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1 senectus
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2 senectus
1. I.Adj. (rare, and mostly anteclass.):II.senecta aetas,
Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 12; id. Trin. 1, 2, 5; id. Aul. 2, 2, 75; id. Cas. 2, 3, 23; 2, 3, 41; id. Merc. 5, 4, 25; Lucr. 5, 886; 5, 896; Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 11, 165:membris exire senectis,
Lucr. 3, 772: corpus, Sall. ap. Prisc. p. 869 (H. 4, 63 Dietsch): aetas, id. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 11, 165 (H. inc. lib. 115 Dietsch).—Subst.: sĕ-necta, ae, f., old age, extreme age, senility (freq., though mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; cf. 2. senectus).A.In abstr.: prospiciendum ergo in senectā: nunc adulescentia est, Lucil. ap. Non. 492, 23; Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 55, 184 (Trag. v. 393 Vahl.; v. Vahl. N. cr. ad h. 1.); Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 60 (opp. aetatula); id. Trin. 2, 3, 7; id. Mil. 3, 1, 29; * Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 31; Caecil. ap. Cic. Sen. 8, 25; Lucr. 4, 1256; Liv. 2, 40, 6; 6, 8, 2; 24, 4, 2; 28, 16, 12; 38, 53, 9; Cat. 64, 217; Tib. 1, 4, 31; 1, 8, 42; 1, 10, 40 al.; Prop. 1, 19, 17; 2, 13 (3, 5), 47; 3, 5 (4, 4), 24; 3, 19 (4, 18), 15; Verg. G. 1, 186; 3, 96; id. A. 6, 114 al.; Hor. C. 1, 31, 19; 2, 6, 6; 2, 14, 3; id. Ep. 2, 2, 211; Ov. M. 3, 347; 6, 37; 6, 500;B.6, 675 et saep. al.: in senectā,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 5 Müll.;so in prose,
Petr. 132, 10; Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 167; 8, 32, 50, § 116; 16, 27, 51, § 117 et saep.; Tac. A. 3, 23; 3, 55; 4, 41; 4, 58 fin.; 13, 33; 14, 65 al.; Suet. Aug. 79; id. Ner. 40; id. Galb. 4, 17; id. Gram. 11; Vulg. Psa. 70, 18 al.—In the elder Pliny, concr. ( = 2. senectus, II.), the old skin, slough of a serpent, cast off annually:C.serpentes senectam exuendo, etc.,
Plin. 20, 23, 95, § 254; 28, 11, 48, § 174; 30, 8, 22, § 69.—An old man, Sil. 8, 6; cf. id. 7, 178.2.sĕnectūs, ūtis,f. [senex].I.Old age, extreme age, senility (freq. and class.; only in sing.): adulescentia (tua) senectuti dedecoramentum (fuit), senectus rei publicae flagitium, C. Gracch. ap. Isid. Orig. 2, 21, 4; cf.:II.quasi qui adulescentiam florem aetatis, senectutem occasum vitae velit definire,
Cic. Top. 7, 32:ut in Catone Majore, qui est scriptus ad te de senectute... ut tum ad senem senex de senectute, sic, etc.,
id. Lael. 1, 4 sq.; cf. id. Sen. 1 sqq.:T. Aufidius, qui vixit ad summam senectutem,
id. Brut. 48, 179:cum esset summā senectute et perditā valetudine,
id. Phil. 8, 10, 31:confecti homines senectute,
id. Fin. 5, 11, 33:ted optestor per senectutem tuam,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 3:ibi fovebo senectutem meam,
id. Stich. 4, 1, 62; Ter. And. 5, 3, 16; id. Ad. 5, 3, 47; id. Hec. 1, 2, 44 al.; Caecil. ap. Cic. Sen. 8, 25; Lucr. 1, 414; Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 4; 5, 8, 10; id. Fin. 5, 11, 32; id. de Or. 1, 60, 255 et saep.; Cat. 108, 1; Tib. 2, 2, 19; Verg. G. 3, 67; id. A. 5, 416; 6, 304; 7, 440; Ov. M. 14, 143; Luc. 1, 343; 2, 128; Stat. S. 3, 3, 156; Tac. A. 1, 4; 6, 31; 12, 40;14, 40: dum virent genua, Et decet, obductā solvatur fronte senectus,
the moroseness of old age, Hor. Epod. 13, 5; cf.:quae vos tam foeda senectus corripuit, fregitque animos?
Val. Fl. 6, 283.—Of style; only trop., and hence with quasi:cum ipsa oratio jam nostra canesceret haberetque suam quandam maturitatem et quasi senectutem,
Cic. Brut. 2, 8:plena litteratae senectutis oratio,
id. ib. 76, 265.—Of inanim. things (for vetustas; only poet. and very rare):vos (tabellae) cariosa senectus Rodat,
Ov. Am. 1, 12, 29:vini veteris,
Juv. 5, 34; 13, 214.— Prov.: aquilae senectus, v. aquila.—Transf.1. 2.Old age, i. e. old men:3.senectus semper agens aliquid,
Cic. Sen. 8, 26; cf. id. ib. 14, 48; cf.:aequari adulescentes senectae suae impatienter indoluit,
Tac. A. 4, 17.—Gray hairs:4.temporibus geminis canebat sparsa senectus,
Verg. A. 5, 416. —The old skin, slough, cast off yearly by serpents and other animals:Theophrastus auctor est, anguis modo et stelliones senectutem exuere eamque protinus devorare,
Plin. 8, 31, 49, § 111; 9, 30, 50, § 95; 30, 7, 19, § 57; 30, 9, 23, § 81; cf. senecta, supra, II. B. -
3 senectūs
senectūs ūtis, f [senex], old age, extreme age, senility.—Only sing: hoc vitium fert senectus hominibus, T.: senectutem occasum vitae definire: vivere ad summam senectutem: confecti homines senectute: viridis, V.: tremulo gradu venit aegra senectus, O.: obductā solvatur fronte senectus, the gravity of old age, H.: Temporibus geminis canebat sparsa senectus, i. e. gray hairs, V.—Of things, antiquity, age: (tabellae) cariosa, O.: vini veteris, Iu.—Person., the goddess of old age, Old Age: tristis, V.— Old age, old men: senectus semper agens aliquid.—Fig., of style, maturity: plena litteratae senectutis oratio.* * *Isenecta, senectum ADJold, agedIIold age; old men collectively; shed snake skin -
4 aetās
aetās ātis （ gen plur. -tum; sometimes -tium, L.), f [for older aevitas], the life of man, age, lifetime, years: amicitia cum aetate adcrevit, T.: acta aetas honeste: expectemus Tartessiorum regis aetatem, i. e. a life as long: satis aetatis habere, to be old enough: aetatis quod reliquum est meae, the rest of my life: vix ullum discrimen aetatis, L.: tertia, i. e. century, O.—Age, time of life: dum aetas prohibebit (sc. te scire), T.: ab ineunte aetate, from his entrance into life: prima, childhood: puerilis, Cs.: aetatis flos, youthful vigor: cuius aetas a senatorio gradu longe abesset, i. e. youth: propter aetatem eius, Cs.: qui aliquid aetatis habebant, i. e. the youth: quarta, i. e. the fourth year, V.: respice aetatem tuam (i. e. senectutem), T.: iam adfectus aetate: morbo atque aetate confectus, S.: exactā aetate, in old age, L.: aetatis excusatio, plea of age, Cs.: id aetatis duo filii, of that age: cum id aetatis filio: cum illud esset aetatis: ad hoc aetatis a pueritiā, S. — Of plants: adolescit frondibus aetas, V.—Of sheep: par aetas, haedi, O.—Meton., a space of time, age, period, generation, time: heroicae aetates: aetas succedit aetati: nec ulla umquam aetas: aetatis suae primi, N.: Veniet lustris labentibus aetas, cum, etc., V.: prior, O.: crastina, the future, H.—Of the four ages of the world (the golden age, silver age, etc.), O.—Time, the flight of time, advancing age: te aetas mitigabit: fugerit invida aetas, H.: omnia fert aetas, V.— Men of an age: cum vestrā etiam aetate, with young men: vos, acrior aetas, O iuvenes, O.: militaris fere aetas omnis, L. — The age, men of the age: nos dura Aetas, H.: Inventum omnis quem credidit aetas, etc., V.—In acc. of time: me aetatem censes velle, etc., forever? T.: an abiit iam a milite? Iam dudum, aetatem, an age, T.* * *lifetime, age, generation; period; stage, period of life, time, era -
5 aetas
aetas, ātis, f. [contr. from the anteclass. aevitas from aevum, q. v.; Prisc. 595 P.; cf. Welsh oet] ( gen. plur. aetatum;I.but freq. also aetatium,
Liv. 1, 43; 9, 17; 26, 9; cf. Oud. ad Suet. Aug. 31; Vell. 2, 89; Sen. Brev. Vit. 12, 2; Gell. 14, 1).The period of life, time of life, life, age (divided, acc. to Varr. ap. Censor. 14, into pueritia, from birth to the 15th year; adulescentia, from that time to the 30th; juventus, to the 45th; the age of the seniores, to the 60th; and, finally, senectus, from that time till death. Others make a different division, v. Flor. 1 prooem.; Isid. Orig. 11, 2; Gell. 10, 28; 15, 20):II.a primo tempore aetatis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 13:prima aetas,
id. Off. 2, 13:ineuntis aetatis inscientia,
id. ib. 1, 34;so 2, 13: flos aetatis,
the bloom of life, id. Phil. 2, 2; Liv. 21; Suet. Caes. 49; so,bona aetas,
Cic. Sen. 14; and poet. in the plur.:ambo florentes aetatibus,
Verg. E. 7, 4: quamquam aetas senet, satis habeo tamen virium, ut te arā arceam, Pac. ap. Prisc. 1, 10; id. ap. Non. 159, 19:mala aetas,
old age, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 6; and absol.: aetas, aevitas = senectus, old age, SI MORBVS AEVITASVE VITIVM ESCIT, Fragm. of the XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25: aetate ( through age) non quis obtuerier, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 154; 1, 3, 130; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 5:sed ipse morbo atque aetate confectus,
Sall. J. 9:graves aetate,
Liv. 7, 39.—Sometimes also absol. = adulescentia, youth:fui ego illā aetate et feci illa omnia,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 4; id. Most. 5, 2, 27:damna, dedecora aetas ipsius pertulit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 12:tua autem aetas (of his son),
id. Off. 2, 13:(mulier) non formā, non aetate, non opibus maritum invenerit,
Tac. G. 19:expers belli propter aetatem,
Suet. Aug. 8: aetas consularis, the legal age for the consulship, i. e. the 43d year, Cic. Phil. 5, 17:id aetatis jam sumus,
we have now reached that time of life, id. Fam. 6, 20, 3.—Transf.A.In gen., the lifetime of man, without reference to its different stages; life, Enn. ap. Gell. 18, 2, 16:B.aetas acta honeste et splendide,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 25:gerere,
id. Fam. 4, 5 al.:tempus aetatis,
id. Sen. 19:aetatem consumere in studio aliquo,
id. Off. 1, 1:conterere in litibus,
id. Leg. 1, 20:degere omnem in tranquillitate,
id. Fin. 2, 35; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 53 al.—In Ov. M. 12, 188, aetas = centum annos.—A space of time, an age, generation, time:C.heroicae aetates,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7:haec aetas,
id. ib. 1, 3, 5; id. Rep. 1, 1:alia,
id. Lael. 27, 101 Beier:nostrā aetate,
in our times, Quint. 1, 4, 20:cum primis aetatis suae comparabatur,
Nep. Iphicr. 1; Vell. 1, 16:incuriosa suorum aetas,
Tac. Agr. 1:omnia fert aetas,
time, Verg. E. 9, 51; so Hor. C. 4, 9, 10:crastina aetas,
the morrow, Stat. Th. 3, 562. — Of the four ages of the world ( the golden age, silver age, etc.), Ov. M. 1, 89 sq.; v. aureus, argenteus, etc.—Abstr. pro concreto, the time or period of life, for the man himself, the age, for the men living in it (mostly poet., and in prose after the Aug. per.; cf.D.saeculum): sibi inimicus magis quam aetati tuae, i. e. tibi,
Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 1:vae aetati tuae,
id. Capt. 4, 2, 105:quid nos dura refugimus Aetas?
Hor. C. 1, 35, 34:impia,
id. Epod. 16, 9:veniens,
Ov. F. 6, 639:omnis aetas currere obviam,
Liv. 27, 51:omnis sexus, omnis aetas,
Tac. A. 13, 16:innoxiam liberorum aetatem miserarentur, i. e. innocentes liberos,
id. H. 3, 68:sexum, aetatem, ordinem omnem,
Suet. Calig. 4.—Also of things without life, e. g. of wine, its age: bibite Falernum hoc: annorum quadraginta est. Bene, inquit, aetatem fert, it keeps well, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 2, 3; Plin. 23, 1, 20, § 33; 15, 2, 3, § 7.—So of buildings:E.aetates aedificiorum,
Dig. 30, 58.—Aetatem, a dverb. (ante-class.).1.= semper, perpetuo, through the whole of life, during lifetime, continually:2.ut aetatem ambo nobis sint obnoxii,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 18:at tu aegrota, si lubet, per me aetatem quidem,
id. Curc. 4, 3, 22:Quid, malum, me aetatem censes velle id adsimularier,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 38.—= diu, longo tempore, an age, a long time, a long while:F.an abiit jam a milite? Jamdudum aetatem,
Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 8:quod solis vapor aetatem non posse videtur efficere,
what the heat of the sun cannot perhaps effect for years, Lucr. 6, 236.—In aetate, adverb. (ante-class.).1. 2. -
6 anīlitās
anīlitās ātis, f [anilis], the old age of a woman: cana, Ct.* * *old age (in women); the old age of a woman -
7 senecta
senecta ae, f [senex], old age, extreme age, senility: in senectā, T.: inopi metuens formica senectae, V.: turpis, H.: extrema, Ta.: sollicita, O.* * *old age; old men collectively; shed snake skin -
8 maturi
mātūrus, a, um ( sup. usually maturissimus;I.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.).Lit., of fruits:II.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. —Transf.A.Ripe, mature, of the proper age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely, etc.—With dat.:2.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.—Powerful, vigorous:B.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.—That takes place early, early, speedy, quick:A.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.).Seasonably, opportunely, at the proper time (class.):B.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. —Betimes, early, speedily, quickly, soon:C.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. —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. -
9 maturus
mātūrus, a, um ( sup. usually maturissimus;I.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.).Lit., of fruits:II.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. —Transf.A.Ripe, mature, of the proper age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely, etc.—With dat.:2.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.—Powerful, vigorous:B.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.—That takes place early, early, speedy, quick:A.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.).Seasonably, opportunely, at the proper time (class.):B.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. —Betimes, early, speedily, quickly, soon:C.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. —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. -
10 veternus
1. I.Adj.:II.rupes,
Fulg. Myth. 1 praef.:silentia,
Prud. Cath. 9, 68.—Subst.: vĕter-nus, i, m.* A. B.Old dirt (post-Aug. and very rare), Col. 4, 24, 6; App. M. 9, p. 223.—C.Lethargy, somnolence (as a disease of aged people).1.Lit.:2.num eum veternus aut aqua intercus tenet?
Plaut. Men. 5, 4, 3.— Of the deep, long sleep or torpidity of bears, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 127.—Trop., drowsiness, dulness, sluggishness, sloth (freq., but not in Cic.), Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 4 (cited ap. Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3); Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 10; Verg. G. 1, 124; Cat. 17, 24; Col. 7, 5, 3; 7, 10, 4; App. Flor. 3, p. 357.2.vĕternus, i, v. 1. veternus, II. -
11 vetustas
I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.municipium vetustate antiquissimum,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 15:vetustate possessionis se, non jure defendunt,
id. Agr. 2, 21, 57:tantum aevi longinqua valet mutare vetustas,
Verg. A. 3, 415: tum senior: quamvis obstet mihi tarda vetustas;Multaque me fugiant, etc., = senectus,
Ov. M. 12, 182.— Plur.:quae familiarnm vetustatibus aut pecuniis ponderantur,
Cic. Rep. 1, 31, 47.—In partic., ancient times, antiquity:II.historia nuntia vetustatis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 36:contra omnia vetustatis exempla,
Caes. B. C. 1, 6:in tantā vetustate non rerum modo sed etiam auctorum,
Liv. 2, 21, 4:vetustatem in majus componens,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch:judicio vetustatis,
Quint. 1, 5, 72:sic credidit alta vetustas,
Sil. 1, 26.—Transf.A.Long duration, great age:B.quae mihi videntur habitura etiam vetustatem,
i.e. will have a long duration, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:scripta vetustatem si modo nostra ferent,
Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 8: vinum in vetustatem servare, till it becomes old, acquires age, Cato, R. R. 114, 2:terebinthi materies fidelis ad vetustatem,
Plin. 13, 6, 12, § 54; Quint. 10, 1, 40; Col. 3, 2, 19; Cels. 3, 14:conjuncti vetustate, officiis, benevolentiā,
i. e. long intimacy, ancient friendship, Cic. Fam. 13, 32, 2; 10, 10, 2; 11, 16, 2; Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 5, 16.—Hence, posterity, the remote future (conceived as a time when this age will have become ancient):C.de me semper omnes gentes loquentur, nulla umquam obmutescet vetustas,
Cic. Mil. 35, 98:si qua fidem tanto est operi latura vetustas,
Verg. A. 10, 792 Ladew. and Forbig. ad loc.; cf.:quis hoc credat, nisi sit pro teste vetustas,
Ov. M. 1, 400.—In medic. lang.:ulcerum,
i. e. inveterate ulcers, Cels. 5, 26, 31; Plin. 21, 19, 74, § 127. -
12 vetustās
vetustās ātis, f [vetus], old age, age, long existence: possessionis: aevi longinqua, V.: tarda (i. e. senectus), O.: familiarum vetustates.—Ancient times, antiquity: historia nuntia vetustatis: contra omnia vetustatis exempla, Cs.: in tantā vetustate auctorum, L.—Long duration, great age: quae mihi videntur habitura etiam vetustatem, i. e. will last long: Scripta vetustatem si modo nostra ferent, O.: coniuncti vetustate, i. e. intimacy of long standing.—The far future, posterity: de me nulla umquam obmutescet vetustas: Si qua fidem tanto est operi latura vetustas, V.* * *old age; antiquity; long duration -
13 senium
senium ī, n [senex], old age, senility, decline: quod (opus) omni senio careret: senio confectus. — Waste, decay: se ipse (mundus) consumptione et senio alebat sui, by its own waste and decay.— Vexation, grief, trouble, affliction: tota civitas confecta senio est: senio consumptus, L.— Gloom, moroseness: inhumanae senium depone Camenae, H.— An old man (poet. for senex, with pron masc.): Ut illum di deaeque senium perdant, T.* * *condition of old age; melancholy, gloom -
14 Aquila
1.ăquĭla, ae, f. [ gen. aquilāï, Cic. Arat 372) [perh. from aquilus, from its common color, Gr melanaetos; cf. Engl. eagle; Fr. aigle; Germ. Adler], an eagle.I.Lit.: Falco melanaëtus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6 sqq.; Cic. Div 1, 15, 26; 2, 70, 144; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 4, Liv 1, 34, 8; Verg. A. 11, 751; Ov. M. 1, 506; Hor. C. 4, 4, 32:II.aquilis velociores,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 1, 23 si exaltatus fueris ut aquila, ib. Abd. 4:dilata calvitium tuum ut aquila,
ib. Mich. 1, 16.— Poet., the lightningbearer of Jupiter. Jovis satelles, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: armigera Jovis, Plin. l. l.; cf. Serv ad Verg. A. 1, 398.—Transf.A.The eagle, as the principal standard of a Roman legion (while signa are the standards of the single cohorts; cf. Schwarz ad Plin. Pan. 82; Web. ad Luc. 7, 164;* B.Smith, Dict. Antiq.): aquila argentea,
Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24; aquilae duae, signa sexaginta sunt relata Antonii, Galba ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30; Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23 et saep.— Poet.:ut locupletem aquilam tibi sexagesimus annus Adferat,
the office of a standard-bearer, Juv. 14, 197.—Hence, meton., a legion: erat acies tredecim aquilis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 30; Luc. 5, 238.—In arch.: aquilae, as in Gr. aetoi and aetômata, the highest parts of a building, which supported the front of a gable. sustinentes fastigium aquilae, Tac. H. 3, 71.—* C.The Eagle, a constellation, Cic. Arat. 372.—D.A species of fish of the ray genus, the sea-eagle: Raja aquila, Linn.; Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.—E.Aquilae senectus, prov., acc. to Donatus, of an old man fond of drinking (since it was believed that the eagle, in old age, drank more than it ate; but more prob., a vigorous old age), Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10, ubi v. Don.2.Ăquĭla, ae, m., a Roman proper name.I.L. Pontius Aquna, Cic. Phil. 11, 6.—II.Julius Aquila, Tac. A. 12, 15.—III.Vedius Aquila. Tac. A. 12, 15.—IV.Aquila [p. 149] Romanus, author of a work De Figuris Sententiarum et Elocutionis; v. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 384.—V.Julius Aquila, a Roman jurist, author of Liber Responsorum, of which there are extracts in Dig.; v. Bach, Hist. Jurisp. Rom. III. 3.—VI.Aquila, the name of a Christian Jew, Vulg. Act. 18, 2; ib. Rom. 16, 3. -
15 aquila
1.ăquĭla, ae, f. [ gen. aquilāï, Cic. Arat 372) [perh. from aquilus, from its common color, Gr melanaetos; cf. Engl. eagle; Fr. aigle; Germ. Adler], an eagle.I.Lit.: Falco melanaëtus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6 sqq.; Cic. Div 1, 15, 26; 2, 70, 144; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 4, Liv 1, 34, 8; Verg. A. 11, 751; Ov. M. 1, 506; Hor. C. 4, 4, 32:II.aquilis velociores,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 1, 23 si exaltatus fueris ut aquila, ib. Abd. 4:dilata calvitium tuum ut aquila,
ib. Mich. 1, 16.— Poet., the lightningbearer of Jupiter. Jovis satelles, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: armigera Jovis, Plin. l. l.; cf. Serv ad Verg. A. 1, 398.—Transf.A.The eagle, as the principal standard of a Roman legion (while signa are the standards of the single cohorts; cf. Schwarz ad Plin. Pan. 82; Web. ad Luc. 7, 164;* B.Smith, Dict. Antiq.): aquila argentea,
Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24; aquilae duae, signa sexaginta sunt relata Antonii, Galba ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30; Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23 et saep.— Poet.:ut locupletem aquilam tibi sexagesimus annus Adferat,
the office of a standard-bearer, Juv. 14, 197.—Hence, meton., a legion: erat acies tredecim aquilis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 30; Luc. 5, 238.—In arch.: aquilae, as in Gr. aetoi and aetômata, the highest parts of a building, which supported the front of a gable. sustinentes fastigium aquilae, Tac. H. 3, 71.—* C.The Eagle, a constellation, Cic. Arat. 372.—D.A species of fish of the ray genus, the sea-eagle: Raja aquila, Linn.; Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.—E.Aquilae senectus, prov., acc. to Donatus, of an old man fond of drinking (since it was believed that the eagle, in old age, drank more than it ate; but more prob., a vigorous old age), Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10, ubi v. Don.2.Ăquĭla, ae, m., a Roman proper name.I.L. Pontius Aquna, Cic. Phil. 11, 6.—II.Julius Aquila, Tac. A. 12, 15.—III.Vedius Aquila. Tac. A. 12, 15.—IV.Aquila [p. 149] Romanus, author of a work De Figuris Sententiarum et Elocutionis; v. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 384.—V.Julius Aquila, a Roman jurist, author of Liber Responsorum, of which there are extracts in Dig.; v. Bach, Hist. Jurisp. Rom. III. 3.—VI.Aquila, the name of a Christian Jew, Vulg. Act. 18, 2; ib. Rom. 16, 3. -
16 aevum or (older) aevom
aevum or (older) aevom ī, n, αἰών, neverending time, eternity: aeternum, O.: in aevum, for all time, H.—Esp., period of life, lifetime, life, age: in armis agere: in silvis exigere, V.: extentum, prolonged, H.: natura aevi brevis, S.: meum, my age, H.: aevo apta, things suitable to their years, H.: maximus aevo (i. e. natu), O.: flos aevi, the bloom of life, O.: aequale tecum aevum, V.: occulto arbor aevo, i. e. with no signs of age, H.—Old age: aevo confectus, V.: annis aevoque soluti, O. — Age, generation, period: Livi scriptoris, H.: venturi inscius aevi, the future, V.: in omne nobilis aevum, H.: durare in hoc aevi, to our own times, O. — The age, men of the age: veniens, posterity, H.—Time: aevi vetustas, V.: vitiata dentibus aevi omnia, O. -
17 senīlis
senīlis e, adj. [senex], of an old man, of old people, of old age, aged, senile: prudentia: ne forte seniles Mandentur iuveni partes, H.: corpus: anima, O.: guttur, H.: Stesichori statua, of an old man: adoptio, by an old man, Ta.: stultitia: hiemps, O.* * *senilis, senile ADJsenile, aged -
18 cānitiēs
cānitiēs acc. em, abl. ē, f [canus], a gray color, grayish-white, hoariness (poet. and late): lupi, O.: rigidis hirta capillis, O. — Meton., gray hair: Canitiem deformat pulvere, V. — Of the beard: inculta, V. — Gray hairs, old age: Canitiem sibi promiserat, V.: Donec virenti canities abest, H.: usque ad canitiem, Ta.* * *white/gray coloring/deposit; gray/white hair, grayness of hair; old age -
19 aevom
aevum (archaic aevom), i, n.; but m., Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 14; Lucr. 2, 561; 3, 603 [aiôn; cf. aies or aien, aei, aidios; Goth. aivs = time, aiv = ever, aiveins = everlasting; Germ. ewig, Ewigkeit; Eng. aye, ever].I.Lit.A.In gen., uninterrupted, never-ending time, eternity; per aevom, Lucr. 1, 634; 1, 950 al.—Hence of the future:B.in aevum,
for all time, Hor. C. 4, 14, 3; so Plin. 35, 2, 2, and Vulg. Eccli. 41, 16:nos peribimus in aevum,
ib. Bar. 3, 3.—Esp., in a more restricted sense of a definite time, period, lifetime, life, age: aevom agitare, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 3 (Ann. v. 308 Vahl.): in armis aevom agere, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 49 (Trag. Rel. p. 110 Rib.); so, aevom degere, [p. 65] Lucr. 5, 1439:II.consumere,
id. 5, 1430: meum si quis te percontabitur aevum, my age or time of life, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 26:aevum omne et breve et fragile est,
Plin. Pan. 78, 2: flos aevi, the bloom of life (cf. aetas, I.), Ov. M. 9, 435:integer aevi,
Verg. A. 9, 255:primum aevum,
Val. Fl. 7, 338.—Also (like aetas, q. v. I.) for old age:aevo confectus,
Verg. A. 11, 85:obsitus aevo,
id. ib. 8, 307:annis aevoque soluti,
Ov. M. 8, 712.—Transf.A.Age or generation, Ov. P. 1, 3, 83:B.ter aevo functus (of Nestor),
Hor. C. 2, 9, 13:ingenia nostri aevi,
Vell. 2, 36:in nostro aevo,
Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 92:nostro aevo,
id. 2, 13, 10, § 57:simulacrum tot aevis incorruptum,
id. 14, 1, 2, § 9.—Hence,The men living in the same age (cf. aetas, II. C.):C.de quibus consensus aevi judicaverit,
Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 72.—In a wider sense, time, in gen.:vitiata dentibus aevi omnia,
Ov. M. 15, 235:quae per tantum aevi occulta,
Tac. A. 16, 1. -
20 aevum
aevum (archaic aevom), i, n.; but m., Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 14; Lucr. 2, 561; 3, 603 [aiôn; cf. aies or aien, aei, aidios; Goth. aivs = time, aiv = ever, aiveins = everlasting; Germ. ewig, Ewigkeit; Eng. aye, ever].I.Lit.A.In gen., uninterrupted, never-ending time, eternity; per aevom, Lucr. 1, 634; 1, 950 al.—Hence of the future:B.in aevum,
for all time, Hor. C. 4, 14, 3; so Plin. 35, 2, 2, and Vulg. Eccli. 41, 16:nos peribimus in aevum,
ib. Bar. 3, 3.—Esp., in a more restricted sense of a definite time, period, lifetime, life, age: aevom agitare, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 3 (Ann. v. 308 Vahl.): in armis aevom agere, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 49 (Trag. Rel. p. 110 Rib.); so, aevom degere, [p. 65] Lucr. 5, 1439:II.consumere,
id. 5, 1430: meum si quis te percontabitur aevum, my age or time of life, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 26:aevum omne et breve et fragile est,
Plin. Pan. 78, 2: flos aevi, the bloom of life (cf. aetas, I.), Ov. M. 9, 435:integer aevi,
Verg. A. 9, 255:primum aevum,
Val. Fl. 7, 338.—Also (like aetas, q. v. I.) for old age:aevo confectus,
Verg. A. 11, 85:obsitus aevo,
id. ib. 8, 307:annis aevoque soluti,
Ov. M. 8, 712.—Transf.A.Age or generation, Ov. P. 1, 3, 83:B.ter aevo functus (of Nestor),
Hor. C. 2, 9, 13:ingenia nostri aevi,
Vell. 2, 36:in nostro aevo,
Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 92:nostro aevo,
id. 2, 13, 10, § 57:simulacrum tot aevis incorruptum,
id. 14, 1, 2, § 9.—Hence,The men living in the same age (cf. aetas, II. C.):C.de quibus consensus aevi judicaverit,
Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 72.—In a wider sense, time, in gen.:vitiata dentibus aevi omnia,
Ov. M. 15, 235:quae per tantum aevi occulta,
Tac. A. 16, 1.
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