerbum, as a translation of the Gr. thaWatos aôros (Eur. Orest. 1030), Auct. Or. pro Dom. 16:

    ante diem edere partus acerbos,

    premature, Ov. F. 4, 647. —
    B.
    Transf.
    (α).
    to sounds, harsh, hoarse, rough, shrill:

    serrae stridentis acerbum horrorem, Lucr, 2, 410: vox acerbissima,

    Auct. Her. 4, 47;
    (β).
    to feeling, sharp, keen:

    frigus,

    bitter, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 53.
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Of men: Rough, coarse, repulsive, morose, violent, hard, rigorous, severe:

    melius de quibusdam acerbos inimicos mereri quam eos amicos, qui dulces videantur,

    Cic. Lael. 24:

    posse enim asotos ex Aristippi, acerbos e Zenonis schola exire,

    for there may go forth sensualists from the school of Aristippus, crabbed fellows from that of Zeno, id. N. D. 3, 31 (cf. acriculus):

    acerbissimi feneratores,

    id. Att. 6, 1;

    so of adversaries or enemies,

    violent, furious, bitter, Cic. Fam. 1, 4:

    acerbissimus hostis,

    id. Cat. 4, 6 fin.; so id. Fam. 3, 8:

    acerbus odisti,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 85 K. &

    H.: quid messes uris acerba tuas?

    Tib. 1, 2, 98 al. —
    B.
    Of things, harsh, heavy, disagreeable, grievous, troublesome, bitter, sad (very often, esp. in Cic.):

    ut acerbum est, pro benefactis cum mali messem metas!

    Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 52; cf. Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 1; Att. ap. Non. 72, 29:

    in rebus acerbis,

    Lucr. 3, 54:

    acerbissimum supplicium,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 6:

    acerbissima vexatio,

    id. ib. 4, 1:

    acerba memoria temporis,

    id. Planc. 41: acerbissimā morte affectus, Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 2 al.—Hence acerbum funus (diff. from above), a bitter, painful death, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35:

    acerbum funus filiae,

    id. As. 3, 3, 5, and so Nep. Cim. 4: vita ejus fuit secura et mors acerba, afflicting, painful, unwelcome. —In the neutr. subst.: ăcer-bum, i, calamity, misfortune, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 21; Verg. A. 12, 500—acerba, n. plur. adv. acc. to the Gr. idiom, Lucr. 5, 34 (cf. acuta et al.), several times imitated by Verg. A. 12, 398; 9, 794; id. G. 3, 149.— Adv.: ăcerbe, harshly, sharply, severely, etc., in the trop. signif. of the adj., Cic. Fam. 1, 5; id. N. D. 2, 33; id. Planc. 1:

    idem acerbe severus in filium,

    id. Off. 3, 31, 112; Liv. 3, 50. 12; 7, 3, 9; Tac. A. 2, 87 al.— Comp., Cic. Lael. 16; Suet. Tib. 25.— Sup., Cic. Att. 11, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 2; also Cic. Planc. 35, 86, where, of an exclamation of severe grief, acerbissime for acerrime is defended against Lambinus and Ernesti by Wunder, Planc. l. c. p. 217; so B. & K.

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  • 7 immaturus

    immātūrus ( inm-), a, um, adj. [inmaturus], untimely, before the season, unripe, immature (class.).
    I.
    Lit., of plants and fruits:

    pira,

    Cels. 2, 30:

    frons,

    Quint. 12, 6, 2:

    amomis,

    Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 49.—
    II.
    Transf., of other things:

    vomica,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 14:

    infans immaturus est editus,

    Suet. Aug. 63:

    puellae,

    i. e. not yet marriageable, id. Tib. 61:

    virgo,

    Dig. 47, 10, 25:

    sponsa,

    ib. 24, 1, 32, § 27:

    mors,

    untimely, premature, Cic. Phil. 2, 46, 119; cf. id. Cat. 4, 2, 3; Quint. 10, 1, 89; Plin. Ep. 5, 5, 4:

    interitus C. Gracchi,

    Cic. Brut. 33, 125:

    obitus,

    Suet. Calig. 8:

    iter mortis,

    Prop. 3, 7, 2:

    funus,

    Quint. 6 praef. § 3; cf.:

    filius obiit,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 59:

    puella,

    early dead, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 17:

    ossa,

    Tib. 2, 6, 29; Quint. 11, 1, 32:

    consilium,

    Liv. 22, 38, 11; Suet. Aug. 8:

    abi hinc cum inmaturo amore ad sponsum,

    unseasonable, Liv. 1, 26, 4.— Adv.: immātūrē, untimely, immaturely, Col. 11, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 116; Sen. Suas. 1 fin.—Comp., App. M. 6, p. 180.

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  • 8 inmaturus

    immātūrus ( inm-), a, um, adj. [inmaturus], untimely, before the season, unripe, immature (class.).
    I.
    Lit., of plants and fruits:

    pira,

    Cels. 2, 30:

    frons,

    Quint. 12, 6, 2:

    amomis,

    Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 49.—
    II.
    Transf., of other things:

    vomica,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 14:

    infans immaturus est editus,

    Suet. Aug. 63:

    puellae,

    i. e. not yet marriageable, id. Tib. 61:

    virgo,

    Dig. 47, 10, 25:

    sponsa,

    ib. 24, 1, 32, § 27:

    mors,

    untimely, premature, Cic. Phil. 2, 46, 119; cf. id. Cat. 4, 2, 3; Quint. 10, 1, 89; Plin. Ep. 5, 5, 4:

    interitus C. Gracchi,

    Cic. Brut. 33, 125:

    obitus,

    Suet. Calig. 8:

    iter mortis,

    Prop. 3, 7, 2:

    funus,

    Quint. 6 praef. § 3; cf.:

    filius obiit,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 59:

    puella,

    early dead, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 17:

    ossa,

    Tib. 2, 6, 29; Quint. 11, 1, 32:

    consilium,

    Liv. 22, 38, 11; Suet. Aug. 8:

    abi hinc cum inmaturo amore ad sponsum,

    unseasonable, Liv. 1, 26, 4.— Adv.: immātūrē, untimely, immaturely, Col. 11, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 116; Sen. Suas. 1 fin.—Comp., App. M. 6, p. 180.

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  • 9 maturi

    mātūrus, a, um ( sup. usually maturissimus;

    less freq. maturrimus,

    Tac. A. 12, 65; cf. the adv.), adj. [root, Sanscr. ma-, measure, time, whence mane, matutinus; cf.: manus, modus; hence, timely, ready in time], ripe, mature (class.).
    I.
    Lit., of fruits:

    poma matura et cocta (opp. cruda),

    Cic. Sen. 19, 71:

    uva,

    Verg. E. 10, 36:

    fruges,

    id. ib. 3, 80:

    maturissimae ficus,

    Col. 12, 17, 2.—With dat.:

    seges matura messi,

    ripe for harvesting, Liv. 2, 5.— Neutr. as subst.:

    quod maturi erat (opp. viride),

    Liv. 34, 26, 8. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Ripe, mature, of the proper age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely, etc.—With dat.:

    filia matura viro,

    ripe for marriage, marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53:

    maturus bello,

    Juv. 8, 169:

    vitulus templis maturus et arae,

    old enough for sacrifice, id. 12, 7:

    virgo,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 22:

    ovis,

    fit for bearing, Col. 7, 3, 1:

    Roxane matura ex Alexandro,

    Just. 13, 2, 5; cf.

    venter,

    ripe for delivery, ready to bring forth, Ov. M. 11, 311:

    infans,

    id. ib. 7, 127:

    aetas,

    mature, fit for action, Verg. A. 12, 438:

    progenies matura militiae,

    Liv. 42, 52: L. Caesar viris, of the proper age for assuming the toga virilis, Vell. 2, 99.— Piur. subst.: mātūri, adults (opp. pueri), Lact. 5, 13, 3:

    omnia matura sunt, victoria, praeda, laus,

    ready to be seized, Sall. J. 85, 48.—With ad:

    ad arma,

    Sil. 16, 657.—Of mental qualities:

    ipse enim Thucydides, si posterius fuisset, multo maturior ac mitior fuisset,

    Cic. Brut. 83, 288:

    annis gravis atque animi maturus Aletes,

    mature in judgment, Verg. A. 9, 246:

    aevi,

    ripe in years, id. ib. 5, 73:

    centuriones,

    who had served out their time, Suet. Calig. 44:

    imperia,

    old, antiquated, Just. 11, 5, 7:

    scribendi tempus maturius,

    more seasonable, more favorable, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3: mihi vero ad nonas bene maturum videtur fore, just [p. 1121] at the right time, id. Fam. 9, 5, 1:

    se maturam oppetere mortem,

    in good old age, id. Div. 1, 18, 36:

    senex,

    Hor. A. P. 115.—
    2.
    Powerful, vigorous:

    glaebasque jacentis Pulverolenter coquat maturis solibus aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 66:

    lux,

    id. A. 10, 257:

    ignes (anni),

    Grat. Cyn. 59:

    maturae mala nequitiae,

    full-grown depravity, Juv. 14, 216.—
    B.
    That takes place early, early, speedy, quick:

    mittam hodie huic suo die natali malam rem magnam et maturam,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 5: matura faba, the early bean (opp. to the late bean), Col. 2, 10:

    satio (opp. to late sowing),

    id. ib.: fenum, the first hay (opp. to the after-math), id. 7, 3:

    hiemes,

    early, Caes. B. G. 4, 20:

    decessio,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

    honores,

    Ov. P. 2, 1, 59:

    judicium,

    quick, Cic. Caecin. 3, 7:

    robur aetatis quam maturrimum precari,

    Tac. A. 12, 65:

    aetas maturissima,

    early life, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:

    si mora pro culpa est, ego sum maturior illo,

    was there earlier, Ov. M. 13, 300.—Hence, adv.: mātūrē ( sup. maturissime and maturrime; v. the foll.).
    A.
    Seasonably, opportunely, at the proper time (class.):

    custodes mature sentiunt,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96:

    satis mature occurrit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 7:

    ubi consulueris, mature facto opus est,

    Sall. C. 1 fin. —
    B.
    Betimes, early, speedily, quickly, soon:

    mature fieri senem,

    Cic. Sen. 10, 32:

    proficisci,

    id. Fam. 3, 3, 1:

    Romam venire,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4.— Comp.:

    maturius proficiscitur,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 6:

    maturius pervenire,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 24, § 60:

    tempus quam res maturius me deserat,

    Sall. J. 42, 5:

    maturius ad Epulas ire,

    Juv. 11, 88:

    voluerunt veteres maturius hereditates adiri,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 55.— Sup.: maximos tumultus maturissime disjeci, Cato ap. Charis. p. 184 P.:

    res maturissime vindicanda est,

    as quickly, as early as possible, Cic. Caecin. 2, 7:

    quippe qui omnium maturrime ad publicas causas accesserim,

    id. de Or. 3, 20, 74:

    perge qua coeptas, ut quam maturrime merita invenias,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 16 Dietsch.:

    quibus rebus quam maturrime occurrendum putabat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 33 fin. —
    C.
    Prematurely, untimely:

    pater mature decessit,

    Nep. Att. 2, 1.—With a play upon the three meanings of the word (A., B., and C.):

    qui homo mature quaesivit pecuniam, Nisi eam mature parsit, mature esurit,

    he who has made money at the right time, if he is not soon sparing of it, will too soon suffer hunger, Plaut. Curc. 3, 10.

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  • 10 maturus

    mātūrus, a, um ( sup. usually maturissimus;

    less freq. maturrimus,

    Tac. A. 12, 65; cf. the adv.), adj. [root, Sanscr. ma-, measure, time, whence mane, matutinus; cf.: manus, modus; hence, timely, ready in time], ripe, mature (class.).
    I.
    Lit., of fruits:

    poma matura et cocta (opp. cruda),

    Cic. Sen. 19, 71:

    uva,

    Verg. E. 10, 36:

    fruges,

    id. ib. 3, 80:

    maturissimae ficus,

    Col. 12, 17, 2.—With dat.:

    seges matura messi,

    ripe for harvesting, Liv. 2, 5.— Neutr. as subst.:

    quod maturi erat (opp. viride),

    Liv. 34, 26, 8. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Ripe, mature, of the proper age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely, etc.—With dat.:

    filia matura viro,

    ripe for marriage, marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53:

    maturus bello,

    Juv. 8, 169:

    vitulus templis maturus et arae,

    old enough for sacrifice, id. 12, 7:

    virgo,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 22:

    ovis,

    fit for bearing, Col. 7, 3, 1:

    Roxane matura ex Alexandro,

    Just. 13, 2, 5; cf.

    venter,

    ripe for delivery, ready to bring forth, Ov. M. 11, 311:

    infans,

    id. ib. 7, 127:

    aetas,

    mature, fit for action, Verg. A. 12, 438:

    progenies matura militiae,

    Liv. 42, 52: L. Caesar viris, of the proper age for assuming the toga virilis, Vell. 2, 99.— Piur. subst.: mātūri, adults (opp. pueri), Lact. 5, 13, 3:

    omnia matura sunt, victoria, praeda, laus,

    ready to be seized, Sall. J. 85, 48.—With ad:

    ad arma,

    Sil. 16, 657.—Of mental qualities:

    ipse enim Thucydides, si posterius fuisset, multo maturior ac mitior fuisset,

    Cic. Brut. 83, 288:

    annis gravis atque animi maturus Aletes,

    mature in judgment, Verg. A. 9, 246:

    aevi,

    ripe in years, id. ib. 5, 73:

    centuriones,

    who had served out their time, Suet. Calig. 44:

    imperia,

    old, antiquated, Just. 11, 5, 7:

    scribendi tempus maturius,

    more seasonable, more favorable, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3: mihi vero ad nonas bene maturum videtur fore, just [p. 1121] at the right time, id. Fam. 9, 5, 1:

    se maturam oppetere mortem,

    in good old age, id. Div. 1, 18, 36:

    senex,

    Hor. A. P. 115.—
    2.
    Powerful, vigorous:

    glaebasque jacentis Pulverolenter coquat maturis solibus aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 66:

    lux,

    id. A. 10, 257:

    ignes (anni),

    Grat. Cyn. 59:

    maturae mala nequitiae,

    full-grown depravity, Juv. 14, 216.—
    B.
    That takes place early, early, speedy, quick:

    mittam hodie huic suo die natali malam rem magnam et maturam,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 5: matura faba, the early bean (opp. to the late bean), Col. 2, 10:

    satio (opp. to late sowing),

    id. ib.: fenum, the first hay (opp. to the after-math), id. 7, 3:

    hiemes,

    early, Caes. B. G. 4, 20:

    decessio,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

    honores,

    Ov. P. 2, 1, 59:

    judicium,

    quick, Cic. Caecin. 3, 7:

    robur aetatis quam maturrimum precari,

    Tac. A. 12, 65:

    aetas maturissima,

    early life, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:

    si mora pro culpa est, ego sum maturior illo,

    was there earlier, Ov. M. 13, 300.—Hence, adv.: mātūrē ( sup. maturissime and maturrime; v. the foll.).
    A.
    Seasonably, opportunely, at the proper time (class.):

    custodes mature sentiunt,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96:

    satis mature occurrit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 7:

    ubi consulueris, mature facto opus est,

    Sall. C. 1 fin. —
    B.
    Betimes, early, speedily, quickly, soon:

    mature fieri senem,

    Cic. Sen. 10, 32:

    proficisci,

    id. Fam. 3, 3, 1:

    Romam venire,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4.— Comp.:

    maturius proficiscitur,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 6:

    maturius pervenire,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 24, § 60:

    tempus quam res maturius me deserat,

    Sall. J. 42, 5:

    maturius ad Epulas ire,

    Juv. 11, 88:

    voluerunt veteres maturius hereditates adiri,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 55.— Sup.: maximos tumultus maturissime disjeci, Cato ap. Charis. p. 184 P.:

    res maturissime vindicanda est,

    as quickly, as early as possible, Cic. Caecin. 2, 7:

    quippe qui omnium maturrime ad publicas causas accesserim,

    id. de Or. 3, 20, 74:

    perge qua coeptas, ut quam maturrime merita invenias,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 16 Dietsch.:

    quibus rebus quam maturrime occurrendum putabat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 33 fin. —
    C.
    Prematurely, untimely:

    pater mature decessit,

    Nep. Att. 2, 1.—With a play upon the three meanings of the word (A., B., and C.):

    qui homo mature quaesivit pecuniam, Nisi eam mature parsit, mature esurit,

    he who has made money at the right time, if he is not soon sparing of it, will too soon suffer hunger, Plaut. Curc. 3, 10.

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  • 11 nubilis

    nūbĭlis, e, adj. [nubo], marriageable:

    filia,

    Cic. Clu. 5, 11:

    virgo,

    Liv. 29, 13:

    jam plenis nubilis annis,

    Verg. A. 7, 53:

    nubiles anni,

    Ov. M. 14, 335.

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  • 12 nuptiabilis

    nuptĭābĭlis, e, adj. [nuptiae], marriageable:

    nupta, nubilis, nuptiabilis,

    Not. Tir. p. 131.

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  • 13 parectatus

    părectătus, a, um, adj., = parektatos, grown up, marriageable (ante-class.), Lucil. and Varr. ap. Non. 67, 11 sq.

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  • 14 plenum

    plēnus, a, um, adj. [from the root ple-; Sanscr. prā-, to fill; Gr. pla- in pimplêmi, plêthô; Lat. plerus, plebs, populus, etc.; whence compleo, expleo, suppleo], full, filled with any thing (class.; cf.: refertus, oppletus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., with gen.:

    rimarum,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 25:

    corpus suci,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 27:

    Gallia est plena civium Romanorum,

    Cic. Font. 1, 11:

    domus plena caelati argenti,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 14. §

    35: vini, somni,

    id. Red. in Sen. 6, 13: [p. 1387] stellarum, id. Rep. 6, 11, 11.—With abl.:

    plena domus ornamentis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 126:

    vita plena et conferta voluptatibus,

    id. Sest. 10, 23:

    plenum pueris gymnasium,

    Quint. 2, 8, 3.— Absol.:

    auditorium,

    Quint. 2, 11, 3:

    plenissimis velis navigare,

    with swelling sails, Cic. Dom. 10, 24.—As subst.: plēnum, i, n., space occupied by matter, a plenum, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118.—Adverb.: ad plenum, to repletion, copiously, abundantly ( poet.), Verg. G. 2, 244:

    hic tibi copia Manabit ad plenum benigno Ruris honorum opulenta cornu,

    Hor. C. 1, 17, 15; so Veg. 2, 9:

    philosophiae scientiam ad plenum adeptus,

    Eutr. 8, 10.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of bodily size, stout, bulky, portly, plump, corpulent (class.):

    pleni enective simus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 69, 142:

    vulpecula pleno corpore,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 31:

    frigus inimicum est tenui: at prodest omnibus plenis,

    Cels. 1, 9:

    femina,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 661.— Comp.:

    tauros palea ac feno facere pleniores,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 12.— Sup.:

    plenissimus quisque,

    Cels. 2, 1.—
    b.
    Of females, big, with child, pregnant (class.):

    et cum te gravidam et cum te pulchre plenam aspicio, gaudeo,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 49:

    femina,

    Ov. M. 10, 469; Val. Fl. 1, 413:

    sus plena,

    Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101; cf.:

    Telluri plenae victima plena datur (preceded by gravida),

    Ov. F. 4, 634.—
    2.
    Filled, satisfied ( poet.), Ov. Am. 2, 6, 29:

    plenus cum languet amator,

    sated with reading, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 8; cf.:

    illa bibit sitiens lector, mea pocula plenus,

    Ov. P. 3, 4, 55.—
    3.
    Full packed, laden; with abl.:

    quadrupedes pleni dominis armisque,

    Stat. Th. 4, 812:

    exercitus plenissimus praedā,

    Liv. 41, 28:

    crura thymo plenae (apes),

    Verg. G. 4, 181.— Absol.:

    vitis,

    Ov. Am. 2, 14, 23.—
    4.
    Entire, complete, full, whole:

    ut haberet ad praeturam gerendam plenum annum atque integrum,

    Cic. Mil. 9, 24:

    gaudia,

    id. Tusc. 5, 23, 67:

    numerus,

    id. Rep. 6, 12, 12:

    pleno aratro sulcare,

    with the whole plough sunk in the ground, Col. 2, 2, 25:

    sustineas ut onus, nitendum vertice pleno est, i. e. toto,

    Ov. P. 2, 7, 77:

    pleno gradu,

    at full pace, at storming pace, Liv. 4, 32.— Neutr. adverb.: in plenum, on the whole, generally (post-Aug.), Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 31; Sen. Ep. 91, 9.—
    5.
    Of the voice, sonorous, full, clear, strong, loud (class.):

    vox grandior et plenior,

    Cic. Brut. 84, 289:

    voce plenior,

    id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—
    6.
    Of letters, syllables, words, full, at full length, not contracted, unabridged:

    pleniores syllabae,

    Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28:

    ut E plenissimum dicas,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 46:

    siet plenum est, sit imminutum,

    id. Or. 47, 157:

    plenissima verba,

    Ov. M. 10, 290.—
    7.
    Of food and drink, strong, hearty, substantial:

    pleniores cibi,

    Cels. 3, 20:

    vinum,

    id. 1, 6.—
    8.
    Full, abundant, plentiful, much:

    non tam Siciliam, quam inanem offenderant, quam Verrem ipsum, qui plenus decesserat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12:

    urbes,

    id. Pis. 37, 91:

    pecunia,

    much money, id. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:

    mensa,

    Verg. A. 11, 738.— Comp.:

    serius potius ad nos, dum plenior,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 9, 2:

    tres uno die a te accepi litteras, unam brevem, duas pleniores,

    fuller, larger, id. ib. 11, 12, 1.— Sup.:

    plenissima villa,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 50.—
    9.
    Of age, full, advanced, ripe, mature:

    jam plenis nubilis annis,

    marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53:

    plenus vitā,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 129:

    annis,

    full of years, that has reached extreme old age, Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 7:

    plenior annis,

    Val. Fl. 1, 376:

    annus vicesimus quintus coeptus pro pleno habetur,

    Dig. 50, 4, 8.—
    10.
    Law t. t.: pleno jure, with a complete legal title:

    proinde pleno jure incipit, id est et in bonis et ex jure Quiritium, tua res esse,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 41:

    pleno jure heres fieri,

    id. ib. 3, 85 al.—
    II.
    Trop., full, filled.
    A.
    In gen., with gen.: plenus fidei, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 1, 1 (Ann. v. 342 Vahl.):

    jejunitatis plenus,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 13:

    consili,

    Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 49:

    viti probrique,

    id. Mil. 2, 5, 13:

    fraudis, sceleris, parricidi, perjuri,

    id. Rud. 3, 2, 37:

    offici,

    Cic. Att. 7, 4, 1:

    negoti,

    full of business, id. N. D. 1, 20, 54; Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 146:

    irae,

    Liv. 3, 48:

    ingenii,

    Cic. Fl. 6, 15:

    laboris,

    Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66:

    quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris?

    is not full of our disaster? Verg. A. 1, 460.—With abl.:

    plenus sum exspectatione de Pompeio,

    full of expectation, Cic. Att. 3, 14, 1:

    laetitiā,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 74:

    humanitate,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2; 2, 1, 7.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Complete, finished, ample, copious (class.):

    orator plenus atque perfectus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 59:

    plenior, opp. to jejunior,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 16:

    oratio plenior,

    id. Off. 1, 1, 2:

    pleniora scribere,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 53.—
    2.
    Full of, abounding or rich in any thing:

    plenum bonarum rerum oppidum,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 2, 38:

    quis plenior inimicorum fuit C. Mario?

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 19: pleniore ore laudare, with fuller mouth, i. e. more heartily, id. Off. 1, 18, 61.—Hence, adv.: plēnē.
    1.
    Lit., full (post-Aug.):

    vasa plene infundere,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 139.—
    2.
    Trop., fully, wholly, completely, thorougnly, largely (class.):

    plene cumulateque aliquid perficere,

    Cic. Div. 2, 1:

    plene perfectae munitiones,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 3:

    aliquid vitare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13:

    plene sapientes homines,

    id. Off. 1, 15:

    praestare aliquid,

    perfectly, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 14.— Comp.:

    plenius facere aliquid,

    Ov. P. 2, 11, 20:

    alere,

    Quint. 2, 2, 8.— Sup.:

    quamvis illud plenissime, hoc restrictissime feceris,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 13.

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  • 15 plenus

    plēnus, a, um, adj. [from the root ple-; Sanscr. prā-, to fill; Gr. pla- in pimplêmi, plêthô; Lat. plerus, plebs, populus, etc.; whence compleo, expleo, suppleo], full, filled with any thing (class.; cf.: refertus, oppletus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., with gen.:

    rimarum,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 25:

    corpus suci,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 27:

    Gallia est plena civium Romanorum,

    Cic. Font. 1, 11:

    domus plena caelati argenti,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 14. §

    35: vini, somni,

    id. Red. in Sen. 6, 13: [p. 1387] stellarum, id. Rep. 6, 11, 11.—With abl.:

    plena domus ornamentis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 126:

    vita plena et conferta voluptatibus,

    id. Sest. 10, 23:

    plenum pueris gymnasium,

    Quint. 2, 8, 3.— Absol.:

    auditorium,

    Quint. 2, 11, 3:

    plenissimis velis navigare,

    with swelling sails, Cic. Dom. 10, 24.—As subst.: plēnum, i, n., space occupied by matter, a plenum, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118.—Adverb.: ad plenum, to repletion, copiously, abundantly ( poet.), Verg. G. 2, 244:

    hic tibi copia Manabit ad plenum benigno Ruris honorum opulenta cornu,

    Hor. C. 1, 17, 15; so Veg. 2, 9:

    philosophiae scientiam ad plenum adeptus,

    Eutr. 8, 10.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of bodily size, stout, bulky, portly, plump, corpulent (class.):

    pleni enective simus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 69, 142:

    vulpecula pleno corpore,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 31:

    frigus inimicum est tenui: at prodest omnibus plenis,

    Cels. 1, 9:

    femina,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 661.— Comp.:

    tauros palea ac feno facere pleniores,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 12.— Sup.:

    plenissimus quisque,

    Cels. 2, 1.—
    b.
    Of females, big, with child, pregnant (class.):

    et cum te gravidam et cum te pulchre plenam aspicio, gaudeo,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 49:

    femina,

    Ov. M. 10, 469; Val. Fl. 1, 413:

    sus plena,

    Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101; cf.:

    Telluri plenae victima plena datur (preceded by gravida),

    Ov. F. 4, 634.—
    2.
    Filled, satisfied ( poet.), Ov. Am. 2, 6, 29:

    plenus cum languet amator,

    sated with reading, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 8; cf.:

    illa bibit sitiens lector, mea pocula plenus,

    Ov. P. 3, 4, 55.—
    3.
    Full packed, laden; with abl.:

    quadrupedes pleni dominis armisque,

    Stat. Th. 4, 812:

    exercitus plenissimus praedā,

    Liv. 41, 28:

    crura thymo plenae (apes),

    Verg. G. 4, 181.— Absol.:

    vitis,

    Ov. Am. 2, 14, 23.—
    4.
    Entire, complete, full, whole:

    ut haberet ad praeturam gerendam plenum annum atque integrum,

    Cic. Mil. 9, 24:

    gaudia,

    id. Tusc. 5, 23, 67:

    numerus,

    id. Rep. 6, 12, 12:

    pleno aratro sulcare,

    with the whole plough sunk in the ground, Col. 2, 2, 25:

    sustineas ut onus, nitendum vertice pleno est, i. e. toto,

    Ov. P. 2, 7, 77:

    pleno gradu,

    at full pace, at storming pace, Liv. 4, 32.— Neutr. adverb.: in plenum, on the whole, generally (post-Aug.), Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 31; Sen. Ep. 91, 9.—
    5.
    Of the voice, sonorous, full, clear, strong, loud (class.):

    vox grandior et plenior,

    Cic. Brut. 84, 289:

    voce plenior,

    id. de Or. 1, 29, 132.—
    6.
    Of letters, syllables, words, full, at full length, not contracted, unabridged:

    pleniores syllabae,

    Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28:

    ut E plenissimum dicas,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 46:

    siet plenum est, sit imminutum,

    id. Or. 47, 157:

    plenissima verba,

    Ov. M. 10, 290.—
    7.
    Of food and drink, strong, hearty, substantial:

    pleniores cibi,

    Cels. 3, 20:

    vinum,

    id. 1, 6.—
    8.
    Full, abundant, plentiful, much:

    non tam Siciliam, quam inanem offenderant, quam Verrem ipsum, qui plenus decesserat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12:

    urbes,

    id. Pis. 37, 91:

    pecunia,

    much money, id. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:

    mensa,

    Verg. A. 11, 738.— Comp.:

    serius potius ad nos, dum plenior,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 9, 2:

    tres uno die a te accepi litteras, unam brevem, duas pleniores,

    fuller, larger, id. ib. 11, 12, 1.— Sup.:

    plenissima villa,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 50.—
    9.
    Of age, full, advanced, ripe, mature:

    jam plenis nubilis annis,

    marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53:

    plenus vitā,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 129:

    annis,

    full of years, that has reached extreme old age, Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 7:

    plenior annis,

    Val. Fl. 1, 376:

    annus vicesimus quintus coeptus pro pleno habetur,

    Dig. 50, 4, 8.—
    10.
    Law t. t.: pleno jure, with a complete legal title:

    proinde pleno jure incipit, id est et in bonis et ex jure Quiritium, tua res esse,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 41:

    pleno jure heres fieri,

    id. ib. 3, 85 al.—
    II.
    Trop., full, filled.
    A.
    In gen., with gen.: plenus fidei, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 1, 1 (Ann. v. 342 Vahl.):

    jejunitatis plenus,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 13:

    consili,

    Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 49:

    viti probrique,

    id. Mil. 2, 5, 13:

    fraudis, sceleris, parricidi, perjuri,

    id. Rud. 3, 2, 37:

    offici,

    Cic. Att. 7, 4, 1:

    negoti,

    full of business, id. N. D. 1, 20, 54; Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 146:

    irae,

    Liv. 3, 48:

    ingenii,

    Cic. Fl. 6, 15:

    laboris,

    Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66:

    quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris?

    is not full of our disaster? Verg. A. 1, 460.—With abl.:

    plenus sum exspectatione de Pompeio,

    full of expectation, Cic. Att. 3, 14, 1:

    laetitiā,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 74:

    humanitate,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2; 2, 1, 7.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Complete, finished, ample, copious (class.):

    orator plenus atque perfectus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 59:

    plenior, opp. to jejunior,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 16:

    oratio plenior,

    id. Off. 1, 1, 2:

    pleniora scribere,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 53.—
    2.
    Full of, abounding or rich in any thing:

    plenum bonarum rerum oppidum,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 2, 38:

    quis plenior inimicorum fuit C. Mario?

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 19: pleniore ore laudare, with fuller mouth, i. e. more heartily, id. Off. 1, 18, 61.—Hence, adv.: plēnē.
    1.
    Lit., full (post-Aug.):

    vasa plene infundere,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 139.—
    2.
    Trop., fully, wholly, completely, thorougnly, largely (class.):

    plene cumulateque aliquid perficere,

    Cic. Div. 2, 1:

    plene perfectae munitiones,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 3:

    aliquid vitare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13:

    plene sapientes homines,

    id. Off. 1, 15:

    praestare aliquid,

    perfectly, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 14.— Comp.:

    plenius facere aliquid,

    Ov. P. 2, 11, 20:

    alere,

    Quint. 2, 2, 8.— Sup.:

    quamvis illud plenissime, hoc restrictissime feceris,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 13.

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  • 16 viripotens

    1.
    vīrĭpŏtens, entis, adj. [vis-potior], mighty in power, mighty, powerful, an epithet of Jupiter, Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 1.
    2.
    vĭrĭpŏtens, entis, adj. [vir-potior], fit for a husband, i. e. marriageable, nubile:

    puella,

    Dig. 24, 1, 65; 26, 7, 58; 35, 1, 99:

    virgo,

    ib. 50, 16, 3.

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  • marriageable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fit or suitable for marriage …   English terms dictionary

  • marriageable — [[t]mæ̱rɪʤəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe someone as marriageable, you mean that they are suitable for marriage, especially that they are the right age to marry. [OLD FASHIONED] Even girls of marriageable age were often ignorant of the …   English dictionary

  • marriageable — marriageability, marriageableness, n. /mar i jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable. 2. of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter. [1545 …   Universalium

  • marriageable — adjective Date: circa 1575 fit for or capable of marriage < not yet of marriageable age > • marriageability noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • marriageable — mar|riage|a|ble [ˈmærıdʒəbəl] adj old fashioned suitable for marriage ▪ a girl of marriageable age …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • marriageable — adjective old fashioned suitable for marriage: a young woman of marriageable age marriageability noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Marriageable age — (or marriage age) is the age at which a person is allowed to marry, either as of right or subject to parental or other forms of consent. The age and other requirements vary between countries, but generally it is set at 18, although most… …   Wikipedia

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