position

    positus adj.    [P. of pono], placed, situated, set, planted, standing, lying: Roma in montibus: tumulus opportune ad id, L.: somno positus (i. e. sopitus), V.

    prōcōnsulātus ūs, m    [proconsul], the office of a proconsul, proconsulate: ex proconsulatu Asiae, Ta.

    quotus adj.    [quot], which in number, which in order, of what number: quotus erit iste denarius, qui non sit ferendus?: quota pars illi rerum periere mearum, O.: hora quota est? what o'clock is it? H.: Tu, quotus esse velis, rescribe, i. e. one of how many guests, H.— How small, how trifling: Et sequitur regni pars quota quemque sui? O.: Pars quota Lernaeae serpens eris unus Echidnae? O.—With quisque (often written quotusquisque), how rarely one, how few (only sing.): quotus enim quisque philosophorum invenitur, qui sit ita moratus: quoto cuique lorica est? Cu.: formā quota quaeque superbit? O.

    recessus ūs, m    [re-+CAD-], a going back, receding, retiring, retreat, departure: a pestiferis (rebus): ut luna accessu et recessu suo solis lumen accipiat: recessum primis ultimi non dabant, i. e. means of retreat, Cs.— A remote place, retired spot, nook, corner, retreat, recess: mihi solitudo et recessus provincia est: non recessus ipse defendit, our remote position, Ta.: auctumno tecta ac recessum circumspicere, L.: spelunca vasto submota recessu, in a deep recess, V.: Luminis exigui prope templa, inner chamber, O.: Phrygiae recessūs omnīs peragrasti, L.: pulchri, inner rooms, O.—Fig., a withdrawal: tum accessus a te ad causam fati, tum recessus, advance<*> and retreats: habere in dicendo umbram aliquam et recessum, shade and background: in animis hominum sunt recessūs.

    rōbur oris, n    hard-wood, oak-wood, oak: naves totae factae ex robore, Cs.: (sapiens) non est e robore dolatus: Illi robur et aes triplex Circa pectus erat, H.—Very hard wood: morsus Roboris, i. e. of the wild olive, V.: solido de robore myrtus, V.—A tree-trunk: annoso validam robore quercum, i. e. old and sturdy, V.: antiquo robore quercus, with ancient trunk, V.—An oak-tree, oak: fixa est pariter cum robore cervix, i. e. was pinned fast to the oak, O.: agitata robora pulsant (delphines), O.—A piece of oak, structure of hard wood: in robore accumbunt, i. e. on hard benches: sacrum, i. e. the wooden horse, V.: ferro praefixum, i. e. lance, V.: nodosum, i. e. club, O.: aratri, i. e. the oaken plough, V.—A stronghold, dungeon: in robore et tenebris exspiret, L.: Italum, H.—Fig., hardness, physical strength, firmness, vigor, power: aeternaque ferri Robora, V.: navium, L.: satis aetatis atque roboris habere: corporum animorumque, L.: solidaeque suo stant robore vires, V. —Enduring strength, force, vigor: virtutis: animi: pectus robore fultum, O.: neque his (gentibus) tantum virium aut roboris fuit, L.—The best part, pith, kernel, strength, flower, choice: totius Italiae: quod fuit roboris, duobus proeliis interiit, Cs.: senatūs robur, L.: haec sunt nostra robora: lecta robora virorum, L.: robora pubis, V.

    rōbus adj.    [RVB], red, ruddy: iuvencus, Iu. I II

    situs adj.    [P. of sino], placed, set, lying, situate: Romuli lituus, cum situs esset in curiā Saliorum, etc.: in ore sita lingua est: in ipsis penetralibus (Britanniae), Ta.—Of places, lying, situate: locus in mediā insulā: in quo (sinu) sita Carthago est, L.: urbes in orā Asiae, N.—Of the dead, laid out, ready for burial: Ea (mater) sita erat exadvorsum, T.— Laid at rest, buried, interred: hic est ille situs: C. Mari sitae reliquiae: (Aeneas) situs est... super Numicum fluvium, L. —Fig., placed, situated, fixed, present, ready: Peiore res loco non potis est esse quam in quo nunc sita est, T.: quae ceteris in artibus aut studiis sita sunt: (voluptates) in medio sitas esse dicunt, within the reach of all.—Lying, resting, dependent: In te spes omnis nobis sitast, T.: adsensio quae est in nostrā potestate sita: situm in nobis, as far as lies in us: est situm in nobis, ut, etc.: qui omnem vim divinam in naturā sitam esse censet: in armis omina sita, S.: iam si pugnandum est, quo consilio, in temporibus situm est. I II

    statiō ōnis, f    [STA-], a standing, standing firm: In statione manūs paravi, in fighting attitude, O.— A standing-place, station, post, position, abode, residence: in arce statio mea nunc placet: Quā positus fueris in statione, mane, O.: alternā fratrem statione redemit, i. e. by taking his place in turns, O.: Pone recompositas in statione comas, in place, O.—Of soldiers, a post, station: cohortes ex statione et praesidio emissae, Cs.: in stationem succedere, relieve, Cs.: stationem relinquere, V.: stationem agere pro vallo, keep guard, L.: in statione esse, Cu.—Poet., of eyes: imperii statione relictā, O.— A post, watch, guard, sentries, sentinels, outposts, pickets: stationes dispositas habere, Cs.: ut minus intentae diurnae stationes ac nocturnae vigiliae essent, L.: equitum, Cs.— An anchorage, roadstead, road, port, harbor, bay, inlet: ad insulam stationes obtinere, Cs.: infestior classi, L.: statio male fida carinis, V.

    status adj.    [P. of sisto], set, fixed, appointed, regular: status dies cum hoste, a fixed day of trial: tres in anno statos dies habuisse, quibus, etc., L.: statis temporibus fieri, L.: temporibus statis reciprocat (fretum), regular intervals, L.: stata sacra, O.

    sub    (in composition sometimes sus- or sū-), praep. with acc. and abl.    I. With abl., of position in space, under, below, beneath, underneath, behind: sub terrā habitare: cultrum sub veste abditum habere, L.: sub pellibus hiemare, Cs.: manet sub Iove frigido Venator, H.: sub hoc iugo dictator Aequos misit, L.: Pone (me) sub curru Solis, H. —Under, below, beneath, at the foot of, at, by, near, before: sub monte considere, Cs.: sub ipsis Numantiae moenibus: sub urbe, T.: Monte sub aërio, at, i. e. high upon, V.: sub ipsā acie, in the midst of the fight, V.: sub ipso Ecce volat Diores, close upon him, V.: sub oculis domini, Cs.—Under, burdened by, hampered by, bearing: sub armis, Cs.: sub onere, Cs.—Of time, in, within, during, at, by, in the time of: ne sub ipsā profectione milites oppidum inrumperent, Cs.: sub luce, at dawn, O.: sub luce videri, by daylight, H.: hoc sub casu, while suffering, V.: sub Domitiano, during the reign of, Ta.—Fig., under, subject to, in the power of, governed by: sub regno esse: quoius sub imperiost, T.: sub illorum dicione esse, Cs.: sub Hannibale, L.: sub iudice lis est, H.: venibit sub praecone Propontis, i. e. at auction.—Under, compelled by (poet.): exhalans sub volnere vitam, O.: quem falsā sub proditione Demisere neci, overwhelmed by, V.: in arma nullo sub indice veni, forced by no betrayer, O.—Under, concealed by, hidden in: sub hoc verbo furtum latet.—Rarely with specie or condicione (for the abl. alone): sub specie infidae pacis quieti, L.: sub tutelae specie, Cu.: sub condicione, L.: sub condicionibus, L.—    II. With acc., of direction of motion, under, below, beneath: cum se luna sub orbem solis subiecisset: exercitum sub iugum mittere, Cs.: Ibis sub furcam, H.—Under, below, beneath, to, near to, close to, up to, towards: sub montem succedere, Cs.: missi sunt sub muros, L.: aedīs suas detulit sub Veliam: (hostem) mediam ferit ense sub alvum, O.—Of time, before, on the approach of, towards, about, just before, up to, until: sub noctem naves solvit, Cs.: sub tempus (comitiorum) pueros ablegavit, L.: sub lumina prima, H.: sub dies festos: Usque sub extremum brumae imbrem, V.: quod (bellum) fuit sub recentem pacem, L.—After, immediately after, following, just after, immediately upon: sub eas (litteras) statim recitatae sunt tuae: sub haec dicta omnes procubuerunt, L.: sub hoc, hereupon, H.—Fig., under, into subjection to, into the power of: sub legum potestatem cadere: matrimonium vos sub legis vincula conicitis, L.: sub unum fortunae ictum totas vires regni cadere pati, Cu.: quae sub sensūs subiecta sunt.—    III. In composition, sub is unchanged before vowels and before b, d, h, i consonant, l, n, s, t, v. The b is often assimilated before m, r, and usu. before c, f, g, p, but the form sus (for * subs, cf. abs) is found in suscenseo, suscipio, suscito, suspendo, sustento, sustineo, sustollo, and sustuli (perf. of tollo); the form su in the words suspicio, suspicor, suspiro. It denotes, in place, under, beneath, as in subdo, subicio.—Fig., in rank or power, under, inferior, as in subigo, subcenturio.—In degree, less, a little, somewhat, as in subabsurdus, subaccuso.—Secretly, underhandedly, as in subripio, suborno. I II

    subiciō (the first syl. usu. long by position; often pronounced, and sometimes written, subiiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere    [sub+iacio], to throw under, place under, cast below: inter carros rotasque mataras subiciebant, discharged below (the wagonbodies), Cs.: sarmenta circumdare ignemque circum subicere coeperunt: artūs subiecto torruit igni, O.: tectis ignīs: cum tota se luna sub orbem solis subiecisset: bracchia pallae, O.: collo Bracchia, O.—Of troops, to bring, cause to be encamped, post: castris legiones, Cs.: se iniquis locis, Cs.— To set up, mount, throw up: corpora in equos, V.: regem in equum, L.: Quantum vere novo se subicit alnus, shoots up, V.— To substitute, forge, counterfeit: testamenta: librum, N.— To suborn: subicitur Metellus, qui hanc rem distrahat, Cs.— Fig., to submit, subject, present: ei libellum: ea, quae subiciebantur oculis, L.: res subiectae sensibus.— To ascribe, attribute: nec videre, sub hanc vocem honestatis quae sit subicienda sententia, i. e. what meaning is to be attributed to it: intellegere quae res huic voci subiciatur.— To substitute: silentium erat, inopiā potioris subiciundi, L.: pro verbo proprio subicitur aliud, quod idem significet. — To place under, make subject, subject se imperio alterius: se populi R. imperio subiectos dolere, Cs.: virtus subiecta sub varios casūs: bona civium voci praeconis: hiemi navigationem, expose, Cs.: fictis auditionibus fortunas innocentium: aliquid calumniae, L.—In thought, to subordinate, bring under, comprise in: formarum certus est numerus, quae cuique generi subiciantur: per quam res disperse dictae unum sub aspectum subiciuntur.— In order or time, to place after, let follow, affix, annex, append, subjoin: cur sic opinetur, rationem subicit, subjoins: a quibusdam senatoribus subiectum est, L.: vix pauca furenti Subicio, i. e. answer, V.— To bring forward, propose, adduce, bring to mind, prompt, suggest: Si meministi id, quod olim dictum est, subice, T.: quid dicerem: quae dolor querentibus subicit, L.: Spes est Peliā subiecta creatis, O.

    sublīmē adv. with comp.    [sublimis], aloft, loftily, on high: Theodori nihil interest, humine an sublime putescat: elati, L.: sublimius altum Attollat caput, O.

    sublīmus adj.    [old for sublimis], lofty, high: ex sublimo vertice, Acc. ap. C.

    sub-sistō stitī, —, ere,    to take a stand, take position, stand still, remain standing, stop, halt: audacius, Cs.: Substitit Aeneas et se conlegit in arma, V.: occultus subsistebat, stationed himself in ambush, L.: positis pars utraque substitit armis, O.: substitit unda, V.: Substitit lingua timore, O.—To remain, abide, stay: circa Mesopotamiam, Cu.: diutius, Cu.: intra priorem paupertatem, Ta. —To make a stand, stand firm, hold out, withstand, oppose, resist: in Samnio adversus Caudinas legiones, L.: Hannibali atque eius armis, L.: clipeo iuvenis, V.: quod neque ancorae funesque subsisterent, neque, etc., held out, Cs.: praepotentem armis Romanum nec acies subsistere ullae poterant, L.—Fig., to come to a stop, end, pause, cease: Substitit clamor, O.

    subter adv.    [sub], below, beneath, underneath: supra et subter. I II III

    subter praep. with abl. or acc.    [1 subter], below, beneath, underneath, under: virtus omnia subter se habet: subter densā testudine, V.: cupiditatem subter praecordia locavit: agere vias subter mare, V.: subter imas cavernas, O.: manu subter togam exsertā, L.—In composition, underneath, beneath: subterfluo, subterlabor.— Secretly, privately, clandestinely: subterfugio. I II III

    succēdō cessī, cessus, ere    [sub+cedo], to go below, come under, enter: tectum, cui succederet: tectis nostris, V.: Rex iussae succedit aquae, O.: tumulo, i. e. to be buried, V.— To go from under, go up, mount, ascend: alto caelo, V.: in arduum, L.: hoc itinere est fons, quo mare succedit longius, Cs.: muros, L.— To follow, follow after, take the place of, relieve, succeed, receive by succession: ut integri defatigatis succederent, Cs.: integri fessis successerunt, L.: succedam ego vicarius tuo muneri: proelio, L.: non solum, quod tibi succederetur, sed, etc.: in stationem, Cs.: in paternas opes, L.: in Pompei locum heres: Aspicit in teretes lignum succedere suras, O.: ad alteram partem, come next, Cs.— To approach, draw near, march on, advance, march up: sub montem, Cs.: ad hostium latebras, L.: temere moenibus, L.: portas, Cs.: murum, L.: ubicumque iniquo successum erat loco, L.—Fig., to come under, submit to: omnes sententiae sub acumen stili succedant necesse est: Succedoque oneri, take up, V.— To follow, follow after, succeed: successit ipse magnis (oratoribus): horum aetati successit Isocrates: Tertia post illas successit aënea proles, O.: orationi, quae, etc., i. e. speak after: male gestis rebus alterius successum est, to another's bad administration, L.— To go on well, be successful, prosper, succeed: quando hoc bene successit, T.: quod res nulla successerat, Cs.: cum neque satis inceptum succederet, L.: voti Phoebus succedere partem Mente dedit, V.: Hac non successit; aliā adgrediemur viā, T.: si ex sententiā successerit: cui (fraudi) quoniam parum succedit, L.: successurumque Minervae Indoluit, O.: nolle successum non patribus, L.: ubicumque iniquo successum erat loco, had been victorious under disadvantages of position, L.

    successiō ōnis, f    [succedo], a taking another's place, following after, succeeding, succession: iura successionum, i. e. of inheritance, Ta.: voluptatis.

    super praep. with acc. and abl.    [1 super].    I. With abl., of place, over, above, upon, on: lateres, qui super musculo struantur, Cs.: ensis cui super Cervice pendet, H.: super Pindo, H.: requiescere Fronde super viridi, V.—Of time, during, in, at: Nocte super mediā, V.: rixa super mero Debellata, H.—Of relation, upon, about, of, concerning, respecting: hac super re scribere: litteras super tantā re exspectare, L.: super tali causā missi, N.: super arvorum cultu, V.: Mitte civilīs super Urbe curas, H.: decreta super iugandis Feminis, H.: super tali scelere suspectus, S. — Over and above, besides, beyond: Hortus fons, Et paulum silvae super his, H.—    II. With acc., of place, over, above, on the top of, upon, on: super terrae tumulum noluit quid statui: super lateres coria inducuntur, Cs.: super vallum praecipitari, S.: aqua super montium iuga concreta, L.: aquila super carpentum volitans, L.: Collis erat, collemque super planissima Area, O.: vestis super genua est, Cu.—Of place, above, beyond: Nomentanus erat super ipsum, Porcius infra, above him (at table), H.: super Numidiam Gaetulos accepimus, beyond Numidia, S.: super Sunium navigans, L. —Of time, during, at: super vinum et epulas, Cu. —Of measure, over, above, beyond, in addition to: quod alii super alios legati venirent, i. e. in succession, L.: seniores super sexaginta annos, L.: super solitos honores, L.: super LX milia, more than, Ta.—Fig., of official position, over, in charge of: super armamentarium positus, Cu.—In the phrase, super omnia, above all, before all: aetas et forma et super omnia Romanum nomen, L.: super omnia voltūs Accessere boni, O. I II III

    suprā praep. with acc.    [1 supra].—Of place, above, over: exire supra terram: supra eum locum, Cs.: accubueram... et quidem supra me Atticus: saltu supra venabula fertur, V.: Lignum supra turba insilit, Ph.—In the phrase, supra caput, close, clinging, burdening, oppressing: dux hostium supra caput est<*> i. e. pressing on us, S.: ecce supra caput homo levis, i. e. annoying: mihi supra caput adstitit imber, close around me, V.—Of geographical position, above, beyond: supra Maeotīs paludes, Enn. ap. C.: supra Suessulam, L.—Fig., of time, before: paulo supra hanc memoriam, Cs.: supra septingentesimum annum, L.—Of number, over, above, beyond, more than: supra quattuor milia hominum, L.: trīs (cyathos) prohibet supra tangere, H.—Of quality or degree, above, beyond, superior to: ratio supra hominem: potentia, quae supra leges se esse velit: Humanam supra formam, Ph.: modum, L.: vires, H.: morem, V.— Prov.: Supra homines, supra ire deos pietate, i. e. to attain the highest degree, V.— Besides, in addition to: ad rebellionem supra belli Latini metum, L.—Of employment or office, over, in charge of: quos supra somnum habebat, watchers, Cu. I II