provinciae+c

Galli, ōrum, m., the Gallic nation, the Gauls, both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; afterwards also in Phrygia as Gallograeci or Galatae.—Of the Gallograeci, Liv. 38, 12 sq.—In sing.: Gallus, a Gaul:

delegit Gallum ex his, quos auxilii causa secum habebat,

Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 1; cf.:

Gallus inter Gallos sine ulla suspicione versatus,

id. ib. 5, 45, 4.—In fem.: Galla, ae, a female Gaul:

inter quae (sacrificia extraordinaria) Gallus et Galla, Graecus et Graeca in foro boario sub terra vivi demissi sunt,

Liv. 22, 57, 6.—Hence the pun with galla, gall-nut, Macr. S. 2, 2.—

Derivv.

Gallĭa, ae, f., the country of the Gauls, Gaul, both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; the more precise name of the former is Gallia ulterior or Transalpina, and of the latter Gallia citerior or Cisalpina, v. h. vv.—Hence, in plur.:

Galliae duae (provinciae) quas hoc tempore uno imperio videmus esse conjunctas,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 3.—

Gallĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gauls, Gallic:

muli viliores Gallicis cantheriis,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 21:

ager,

Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 11; Cic. Sull. 19, 53:

humus,

Ov. F. 4, 362:

Oceanus,

Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 109; cf.

sinus,

id. 32, 2, 11, § 21:

arma,

Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 2:

naves,

id. ib. 3, 11, 5;

3, 14, 7: bella,

id. ib. 4, 20, 1:

lingua,

id. ib. 1, 47, 4:

mores,

id. ib. 4, 3, 3; cf.

consuetudo,

id. ib. 4, 5, 2;

5, 14, 1: ostentatio,

id. ib. 7, 53, 3 al.:

canis,

a greyhound, Ov. M. 1, 533:

ventus,

the north-northeast wind, Vitr. 1, 5. — Subst.: gallĭca, ae, f., a Gallic shoe:

(redii) cum calceis et toga, nullis nec gallicis, nec lacerna,

Cic. Phil. 2, 30, 76; cf. Gell. 13, 21, 6.— Adv.: Gallĭce, in Gallic: a Gallo et a Mauro Gallice et Maurice dicimus, [p. 801] Varr. ap. Gell. 2, 25, 8; Gell. 11, 7, 4.—

Gallĭus, a, um, adj., Gallic:

Galliae pro Gallicae, Sall. H. lib. IV.: duae Galliae mulieres conventum vitantes, etc.,

Non. 492, 30 sq. —

Gallus, a, um, adj., Gallic:

Galla credulitas,

Mart. 5, 1, 10:

mulieres,

Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 15 Dietsch.—

Gallĭcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Roman province Gallia ( in Upper Italy), Gallican:

legiones,

Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5:

ratio atque res,

id. Quint. 4, 15:

ager,

id. Cat. 2, 12, 26 (al. Gallicus, like ib. §

6): lana,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 39 Müll.—Also in gen. for Gallic:

catulus,

Cat. 42, 6:

jumenta,

App. M. 10, p. 247.— Subst.: Gallĭcāni, ōrum, the Gallicans, Varr. R. R. 1, 32, 2.—In sing.: m., the inhabitants of the province Gallia, prius enim Gallus, dein Gallicanus, extremo Semiplacentinus haberi coeptus est, Cic. Pis. init. —

Gallŭlus, a, um, adj., Gallic: Roma, poet. of the city Arelas, in southern Gaul, Aus. de Clar. Urb. 8, 2.

Galli, ōrum, v. 3. Gallus, II. A.

Galli, ōrum, m., the Gallic nation, the Gauls, both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; afterwards also in Phrygia as Gallograeci or Galatae.—Of the Gallograeci, Liv. 38, 12 sq.—In sing.: Gallus, a Gaul:

delegit Gallum ex his, quos auxilii causa secum habebat,

Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 1; cf.:

Gallus inter Gallos sine ulla suspicione versatus,

id. ib. 5, 45, 4.—In fem.: Galla, ae, a female Gaul:

inter quae (sacrificia extraordinaria) Gallus et Galla, Graecus et Graeca in foro boario sub terra vivi demissi sunt,

Liv. 22, 57, 6.—Hence the pun with galla, gall-nut, Macr. S. 2, 2.—

Derivv.

Gallĭa, ae, f., the country of the Gauls, Gaul, both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; the more precise name of the former is Gallia ulterior or Transalpina, and of the latter Gallia citerior or Cisalpina, v. h. vv.—Hence, in plur.:

Galliae duae (provinciae) quas hoc tempore uno imperio videmus esse conjunctas,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 3.—

Gallĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gauls, Gallic:

muli viliores Gallicis cantheriis,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 21:

ager,

Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 11; Cic. Sull. 19, 53:

humus,

Ov. F. 4, 362:

Oceanus,

Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 109; cf.

sinus,

id. 32, 2, 11, § 21:

arma,

Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 2:

naves,

id. ib. 3, 11, 5;

3, 14, 7: bella,

id. ib. 4, 20, 1:

lingua,

id. ib. 1, 47, 4:

mores,

id. ib. 4, 3, 3; cf.

consuetudo,

id. ib. 4, 5, 2;

5, 14, 1: ostentatio,

id. ib. 7, 53, 3 al.:

canis,

a greyhound, Ov. M. 1, 533:

ventus,

the north-northeast wind, Vitr. 1, 5. — Subst.: gallĭca, ae, f., a Gallic shoe:

(redii) cum calceis et toga, nullis nec gallicis, nec lacerna,

Cic. Phil. 2, 30, 76; cf. Gell. 13, 21, 6.— Adv.: Gallĭce, in Gallic: a Gallo et a Mauro Gallice et Maurice dicimus, [p. 801] Varr. ap. Gell. 2, 25, 8; Gell. 11, 7, 4.—

Gallĭus, a, um, adj., Gallic:

Galliae pro Gallicae, Sall. H. lib. IV.: duae Galliae mulieres conventum vitantes, etc.,

Non. 492, 30 sq. —

Gallus, a, um, adj., Gallic:

Galla credulitas,

Mart. 5, 1, 10:

mulieres,

Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 15 Dietsch.—

Gallĭcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Roman province Gallia ( in Upper Italy), Gallican:

legiones,

Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5:

ratio atque res,

id. Quint. 4, 15:

ager,

id. Cat. 2, 12, 26 (al. Gallicus, like ib. §

6): lana,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 39 Müll.—Also in gen. for Gallic:

catulus,

Cat. 42, 6:

jumenta,

App. M. 10, p. 247.— Subst.: Gallĭcāni, ōrum, the Gallicans, Varr. R. R. 1, 32, 2.—In sing.: m., the inhabitants of the province Gallia, prius enim Gallus, dein Gallicanus, extremo Semiplacentinus haberi coeptus est, Cic. Pis. init. —

Gallŭlus, a, um, adj., Gallic: Roma, poet. of the city Arelas, in southern Gaul, Aus. de Clar. Urb. 8, 2.

Galli, ōrum, v. 3. Gallus, II. A.

immūnĭtas ( inm-), ātis ( gen. plur. immunitatium, Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35), f. [immunis], freedom or exemption from public services, burdens, or charges, immunity (class.).

Lit.: (Druides) militiae vacationem omniumque rerum habent immunitatem, * Caes. B. G. 6, 14, 1:

immunitas et libertas provinciae,

Cic. Font. 8, 17:

immunitatem (a tributis) obtulit,

Suet. Aug. 40; Tac. A. 12, 61; 13, 51; Curt. 5, 3, 15: personae quibus decimae immunitatem ipse (imperator) tribuit, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 16, 9, 3 et saep.—In plur., Cic. Fam. 12, 1, [p. 896] 1; id. Phil. 1, 1, 3; Suet. Tib. 49; id. Galb. 15; Tac. H. 3, 55.—

Trop., freedom, exemption, or immunity from any thing (cf.:

vacatio, vacuitas): qui det isti deo immunitatem magni muneris,

Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 121:

immunitates malorum,

Lampr. Commod. 14.

impĕrĭum ( inp-), ĭi, n. [impero], a command, order, direction.

Lit. (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.): si quid opus est, impera: imperium exsequar. Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 1; cf.:

nunc pergam eri imperium exsequi,

id. ib. 1, 1, 106:

eri imperia persequi,

id. ib. 2, 1, 75:

imperium exsequi,

id. Men. 5, 6, 16; Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 22:

obsequens obediensque est mori atque imperiis patris,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 55; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 21; id. Men. 5, 7, 1:

tuo facit jussu, tuo imperio paret,

id. As. 1, 2, 21:

malus et nequam est homo, qui nihili imperium eri Sui servus facit,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 1; cf. id. As. 2, 4, 10:

quod hi neque ad concilia veniebant neque imperio parebant,

Caes. B. G. 5, 2 fin.:

imperium neglegere,

id. ib. 5, 7, 7:

neque ab uno omnia imperia administrari poterant,

id. ib. 2, 22 fin.:

imperio Jovis huc venio,

Verg. A. 5, 726; cf.:

et Jovis imperium et cari praecepta parentis Edocet,

id. ib. 5, 747:

imperiis deūm propalam expositis,

Liv. 8, 6, 12:

quidam (pueri) imperia indignantur,

Quint. 1, 3, 6:

aegri quoquo neglecto medentium imperio, etc.,

Plin. Pan. 22, 3:

elephanti inest imperiorum obedientia,

Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 1:

naturae imperio gemimus, cum, etc.,

Juv. 15, 138:

cujus paruit imperiis,

id. 14, 331.

Transf., the right or power of commanding, authority, command, control (freq. and class.).

In gen.: Mes. Nempe jubes? Me. Jubeo hercle, si quid imperii est in te mihi, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 41; cf. id. Pers. 3, 1, 15:

Appius et caecus et senex tenebat non modo auctoritatem sed etiam imperium in suos,

Cic. de Sen. 11, 37:

reges in ipsos imperium est Jovis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 6:

eone es ferox, quia habes imperium in beluas?

Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 25:

mater, cujus sub imperio'st, mala,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 4: An. Sta ilico. Ge. Hem, sates pro imperio! quisquis es, i. e. authorilatively, imperiously, id. Phorm. 1, 4, 19:

domesticum,

Cic. Caecin. 18, 52; id. Inv. 2, 47, 140:

(Juppiter) Divosque mortalesque turbas Imperio regit unus aequo,

Hor. C. 3, 4, 48; cf.:

sed me jussa deūm... Imperiis egere suis,

Verg. A. 6, 463:

Phyllius illic Imperio pueri volucresque ferumque leonem Tradiderat domitos,

Ov. M. 7, 373:

agricolae habent rationem cum terra, quae numquam recusat imperium,

Cic. de Sen. 15, 51.—

In partic.

In publicists' lang., supreme power, sovereignty, sway, dominion, empire (cf.: principatus, dominatus, regnum; potestas, potentia).

Sing.: Tarquinio dedit imperium simul et sola regni, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 151 Vahl.); cf.:

navorum imperium servare est induperantum,

id. ib. 169 Müll. (Ann. v. 413 Vahl.); and:

ipse (Numa rex) de suo imperio curiatam legem tulit,

Cic. Rep. 2, 13; 2, 17; 18; [p. 901] 20;

21: homo dominandi cupidus aut imperii singularis,

sole dominion, id. ib. 1, 33:

singulare et potestas regia,

id. ib. 2, 9:

esse consul cum summo imperio et potestate,

id. Verr. 1, 13, 37; id. Fl. 8, 18; cf.:

cum summo imperio et potestate versari,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, 31:

qui (App. Claudius) tum erat summo imperio,

id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:

omne imperium nostri penes singulos esse voluerunt,

id. Rep. 1, 40; 2, 32:

de imperio Caesaris... gravissime decernitur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 5, 4:

imperium extra ordinem dare,

Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 25:

quod imperium potest esse praestantius quam, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 17:

eos qui antea commodis fuerint moribus, imperio, potestate, prosperis rebus immutari,

id. Lael. 15, 54:

ad deponendum imperium tardior esse,

id. Rep. 2, 12:

expertes imperii,

id. ib. 1, 31:

deponentium imperium tyrannorum,

Quint. 9, 2, 67 et saep.:

sub populi Romani imperium dicionemque cadere,

Cic. Font. 1, 2; so,

with dicio,

Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 7; cf.:

Gallia sub populi Romani imperium redacta,

id. ib. 5, 29, 4:

totam ad imperium populi Romani Ciliciam adjunxit,

Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:

majestas est in imperio atque in omni populi Romani dignitate,

Quint. 7, 3, 35:

cum duobus ducibus de imperio in Italia decertatum est, Pyrrho et Hannibale,

Cic. Lael. 8, 28; cf.:

de imperio dimicare,

id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

spes diuturnitatis atque imperii,

id. Rep. 2, 3; cf.:

sedem et domum summo imperio praebere,

id. ib. 2, 5 fin.:

quod ipse suae civitatis imperium obtenturus esset,

Caes. B. G. 1, 3, 6:

civitati imperium totius provinciae pollicetur,

id. ib. 7, 64 fin.:

cum abunde expertus esset quam bene umeris tuis sederet imperium,

Plin. Pan. 10 fin.:

auctoritate magis quam imperio regere,

Liv. 1, 7, 8; cf.:

nec illum pro imperio submovere posse... quia ita dicatur: si vobis videtur, discedite, Quirites,

id. 2, 56, 12.—

Plur.:

nec vero imperia expetenda ac potius aut non accipienda interdum aut deponenda nonnumquam,

i. e. public offices, Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

(cives) mandant imperia,

id. Rep. 1, 31; cf.:

honores, magistratus, imperia, potestates, opes amicitiae anteponere,

id. Lael. 17, 63:

cui (duci) dantur imperia et ea continuantur, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 44:

ita cepi et gessi maxima imperia, ut, etc.,

id. Fam. 3, 7, 5:

vides tyranni satellites in imperiis,

id. Att. 14, 5, 2:

quod praestare dicant Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

dominion, government, Caes. B. G. 1, 17, 3:

qui mobilitate ac levitate animi novis imperiis studebant,

id. ib. 2, 1, 3:

imperia legum potentiora quam hominum,

Liv. 2, 1, 1. —

Hence, transf., concr.

Dominion, realm, empire (esp. freq. since the Aug. per.):

duae urbes inimicissimae huic imperio,

Cic. Lael. 3, 11:

jam ipsa terra ita mihi parva visa est, ut me imperii nostri pæniteret,

id. Rep. 6, 16 fin.:

nostrum,

id. ib. 3, 29; cf.:

finium imperii nostri propagatio,

id. Prov. Cons. 12, 29:

fines imperii propagavit,

id. Rep. 3, 12:

imperium Oceano, famam qui terminet astris,

Verg. A. 1, 287:

per quas (artes) imperi Porrecta majestas ad ortus Solis ab Hesperio cubili,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 14:

adjectis Britannis Imperio,

id. ib. 3, 5, 4:

quem vocet divum populus ruentis Imperi rebus?

id. ib. 1, 2, 26;

1, 37, 8: immensum imperii corpus stare ac librari sine rectore non potest,

Tac. H. 1, 16:

reges socii, membra partesque imperii,

Suet. Aug. 48:

breviarium totius imperii,

id. ib. 101:

rationarium imperii,

id. ib. 28:

imperii fines Tiberinum natare,

Juv. 8, 265:

noverat luxuriam imperii veterem,

i. e. of the Roman court, id. 4, 137.—

Trop., rule, control (very rare but class.):

illud vide, si in animis hominum regale imperium sit, unius fore dominatum, consilii scilicet,

Cic. Rep. 1, 38.—Iron.:

imperium judiciorum tenere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 77:

coactae imperio sexus,

i. e. the ambition, Juv. 6, 135.—

Law t. t., the jurisdiction or discretion of a magistrate:

omnia autem judicia aut legitimo jure consistunt aut imperio continentur,

Gai. Inst. 4, 103:

ideo autem imperio contineri judicia dicuntur, quia tamdiu valent, quamdiu is qui ea praecepit imperium habet,

id. ib. 4, 105; cf. 3, 181 al.—

Milit., the chief command, command.

Sing.:

victum atque expugnatum oppidum est Imperio atque auspicio Amphitruonis maxime,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 37; 1, 1, 41: re impetrata contendunt, ut ipsis summa imperii transdatur, Caes. B. G. 7, 63, 5:

delatam sibi summam imperii,

Suet. Ner. 3:

censet enim etiam ex iis, qui cum imperio sint,

Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:

nostri imperii dignitas,

id. ib. 1, 7, 4:

novem annis, quibus in imperio fuit,

Suet. Caes. 25:

legionum curam et imperium alicui demandare,

id. ib. 76:

alicui imperium prorogare,

id. Tib. 30:

imperii tempus explere,

id. Caes. 26: cum imperio aut magistratu, i. e. a military or civil command, Suet. Tib. 12:

qui dabat olim imperium, fasces, etc.,

Juv. 10, 79; cf. in the foll.—

Plur.:

mandant (cives) imperia, magistratus,

i. e. military and civil commands, Cic. Rep. 1, 31; cf.:

magistratus, imperia, amicitiae anteponere,

id. Lael. 17, 63;

so opp. magistratus,

Suet. Caes. 54; 75; id. Aug. 61.—

Transf.

Concr.: imperia, i. q. imperatores, commanding officers, commanders, generals:

imperia, potestates, legationes, quom senatus creverit populusve jusserit, ex urbe exeunto,

Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

nacti vacuas ab imperiis Sardiniam et Siciliam,

Caes. B. C. 1, 31, 1; Val. Max. 1, 1, 9.—

Erat plena lictorum et imperiorum provincia, differta praefectis atque exactoribus, Caes. B. C. 3, 32, 4.—

(Acc. to imperator, II. B. 3.) The imperial government, the government:

tandem quasi coactus recepit imperium,

Suet. Tib. 24; 55; 67; id. Calig. 12; 16; 24; id. Claud. 11; 35; 36 et saep.

impĕro ( inp-), āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic form, imperassit, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 6, and induperantum = imperantium, Enn. Ann. v. 413 Vahl.), v. a. and n. [in-paro], to command, order, enjoin (cf.: jubeo, praecipio, mando).

In gen., constr. with acc., an inf. or an object-clause, a relative-clause, with ut, ne, or the simple subj., with the simple dat. or absol.

With acc. (and dat. personæ):

faciendum id nobis quod parentes imperant,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 53:

fac quod imperat,

id. Poen. 5, 3, 29; Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 2:

quae imperarentur, facere dixerunt,

Caes. B. G. 2, 32, 3:

numquid aliud imperas?

Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 7; id. Heaut. 4, 3, 26:

sto exspectans, si quid mihi imperent,

id. Eun. 3, 5, 46:

nonnumquam etiam puerum vocaret: credo, cui cenam imperaret,

i. e. ordered to get him his supper, Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59:

imperat ei nuptias,

Quint. 7, 1, 14:

vigilias,

id. 11, 3, 26:

certum modum,

id. 11, 2, 27:

moram et sollicitudinem initiis impero,

id. 10, 3, 9: graves dominae cogitationum libidines infinita quaedam cogunt atque imperant, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 424, 30 (Rep. 6, 1 Mos.):

utque Imperet hoc natura potens,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 51.—In pass.:

arma imperata a populo Romano,

Liv. 40, 34, 9:

quod ipsum imperari optimum est,

Quint. 2, 5, 6:

imperata pensa,

id. 3, 7, 6:

exemplar imperatae schemae,

Suet. Tib. 43.—

With inf. or an object-clause (esp. freq. in the post-Aug. per.; in Cic. and Cæs. only with inf. pass. or dep.):

animo nunc jam otioso esse impero,

Ter. And. 5, 2, 1:

imperavi egomet mihi omnia assentari,

id. Eun. 2, 2, 21:

jungere equos Titan velocibus imperat Horis,

Ov. M. 2, 118; 3, 4:

nec minus in certo dentes cadere imperat aetas Tempore,

Lucr. 5, 672:

has omnes actuarias imperat fieri,

Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 3:

pericula vilia habere,

Sall. C. 16, 2:

frumentum conportare,

id. J. 48, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 27; Curt. 10, 1, 19; Tac. A. 2, 25:

Liviam ad se deduci imperavit,

Suet. Calig. 25; id. Aug. 27; id. Tib. 60.—In pass.: in has lautumias, si qui publice custodiendi sunt, ex ceteris oppidis deduci imperantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69.—

act.:

haec ego procurare et idoneus imperor,

Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 21. —

With a rel.-clause (very rare):

imperabat coram, quid opus facto esset puerperae,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 10:

quin tu, quod faciam, impera,

id. Phorm. 1, 4, 46; Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 3 and 6; id. Capt. 2, 3, 10.—

With ut, ne, or the simple subj.:

ecce Apollo mihi ex oraculo imperat, Ut, etc.,

Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 87:

his, uti conquirerent et reducerent, imperavit,

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

consulibus designatis imperavit senatus, ut, etc.,

Liv. 42, 28, 7: quibus negotium a senatu est imperatum, ut, etc., S. C. ap. Front. Aquaed. 104; Petr. 1:

mihi, ne abscedam, imperat,

Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 30:

Caesar suis imperavit, ne, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 1, 46, 2; 2, 32, 2; 3, 89, 4:

letoque det imperat Argum,

Ov. M. 1, 670; 13, 659. —

With simple dat.:

si huic imperabo, probe tectum habebo,

Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 14 (cf. above a):

aliquid alicui,

Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 46; Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59. —

Absol.: Pa. Jubesne? Ch. Jubeo, cogo atque impero, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 97:

si quid opus est, impera,

Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 1:

impera, si quid vis,

id. Aul. 2, 1, 23:

omnia faciam: impera,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 11:

quidvis oneris impone, impera,

id. And. 5, 3, 26.

In partic.

In publicists' lang., to order to be furnished or supplied, to give orders for, make a requisition for:

cum frumentum sibi in cellam imperavisset (Verrem),

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 10, 30:

quem (numerum frumenti) ei civitati imperas emendum,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 74, § 173:

negas fratrem meum pecuniam ullam in remiges imperasse,

id. Fl. 14, 33:

pecuniam,

id. ib. § 32; cf.:

argenti pondo ducenta milia Jugurthae,

Sall. J. 62, 5:

arma,

Caes. B. C. 1, 6 fin.:

equites civitatibus,

id. B. G. 6, 4 fin.; cf.:

quam maximum militum numerum provinciae toti,

id. ib. 1, 7, 2:

obsides reliquis civitatibus,

id. ib. 7, 64, 1; so, obsides Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35; Suet. Caes. 25. —

In publicists' and milit. lang., alicui or absol., to command, govern, rule over:

his (magistratibus) praescribendus est imperandi modus... qui modeste paret, videtur, qui aliquando imperet, dignus esse,

Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5; cf.:

sic noster populus in pace et domi imperat,

id. Rep. 1, 40:

nulla est tam stulta civitas, quae non injuste imperare malit, quam servire juste,

id. ib. 3, 18; cf.

also: cum is, qui imperat aliis, servit ipse nulli cupiditati,

id. ib. 1, 34:

omnibus gentibus ac nationibus terra marique imperare,

id. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 56; cf.:

jus esse belli, ut, qui vicissent, iis, quos vicissent, quemadmodum vellent imperarent,

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

Jugurtha omni Numidiae imperare parat,

Sall. J. 13, 2:

quot nationibus imperabat,

Quint. 11, 2, 50:

clarus Anchisae Venerisque sanguis Imperet,

Hor. Carm. Sec. 51; cf. id. C. 3, 6, 5:

recusabat imperare,

i. e. to be emperor, Plin. Pan. 5, 5; cf.:

ipsum quandoque imperaturum,

Suet. Claud. 3; id. Galb. 4; id. Oth. 4; id. Vit. 14; id. Tit. 2 et saep.— Hence,

Ad imperandum, to receive orders or instructions:

nunc ades ad imperandum, vel ad parendum potius: sic enim antiqui loquebantur,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 2; cf.:

cum ipse ad imperandum Tisidium vocaretur,

Sall. J. 62, 8 Kritz.—

Transf., beyond the publicist's sphere, to command, master, govern, rule, control:

liberis,

Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 51:

imperare sibi, maximum imperium est,

Sen. Ep. 113 fin.:

ut nobismet ipsis imperemus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 47:

cum homines cupiditatibus iis, quibus ceteri serviunt, imperabunt,

id. Lael. 22, 82:

accensae irae,

Ov. M. 9, 28:

dolori,

Plin. Ep. 8, 19, 2:

lacrimis,

Sil. 2, 652:

amori suo,

Petr. 83:

ingenio suo,

Sen. Contr. 1 praef. med.; cf.:

imperare animo nequivi, quin, priusquam perirem, cur periturus essem, scirem,

Liv. 34, 31, 2: quibus egestas imperat, rules, governs, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132 (Trag. v. 357 Vahl.): imperat arvis, holds control over, i. e. forces to be productive, Verg. G. 1, 99; cf.:

sola terrae seges imperatur,

Tac. G. 26:

fertilibus agris non est imperandum,

Sen. Tranq. 15:

sic imperant vitibus et eas multis palmitibus onerant,

Col. 3, 3, 6:

alius patrimonio suo plus imperavit quam ferre possit,

Sen. Tranq. 4; cf.

also trop.: tamquam nescias, cui imperem: Epicurum,

id. Ep. 29 fin.:

dum per continuos dies nimis imperat voci, rursus sanguinem reddidit,

Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 6: imperat ergo viro [p. 902] (mulier), Juv. 6, 224.— Absol.:

animum rege, qui, nisi paret, Imperat,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63:

permittat, an vetet an imperet (lex),

Quint. 7, 7, 7:

(eloquentia) hic regnat, hic imperat, hic sola vincit,

id. 7, 4, 24.—

In publicists' lang., to order the citizens to assemble, to summon:

dein consul eloquitur ad exercitum: Impero qua convenit ad comitia centuriata,

Varr. L. L. 6, § 88 Müll.; Gell. 15, 27, 4;

so comically,

Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 52; cf. id. Cist. 1, 1, 60.—

In medic. lang., to order, prescribe: non idem imperassem omnibus per diversa aegrotantibus, Sen. de Ira, 1, 16; Plin. 24, 1, 1, § 5:

si vires patiuntur, imperanda tridui abstinentia est,

Cels. 7, 20.—

In gram.:

imperandi declinatus,

i. e. inflections of the imperative, Varr. L. L. 10, § 32 Müll.— Hence, impĕ-rātum, i, n., that which is commanded, a command, order:

jussus arma abicere, imperatum facit,

executes the order, obeys, Caes. B. G. 5, 37, 1; freq. in plur.:

imperata facere,

id. ib. 2, 3, 3; 5, 20 fin.; 6, 10, 3; id. B. C. 1, 60, 1; 2, 12, 4; 3, 34, 2 al.; cf.:

imperata detrectare,

Suet. Caes. 54:

Senones ad imperatum non venire,

according to orders, as ordered, Caes. B. G. 6, 2, 3.

immūnĭtas ( inm-), ātis ( gen. plur. immunitatium, Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35), f. [immunis], freedom or exemption from public services, burdens, or charges, immunity (class.).

Lit.: (Druides) militiae vacationem omniumque rerum habent immunitatem, * Caes. B. G. 6, 14, 1:

immunitas et libertas provinciae,

Cic. Font. 8, 17:

immunitatem (a tributis) obtulit,

Suet. Aug. 40; Tac. A. 12, 61; 13, 51; Curt. 5, 3, 15: personae quibus decimae immunitatem ipse (imperator) tribuit, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 16, 9, 3 et saep.—In plur., Cic. Fam. 12, 1, [p. 896] 1; id. Phil. 1, 1, 3; Suet. Tib. 49; id. Galb. 15; Tac. H. 3, 55.—

Trop., freedom, exemption, or immunity from any thing (cf.:

vacatio, vacuitas): qui det isti deo immunitatem magni muneris,

Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 121:

immunitates malorum,

Lampr. Commod. 14.

ĭnops, ŏpis, adj. [2. in-opis], without resources, helpless, weak (class.).

In gen.:

ab ope inops, qui ejus indiget,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.:

inopes relicti a duce,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34:

nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi,

Liv. 9, 1, 8:

solare inopem et succurre relictae,

Verg. A. 9, 290.—

With ab:

sic inopes et ab amicis, et ab existimatione sunt,

Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2. —

With inf.:

inopes laudis conscendere carmen,

unable, Prop. 2, 10, 23 (3, 1, 23 Müll.).—

In partic., helpless through poverty, destitute, needy, indigent.

Lit.:

res pauperes inopesque,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 24:

aerarium inops et exhaustum,

empty, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 70, § 164:

te semper inops vexet cupido,

unsated, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 98:

domus cujusvis inopis,

Nep. Ages. 7, 4. —Esp., of the dead who could not pay Charon's fee:

haec omnis inops inhumataque turba est,

Verg. A. 6, 325; cf.:

infletaeque jacent inopes super arva catervae,

Aus. Mos. 4: mortuis in ore nummum immittere, ut apud inferos non tamquam inopes errent, Schol. Juv. 3, 267. —

With gen., destitute of, without:

humanitatis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 40:

amicorum,

id. Lael. 15:

animi,

Verg. A. 4, 300:

mentis,

Ov. F. 4, 457:

consilii,

Liv. 26, 18, 6:

rationis,

Stat. Th. 1, 373:

senatus auxilii humani,

Liv. 3, 7, 7:

terra pacis,

Ov. P. 2, 2, 96:

somni cibique,

id. M. 14, 424:

provinciae virorum,

Tac. H. 2, 67:

miles Martis,

that never fights, Sil. 9, 334.—

Plur. as subst.: ĭnŏpes, um, opp. potentes, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 61, 17 Dietsch.— Sing.:

si nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi,

Liv. 9, 1, 8. —

Trop.

Of inanimate things, mean, wretched, contemptible:

inopis et pusilli animi esse,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 17:

nostras inopes noluit esse vias,

Ov. Ib. 24:

advorsus atque inops amor,

Lucr. 4, 1142:

odia aegra sine armis errabant, iraeque inopes,

impotent, Val. Fl. 5, 147:

vita,

Vell. 2, 19, 4. —

Of speech, poor in words or ideas, meagre:

non erat abundans, non inops tamen,

Cic. Brut. 67, 238:

non inops verbis,

id. ib. 70, 247:

ad ornandum,

id. ib. 76, 263:

Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam,

id. Fin. 1, 3, 10:

vir inopi lingua et infacundus,

Gell. 18, 8, 6.

ĭnops, ŏpis, adj. [2. in-opis], without resources, helpless, weak (class.).

In gen.:

ab ope inops, qui ejus indiget,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.:

inopes relicti a duce,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34:

nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi,

Liv. 9, 1, 8:

solare inopem et succurre relictae,

Verg. A. 9, 290.—

With ab:

sic inopes et ab amicis, et ab existimatione sunt,

Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2. —

With inf.:

inopes laudis conscendere carmen,

unable, Prop. 2, 10, 23 (3, 1, 23 Müll.).—

In partic., helpless through poverty, destitute, needy, indigent.

Lit.:

res pauperes inopesque,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 24:

aerarium inops et exhaustum,

empty, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 70, § 164:

te semper inops vexet cupido,

unsated, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 98:

domus cujusvis inopis,

Nep. Ages. 7, 4. —Esp., of the dead who could not pay Charon's fee:

haec omnis inops inhumataque turba est,

Verg. A. 6, 325; cf.:

infletaeque jacent inopes super arva catervae,

Aus. Mos. 4: mortuis in ore nummum immittere, ut apud inferos non tamquam inopes errent, Schol. Juv. 3, 267. —

With gen., destitute of, without:

humanitatis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 40:

amicorum,

id. Lael. 15:

animi,

Verg. A. 4, 300:

mentis,

Ov. F. 4, 457:

consilii,

Liv. 26, 18, 6:

rationis,

Stat. Th. 1, 373:

senatus auxilii humani,

Liv. 3, 7, 7:

terra pacis,

Ov. P. 2, 2, 96:

somni cibique,

id. M. 14, 424:

provinciae virorum,

Tac. H. 2, 67:

miles Martis,

that never fights, Sil. 9, 334.—

Plur. as subst.: ĭnŏpes, um, opp. potentes, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 61, 17 Dietsch.— Sing.:

si nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi,

Liv. 9, 1, 8. —

Trop.

Of inanimate things, mean, wretched, contemptible:

inopis et pusilli animi esse,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 17:

nostras inopes noluit esse vias,

Ov. Ib. 24:

advorsus atque inops amor,

Lucr. 4, 1142:

odia aegra sine armis errabant, iraeque inopes,

impotent, Val. Fl. 5, 147:

vita,

Vell. 2, 19, 4. —

Of speech, poor in words or ideas, meagre:

non erat abundans, non inops tamen,

Cic. Brut. 67, 238:

non inops verbis,

id. ib. 70, 247:

ad ornandum,

id. ib. 76, 263:

Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam,

id. Fin. 1, 3, 10:

vir inopi lingua et infacundus,

Gell. 18, 8, 6.

impĕrĭum ( inp-), ĭi, n. [impero], a command, order, direction.

Lit. (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.): si quid opus est, impera: imperium exsequar. Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 1; cf.:

nunc pergam eri imperium exsequi,

id. ib. 1, 1, 106:

eri imperia persequi,

id. ib. 2, 1, 75:

imperium exsequi,

id. Men. 5, 6, 16; Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 22:

obsequens obediensque est mori atque imperiis patris,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 55; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 21; id. Men. 5, 7, 1:

tuo facit jussu, tuo imperio paret,

id. As. 1, 2, 21:

malus et nequam est homo, qui nihili imperium eri Sui servus facit,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 1; cf. id. As. 2, 4, 10:

quod hi neque ad concilia veniebant neque imperio parebant,

Caes. B. G. 5, 2 fin.:

imperium neglegere,

id. ib. 5, 7, 7:

neque ab uno omnia imperia administrari poterant,

id. ib. 2, 22 fin.:

imperio Jovis huc venio,

Verg. A. 5, 726; cf.:

et Jovis imperium et cari praecepta parentis Edocet,

id. ib. 5, 747:

imperiis deūm propalam expositis,

Liv. 8, 6, 12:

quidam (pueri) imperia indignantur,

Quint. 1, 3, 6:

aegri quoquo neglecto medentium imperio, etc.,

Plin. Pan. 22, 3:

elephanti inest imperiorum obedientia,

Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 1:

naturae imperio gemimus, cum, etc.,

Juv. 15, 138:

cujus paruit imperiis,

id. 14, 331.

Transf., the right or power of commanding, authority, command, control (freq. and class.).

In gen.: Mes. Nempe jubes? Me. Jubeo hercle, si quid imperii est in te mihi, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 41; cf. id. Pers. 3, 1, 15:

Appius et caecus et senex tenebat non modo auctoritatem sed etiam imperium in suos,

Cic. de Sen. 11, 37:

reges in ipsos imperium est Jovis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 6:

eone es ferox, quia habes imperium in beluas?

Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 25:

mater, cujus sub imperio'st, mala,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 4: An. Sta ilico. Ge. Hem, sates pro imperio! quisquis es, i. e. authorilatively, imperiously, id. Phorm. 1, 4, 19:

domesticum,

Cic. Caecin. 18, 52; id. Inv. 2, 47, 140:

(Juppiter) Divosque mortalesque turbas Imperio regit unus aequo,

Hor. C. 3, 4, 48; cf.:

sed me jussa deūm... Imperiis egere suis,

Verg. A. 6, 463:

Phyllius illic Imperio pueri volucresque ferumque leonem Tradiderat domitos,

Ov. M. 7, 373:

agricolae habent rationem cum terra, quae numquam recusat imperium,

Cic. de Sen. 15, 51.—

In partic.

In publicists' lang., supreme power, sovereignty, sway, dominion, empire (cf.: principatus, dominatus, regnum; potestas, potentia).

Sing.: Tarquinio dedit imperium simul et sola regni, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 151 Vahl.); cf.:

navorum imperium servare est induperantum,

id. ib. 169 Müll. (Ann. v. 413 Vahl.); and:

ipse (Numa rex) de suo imperio curiatam legem tulit,

Cic. Rep. 2, 13; 2, 17; 18; [p. 901] 20;

21: homo dominandi cupidus aut imperii singularis,

sole dominion, id. ib. 1, 33:

singulare et potestas regia,

id. ib. 2, 9:

esse consul cum summo imperio et potestate,

id. Verr. 1, 13, 37; id. Fl. 8, 18; cf.:

cum summo imperio et potestate versari,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, 31:

qui (App. Claudius) tum erat summo imperio,

id. Fin. 2, 20, 66:

omne imperium nostri penes singulos esse voluerunt,

id. Rep. 1, 40; 2, 32:

de imperio Caesaris... gravissime decernitur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 5, 4:

imperium extra ordinem dare,

Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 25:

quod imperium potest esse praestantius quam, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 17:

eos qui antea commodis fuerint moribus, imperio, potestate, prosperis rebus immutari,

id. Lael. 15, 54:

ad deponendum imperium tardior esse,

id. Rep. 2, 12:

expertes imperii,

id. ib. 1, 31:

deponentium imperium tyrannorum,

Quint. 9, 2, 67 et saep.:

sub populi Romani imperium dicionemque cadere,

Cic. Font. 1, 2; so,

with dicio,

Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 7; cf.:

Gallia sub populi Romani imperium redacta,

id. ib. 5, 29, 4:

totam ad imperium populi Romani Ciliciam adjunxit,

Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:

majestas est in imperio atque in omni populi Romani dignitate,

Quint. 7, 3, 35:

cum duobus ducibus de imperio in Italia decertatum est, Pyrrho et Hannibale,

Cic. Lael. 8, 28; cf.:

de imperio dimicare,

id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

spes diuturnitatis atque imperii,

id. Rep. 2, 3; cf.:

sedem et domum summo imperio praebere,

id. ib. 2, 5 fin.:

quod ipse suae civitatis imperium obtenturus esset,

Caes. B. G. 1, 3, 6:

civitati imperium totius provinciae pollicetur,

id. ib. 7, 64 fin.:

cum abunde expertus esset quam bene umeris tuis sederet imperium,

Plin. Pan. 10 fin.:

auctoritate magis quam imperio regere,

Liv. 1, 7, 8; cf.:

nec illum pro imperio submovere posse... quia ita dicatur: si vobis videtur, discedite, Quirites,

id. 2, 56, 12.—

Plur.:

nec vero imperia expetenda ac potius aut non accipienda interdum aut deponenda nonnumquam,

i. e. public offices, Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

(cives) mandant imperia,

id. Rep. 1, 31; cf.:

honores, magistratus, imperia, potestates, opes amicitiae anteponere,

id. Lael. 17, 63:

cui (duci) dantur imperia et ea continuantur, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 44:

ita cepi et gessi maxima imperia, ut, etc.,

id. Fam. 3, 7, 5:

vides tyranni satellites in imperiis,

id. Att. 14, 5, 2:

quod praestare dicant Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

dominion, government, Caes. B. G. 1, 17, 3:

qui mobilitate ac levitate animi novis imperiis studebant,

id. ib. 2, 1, 3:

imperia legum potentiora quam hominum,

Liv. 2, 1, 1. —

Hence, transf., concr.

Dominion, realm, empire (esp. freq. since the Aug. per.):

duae urbes inimicissimae huic imperio,

Cic. Lael. 3, 11:

jam ipsa terra ita mihi parva visa est, ut me imperii nostri pæniteret,

id. Rep. 6, 16 fin.:

nostrum,

id. ib. 3, 29; cf.:

finium imperii nostri propagatio,

id. Prov. Cons. 12, 29:

fines imperii propagavit,

id. Rep. 3, 12:

imperium Oceano, famam qui terminet astris,

Verg. A. 1, 287:

per quas (artes) imperi Porrecta majestas ad ortus Solis ab Hesperio cubili,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 14:

adjectis Britannis Imperio,

id. ib. 3, 5, 4:

quem vocet divum populus ruentis Imperi rebus?

id. ib. 1, 2, 26;

1, 37, 8: immensum imperii corpus stare ac librari sine rectore non potest,

Tac. H. 1, 16:

reges socii, membra partesque imperii,

Suet. Aug. 48:

breviarium totius imperii,

id. ib. 101:

rationarium imperii,

id. ib. 28:

imperii fines Tiberinum natare,

Juv. 8, 265:

noverat luxuriam imperii veterem,

i. e. of the Roman court, id. 4, 137.—

Trop., rule, control (very rare but class.):

illud vide, si in animis hominum regale imperium sit, unius fore dominatum, consilii scilicet,

Cic. Rep. 1, 38.—Iron.:

imperium judiciorum tenere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 77:

coactae imperio sexus,

i. e. the ambition, Juv. 6, 135.—

Law t. t., the jurisdiction or discretion of a magistrate:

omnia autem judicia aut legitimo jure consistunt aut imperio continentur,

Gai. Inst. 4, 103:

ideo autem imperio contineri judicia dicuntur, quia tamdiu valent, quamdiu is qui ea praecepit imperium habet,

id. ib. 4, 105; cf. 3, 181 al.—

Milit., the chief command, command.

Sing.:

victum atque expugnatum oppidum est Imperio atque auspicio Amphitruonis maxime,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 37; 1, 1, 41: re impetrata contendunt, ut ipsis summa imperii transdatur, Caes. B. G. 7, 63, 5:

delatam sibi summam imperii,

Suet. Ner. 3:

censet enim etiam ex iis, qui cum imperio sint,

Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:

nostri imperii dignitas,

id. ib. 1, 7, 4:

novem annis, quibus in imperio fuit,

Suet. Caes. 25:

legionum curam et imperium alicui demandare,

id. ib. 76:

alicui imperium prorogare,

id. Tib. 30:

imperii tempus explere,

id. Caes. 26: cum imperio aut magistratu, i. e. a military or civil command, Suet. Tib. 12:

qui dabat olim imperium, fasces, etc.,

Juv. 10, 79; cf. in the foll.—

Plur.:

mandant (cives) imperia, magistratus,

i. e. military and civil commands, Cic. Rep. 1, 31; cf.:

magistratus, imperia, amicitiae anteponere,

id. Lael. 17, 63;

so opp. magistratus,

Suet. Caes. 54; 75; id. Aug. 61.—

Transf.

Concr.: imperia, i. q. imperatores, commanding officers, commanders, generals:

imperia, potestates, legationes, quom senatus creverit populusve jusserit, ex urbe exeunto,

Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

nacti vacuas ab imperiis Sardiniam et Siciliam,

Caes. B. C. 1, 31, 1; Val. Max. 1, 1, 9.—

Erat plena lictorum et imperiorum provincia, differta praefectis atque exactoribus, Caes. B. C. 3, 32, 4.—

(Acc. to imperator, II. B. 3.) The imperial government, the government:

tandem quasi coactus recepit imperium,

Suet. Tib. 24; 55; 67; id. Calig. 12; 16; 24; id. Claud. 11; 35; 36 et saep.

impĕro ( inp-), āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic form, imperassit, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 6, and induperantum = imperantium, Enn. Ann. v. 413 Vahl.), v. a. and n. [in-paro], to command, order, enjoin (cf.: jubeo, praecipio, mando).

In gen., constr. with acc., an inf. or an object-clause, a relative-clause, with ut, ne, or the simple subj., with the simple dat. or absol.

With acc. (and dat. personæ):

faciendum id nobis quod parentes imperant,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 53:

fac quod imperat,

id. Poen. 5, 3, 29; Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 2:

quae imperarentur, facere dixerunt,

Caes. B. G. 2, 32, 3:

numquid aliud imperas?

Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 7; id. Heaut. 4, 3, 26:

sto exspectans, si quid mihi imperent,

id. Eun. 3, 5, 46:

nonnumquam etiam puerum vocaret: credo, cui cenam imperaret,

i. e. ordered to get him his supper, Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59:

imperat ei nuptias,

Quint. 7, 1, 14:

vigilias,

id. 11, 3, 26:

certum modum,

id. 11, 2, 27:

moram et sollicitudinem initiis impero,

id. 10, 3, 9: graves dominae cogitationum libidines infinita quaedam cogunt atque imperant, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 424, 30 (Rep. 6, 1 Mos.):

utque Imperet hoc natura potens,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 51.—In pass.:

arma imperata a populo Romano,

Liv. 40, 34, 9:

quod ipsum imperari optimum est,

Quint. 2, 5, 6:

imperata pensa,

id. 3, 7, 6:

exemplar imperatae schemae,

Suet. Tib. 43.—

With inf. or an object-clause (esp. freq. in the post-Aug. per.; in Cic. and Cæs. only with inf. pass. or dep.):

animo nunc jam otioso esse impero,

Ter. And. 5, 2, 1:

imperavi egomet mihi omnia assentari,

id. Eun. 2, 2, 21:

jungere equos Titan velocibus imperat Horis,

Ov. M. 2, 118; 3, 4:

nec minus in certo dentes cadere imperat aetas Tempore,

Lucr. 5, 672:

has omnes actuarias imperat fieri,

Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 3:

pericula vilia habere,

Sall. C. 16, 2:

frumentum conportare,

id. J. 48, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 27; Curt. 10, 1, 19; Tac. A. 2, 25:

Liviam ad se deduci imperavit,

Suet. Calig. 25; id. Aug. 27; id. Tib. 60.—In pass.: in has lautumias, si qui publice custodiendi sunt, ex ceteris oppidis deduci imperantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69.—

act.:

haec ego procurare et idoneus imperor,

Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 21. —

With a rel.-clause (very rare):

imperabat coram, quid opus facto esset puerperae,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 10:

quin tu, quod faciam, impera,

id. Phorm. 1, 4, 46; Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 3 and 6; id. Capt. 2, 3, 10.—

With ut, ne, or the simple subj.:

ecce Apollo mihi ex oraculo imperat, Ut, etc.,

Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 87:

his, uti conquirerent et reducerent, imperavit,

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

consulibus designatis imperavit senatus, ut, etc.,

Liv. 42, 28, 7: quibus negotium a senatu est imperatum, ut, etc., S. C. ap. Front. Aquaed. 104; Petr. 1:

mihi, ne abscedam, imperat,

Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 30:

Caesar suis imperavit, ne, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 1, 46, 2; 2, 32, 2; 3, 89, 4:

letoque det imperat Argum,

Ov. M. 1, 670; 13, 659. —

With simple dat.:

si huic imperabo, probe tectum habebo,

Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 14 (cf. above a):

aliquid alicui,

Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 46; Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59. —

Absol.: Pa. Jubesne? Ch. Jubeo, cogo atque impero, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 97:

si quid opus est, impera,

Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 1:

impera, si quid vis,

id. Aul. 2, 1, 23:

omnia faciam: impera,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 11:

quidvis oneris impone, impera,

id. And. 5, 3, 26.

In partic.

In publicists' lang., to order to be furnished or supplied, to give orders for, make a requisition for:

cum frumentum sibi in cellam imperavisset (Verrem),

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 10, 30:

quem (numerum frumenti) ei civitati imperas emendum,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 74, § 173:

negas fratrem meum pecuniam ullam in remiges imperasse,

id. Fl. 14, 33:

pecuniam,

id. ib. § 32; cf.:

argenti pondo ducenta milia Jugurthae,

Sall. J. 62, 5:

arma,

Caes. B. C. 1, 6 fin.:

equites civitatibus,

id. B. G. 6, 4 fin.; cf.:

quam maximum militum numerum provinciae toti,

id. ib. 1, 7, 2:

obsides reliquis civitatibus,

id. ib. 7, 64, 1; so, obsides Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35; Suet. Caes. 25. —

In publicists' and milit. lang., alicui or absol., to command, govern, rule over:

his (magistratibus) praescribendus est imperandi modus... qui modeste paret, videtur, qui aliquando imperet, dignus esse,

Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5; cf.:

sic noster populus in pace et domi imperat,

id. Rep. 1, 40:

nulla est tam stulta civitas, quae non injuste imperare malit, quam servire juste,

id. ib. 3, 18; cf.

also: cum is, qui imperat aliis, servit ipse nulli cupiditati,

id. ib. 1, 34:

omnibus gentibus ac nationibus terra marique imperare,

id. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 56; cf.:

jus esse belli, ut, qui vicissent, iis, quos vicissent, quemadmodum vellent imperarent,

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

Jugurtha omni Numidiae imperare parat,

Sall. J. 13, 2:

quot nationibus imperabat,

Quint. 11, 2, 50:

clarus Anchisae Venerisque sanguis Imperet,

Hor. Carm. Sec. 51; cf. id. C. 3, 6, 5:

recusabat imperare,

i. e. to be emperor, Plin. Pan. 5, 5; cf.:

ipsum quandoque imperaturum,

Suet. Claud. 3; id. Galb. 4; id. Oth. 4; id. Vit. 14; id. Tit. 2 et saep.— Hence,

Ad imperandum, to receive orders or instructions:

nunc ades ad imperandum, vel ad parendum potius: sic enim antiqui loquebantur,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 2; cf.:

cum ipse ad imperandum Tisidium vocaretur,

Sall. J. 62, 8 Kritz.—

Transf., beyond the publicist's sphere, to command, master, govern, rule, control:

liberis,

Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 51:

imperare sibi, maximum imperium est,

Sen. Ep. 113 fin.:

ut nobismet ipsis imperemus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 47:

cum homines cupiditatibus iis, quibus ceteri serviunt, imperabunt,

id. Lael. 22, 82:

accensae irae,

Ov. M. 9, 28:

dolori,

Plin. Ep. 8, 19, 2:

lacrimis,

Sil. 2, 652:

amori suo,

Petr. 83:

ingenio suo,

Sen. Contr. 1 praef. med.; cf.:

imperare animo nequivi, quin, priusquam perirem, cur periturus essem, scirem,

Liv. 34, 31, 2: quibus egestas imperat, rules, governs, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132 (Trag. v. 357 Vahl.): imperat arvis, holds control over, i. e. forces to be productive, Verg. G. 1, 99; cf.:

sola terrae seges imperatur,

Tac. G. 26:

fertilibus agris non est imperandum,

Sen. Tranq. 15:

sic imperant vitibus et eas multis palmitibus onerant,

Col. 3, 3, 6:

alius patrimonio suo plus imperavit quam ferre possit,

Sen. Tranq. 4; cf.

also trop.: tamquam nescias, cui imperem: Epicurum,

id. Ep. 29 fin.:

dum per continuos dies nimis imperat voci, rursus sanguinem reddidit,

Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 6: imperat ergo viro [p. 902] (mulier), Juv. 6, 224.— Absol.:

animum rege, qui, nisi paret, Imperat,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63:

permittat, an vetet an imperet (lex),

Quint. 7, 7, 7:

(eloquentia) hic regnat, hic imperat, hic sola vincit,

id. 7, 4, 24.—

In publicists' lang., to order the citizens to assemble, to summon:

dein consul eloquitur ad exercitum: Impero qua convenit ad comitia centuriata,

Varr. L. L. 6, § 88 Müll.; Gell. 15, 27, 4;

so comically,

Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 52; cf. id. Cist. 1, 1, 60.—

In medic. lang., to order, prescribe: non idem imperassem omnibus per diversa aegrotantibus, Sen. de Ira, 1, 16; Plin. 24, 1, 1, § 5:

si vires patiuntur, imperanda tridui abstinentia est,

Cels. 7, 20.—

In gram.:

imperandi declinatus,

i. e. inflections of the imperative, Varr. L. L. 10, § 32 Müll.— Hence, impĕ-rātum, i, n., that which is commanded, a command, order:

jussus arma abicere, imperatum facit,

executes the order, obeys, Caes. B. G. 5, 37, 1; freq. in plur.:

imperata facere,

id. ib. 2, 3, 3; 5, 20 fin.; 6, 10, 3; id. B. C. 1, 60, 1; 2, 12, 4; 3, 34, 2 al.; cf.:

imperata detrectare,

Suet. Caes. 54:

Senones ad imperatum non venire,

according to orders, as ordered, Caes. B. G. 6, 2, 3.

intĕgrĭtas, ātis, f. [integer], the undiminished or unimpaired condition of a thing.

Lit.

Completeness, sound ness:

corporis,

Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 34; 5, 14 fin.; cf.:

valetudinis,

id. Tusc. 5, 34: integritatis testes mihi desunt, i. e. testiculi, Phaedr, 3, 11: integritas, freedom from fever, Cels 3, 5:

saporis,

Vitr. 8, 7.—

Transf., the whole (opp. pars):

cum pars movetur, quiescente integritate,

Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 14, 8; id. S. 7, 16, 12:

universa philosophiae,

id. Somn. Scip. 2, 17, 17.—

Trop.

Of the intellectual powers:

non eandem esse vim neque integritatem dormientium et vigilantium nec mente nec sensu,

Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52:

integritas mentis,

soundness of mind, Dig. 28, 1, 2.—

Blamelessness, innocence, integrity:

integritas atque innocentia,

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 9:

sic provinciae praefuit in pace, ut et civibus et sociis gratissima esset ejus integritas,

id. Lig. 1:

ut omnes aequitatem tuam, temperantiam, severitatem, integritatem laudent,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 16:

omnes ita de tua virtute, integritate, humanitate commemorant, ut, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 1, 13:

vitae,

Nep. Phoc. 1.—

Chastity of females:

mulierem summa integritate pudicitiaque existimari,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 25; cf.

virginitatis,

Flor. 2, 6.—

Purity, correctness of language:

Latini sermonis,

Cic. Brut. 35.

prūdens, entis, adj. [contr. from providens].

Foreseeing, foreknowing (very rare); constr. with an objective clause, or absol.:

ille contra urinam spargit, prudens, hanc quoque leoni exitialem,

Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:

quos prudentis possumus dicere, id est providentis,

Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111: de futuro satis callidus satisque prudens, Ps.-Sall. ap. Cic. init. —

Transf.

Knowing, skilled, experienced, versed, practised in a thing (class.; syn.: peritus, consultus); constr. with gen. or in; poet. and post-Aug. also with inf.

With gen.:

ceterarum rerum pater familias et prudens et attentus,

Cic. Quint. 3, 11:

belli prudentes, Sall. Ep. Mith. (H. 4, 61, 16 Dietsch): rei militaris,

Nep. Con. 1, 2:

locorum,

Liv. 34, 28 fin.:

animus rerum prudens,

Hor. C. 4, 9, 35:

artis,

Ov. H. 5, 150:

animorum provinciae prudens,

Tac. Agr. 19:

doli prudens,

id. H. 2, 25:

agricolationis,

Col. 2, 2, 15.— Comp.:

prudentiores rerum rusticarum,

Col. 4, 2, 1; so,

earum rerum,

Gell. 14, 2, 4.— Sup.:

adulandi gens prudentissima,

Juv. 3, 86.—

With in:

prudens in jure civili,

Cic. Lael. 2, 6.—

With inf. or acc. and inf.:

nec pauperum prudens anus Novemdialis dissipare pulveres,

Hor. Epod. 17, 47:

prudens otii vitia negotio discuti,

Curt. 7, 1, 4:-ob ea se peti prudens, Plin. 8, 31, 49, § 111:

sciens prudensque se praegnantem non esse,

Dig. 25, 6, 1, § 2.—

In partic.

Juris prudens, also prudens alone (like juris peritus), skilled or learned in the law; as subst.: jūrisprūdens, ntis, m., one learned in the law, a lawyer, jurist, jurisconsult (only post-class.), Dig. 38, 15, 2 fin.; 1, 2, 2; 1, 1, 7; 40, 7, 30; Just. Inst. 1, 2.—

Like sciens, knowing, wise, discreet, prudent; usually connected with sciens: prudens animam de corpore mitto, Enn. ap. Non. 150, 8 (Ann. v. 216 Vahl.):

quos prudens praetereo,

Hor. S. 1, 10, 88; 2, 5, 58 (cf.:

imprudens praeteriisse videris,

Cic. Brut. 77, 269):

ibis sub furcam prudens,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 66:

nequidquam deus abscidit Prudens Oceano terras,

id. C. 1, 3, 22; 3, 29, 29; Ov. M. 3, 364:

an prudens imprudensve rupisset,

Gell. 20, 1, 34.—With sciens: amore ardeo:

et prudens, sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo,

Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 27:

ut in fabulis Amphiaraus sic ego prudens et sciens ad pestem ante oculos positam sum profectus,

Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 6; Cael. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9, A, 5; Suet. Ner. 2 fin. —

In gen., sagacious, sensible, intelligent, clever, judicious, etc. (very freq.):

vir naturā peracutus et prudens,

Cic. Or. 5, 18:

quis P. Octavio ingenio prudentior, jure peritior,

id. Clu. 38, 107:

prudentem et, ut ita dicam, catum,

id. Leg. 1, 16, 45:

in existimando admodum prudens,

id. Brut. 68, 239; cf.:

prudentissimi in disserendo,

id. ib. 31, 118:

virum ad consilia prudentem,

id. Font. 15, 43:

quo nemo prudentior,

id. Lael. 1, 5:

homines amicissimi ac prudentissimi,

id. Rep. 1, 46, 10:

vir bonus et prudens,

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 32; cf. id. A. P. 445:

si divitiae prudentem reddere possent,

id. Ep. 2, 2, 155:

prudentior ille consilio, hic animo magnificentior,

Just. 9, 8, 13.—With adverb. acc.:

prudens alia,

Amm. 15, 13, 2.—Of abstract things:

prudens, temperata, fortis, justa ratio,

Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58:

prudens animi sententia,

Ov. H. 21, 137: consilium, quod si non fuerit prudens, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. M. 13, 433:

prudentissimum consilium,

Nep. Eum. 3, 4; Hirt. B. Alex. 24. —

Cautious, circumspect (very rare):

malebant me nimium timidum quam satis prudentem existimari,

Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2.— Hence, adv.: prūdenter, sagaciously, intelligently, discreetly, wisely, skilfully, learnedly, prudently, etc.: loqui, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 255 Vahl.):

facere,

Cic. Fin. 5, 6, 15; cf. id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:

rationem excogitare,

id. ib. 2, 12, 23:

multa ab eo prudenter disputata,

id. Lael. 1, 1:

multa provisa prudenter,

id. ib. 2, 6.— Comp., Aug. in Suet. Tib. 21; Quint. 9, 2, 44.— Sup.:

defendere,

Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

scribere,

id. Att. 13, 1, 1; Val. Max. 3, 3, 4 ext. 4.

lābes, is (abl. labi for labe, Lucr. 5, 930), f. [1. lābor], a fall, falling down, sinking in.

Lit. (rare but class.):

dare labem,

Lucr. 2, 1145:

motus terrae Rhodum... gravi ruinarum labe concussit,

Just. 30, 4, 3:

tantos terrae motus in Italia factos esse, ut multis locis labes factae sint terraeque desederint,

subsidences of the earth, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 78; cf.:

labes agri,

id. ib. 1, 43, 97:

terrae,

Liv. 42, 15; so absol.:

si labes facta sit, omnemque fructum tulerit,

Dig. 19, 2, 15, § 2:

labes imbris e caelo,

Arn. 5, 185.—

Transf.

A fall, stroke, ruin, destruction:

hinc mihi prima mali labes,

the first blow of misfortune, Verg. A. 2, 97:

haec prima mali labes, hoc initium impendentis ruinae fuit,

Just. 17, 1, 5: metuo legionibu' labem, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 378 P. (Ann. v. 283 Vahl.):

quanta pernis pestis veniet, quanta labes larido,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 3, 3:

innocentiae labes ac ruina,

Cic. Fl. 10, 24:

labes in tabella,

id. Lael. 12, 41:

regnorum labes,

Val. Fl. 5, 237.—

Meton., ruin, destruction; of a dangerous person, one who causes ruin:

(Verres) labes atque pernicies provinciae Siciliae,

Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 2: labes popli, Plant. Pers. 3, 3, 4.—Of a bad law:

labes atque eluvies civitatis,

Cic. Dom. 20, 53.—

In partic., the falling sickness, epilepsy, Ser. Samm. 57, 1018.—

Hence, in gen.,

disease, sickness, Grat. Cyneg. 468.

lābes, is, f. [Gr. lôbê, lôbeuô; cf. Curt. Griech. Etym. p. 372]. a spot, blot, stain, blemish, defect.

Lit. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

tractata notam labemque remittunt Atramenta,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 235:

sine labe toga,

Ov. A. A. 1, 514:

purum et sine labe salinum,

Pers. 3, 25:

victima labe carens,

Ov. M. 15, 130:

aliqua corporis labe insignis,

Suet. Aug. 38: item quae (virgo) lingua debili sensuve aurium deminuta, aliave qua corporis labe insignita sit, Gell. 1, 12, 3.—

Trop., a stain, blot, stigma, disgrace, discredit: labes macula in vestimento dicitur, et deinde metaphorikôs transfertur in homines vituperatione dignos, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll. (freq. and class.):

animi labes nec diuturnitate evanescere, nec amnibus ullis elui potest,

Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 24:

saeculi labes atque macula,

id. Balb. 6, 15:

labem alicujus dignitati aspergere,

a stain, disgrace, id. Vatin. 6, 15:

labem alicui inferre,

id. Cael. 18, 42:

famae non sine labe meae,

Prop. 4 (5), 8, 20:

domus sine labe,

Juv. 14, 69:

vita sine labe peracta,

Ov. P. 2, 7, 49:

abolere labem prioris ignominiae,

Tac. H. 3, 24:

donec longa dies... concretam eximit labem, purumque relinquit sensum,

Verg. A. 6, 746. —Of an immoral custom:

dedit hanc contagio labem,

Juv. 2, 78.— Plur.:

conscientiae labes habere,

Cic. Off. 3, 21, 85:

peccatorum labibus inquinati,

Lact. 4, 26; id. Ira Dei, 19.—

Meton. (abstr. pro concreto), a disgrace, i. e. a good-for-nothing fellow, a wretch:

habeo quem opponam labi illi atque caeno,

Cic. Sest. 8, 20:

caenum illud ac labes,

id. ib. 11, 26.

largĭor, ītus, 4 (ante-class. and poet.; collat. form of the imperf. largibar, Prop. 1, 3, 25; fut. largibere, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 30; inf. largirier, id. As. 5, 2, 82.— Act. collat. form, v. fin.), v. dep. [1. largus], to give bountifully, to lavish, bestow, dispense, distribute, impart (class.; cf.: dono, suppedito).

Lit.

In gen.:

amico homini mea ex crumena largiar,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 13:

ex ea (dote) largiri te illi,

id. Trin. 3, 3, 14:

cenam esurientibus,

id. Am. 1, 1, 155:

qui eripiunt aliis, quod aliis largiantur,

Cic. Off. 1, 14, 43; cf.:

ex alieno,

id. Fam. 3, 8, 8; id. Rosc. Com. 10:

agros emeritis,

Tac. A. 1, 28:

largitur in servos quantum aderat pecuniae,

id. ib. 16, 11:

facile largiri de alieno,

Just. 36, 3, 9.—Of inanimate subjects:

sol universis idem lucis largitur,

Quint. 1, 2, 14: Gallis provinciae propinquitas multa ad copiam atque usus largitur, * Caes. B. G. 6, 24.—

In partic., to give largesses, to bribe:

largiundo et pollicitando magis incendere,

Sall. C. 38; id. J. 13:

exercitum largiendo corrumpere,

Quint. 5, 13, 17:

largiendo de alieno popularem fieri,

Liv. 3, 1: dictis largiri, to bestow in words, i. e. to promise without power to give:

quid nunc acturu's, postquam erili filio largitu's dictis dapsilis lubentias,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 4, 3.—

Trop., to confer, bestow, grant, yield:

Hortensio summam copiam facultatemque dicendi natura largita est,

Cic. Quint. 2, 8:

utrisque fortuna regnum est largita,

id. Har. Resp. 25:

nimium parcus in largienda civitate,

id. Balb. 22, 50:

plusculum amori,

id. Fam. 5, 12, 3:

occasionem clamandi,

Quint. 12, 8, 2:

quidquid solamen humandi est, largior,

Verg. A. 10, 494; so,

alicui occasionem impudentiae,

Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87:

laetitiam alicui,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 49:

Istoscine patrem aequom morest liberis largirier?

to teach, communicate, id. As. 5, 2, 82:

id largiamur inertiae nostrae,

give up, concede, Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 68: reipublicae injurias. to forgive, Tac. A. 3, 70:

beneficia in vulgus,

Sen. Ben. 1, 2, 1:

totus habenas,

to give, re lax, Sil. 15, 724.—Esp.: se largiri, to bestow one's society, to be free or eager in courtship: nam tu te vilem feceris, si te ultro largiere: sine ultro veniat, quaeritet, etc., [p. 1037] Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 28.—

With foll. ut:

si quis mihi deus largiatur, ut ex hac aetate repuerascam,

would grant, Cic. de Sen. 23, 83.

Act. collat. form, largĭo, īre; act. imp. largi, Att. ap. Non. 470, 26; so, Lucil. ib. —

largītus, a, um, in pass. signif.: Tib. 4, 1, 129.

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

In gen.; constr. absol., with ab, the abl., and poet. also with gen.

Absol.:

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

Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33:

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

id. ib. 5, 2, 36:

ad scribendi licentiam liber,

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

agri immunes ac liberi,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 166:

integro animo ac libero causam defendere,

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

liberi ad causas solutique veniebant,

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

libera lingua,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 9:

cor liberum,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:

vocem liberam mittere adversus aliquem,

Liv. 35, 32, 6:

libera verba animi proferre,

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

aliquid respuere ingenuo liberoque fastidio,

id. Brut. 67, 236:

libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

tibi uni vexatio direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera,

id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

pars quaestionum vaga et libera et late patens,

id. de Or. 2, 16, 67:

liberum arbitrium eis populo Romano permittente,

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

mandata,

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

fenus,

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

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

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

locus,

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

lectulus,

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

vestis,

id. ib. 3, 777:

libera omnia sibi servare,

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

hoc liberiores et solutiores sumus, quod, etc.,

Cic. Ac. 2, 3, 8:

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

id. de Or. 1, 16, 70:

liberiores litterae,

id. Att. 1, 13, 1:

amicitia remissior esse debet et liberior et dulcior,

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

paulo liberior sententia,

Quint. 4, 2, 121:

liberior in utramque partem disputatio,

id. 7, 2, 14:

fusiores liberioresque numeri,

id. 9, 4, 130:

officia liberiora plenioraque,

id. 6, 1, 9:

(flumina) campo recepta Liberioris aquae,

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

(Tiberinus) campo liberiore natat,

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

liberiore frui caelo,

freer, opener, id. M. 15, 301.— Sup.:

liberrimum hominum genus, comici veteres tradunt, etc.,

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

liberrime Lolli,

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

indignatio,

id. Epod. 4, 10.—

Free or exempt from, void of; with ab:

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

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23; cf.:

(consul) solutus a cupiditatibus, liber a delictis,

id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:

ab observando homine perverso liber,

id. Att. 1, 13, 2:

liber a tali irrisione Socrates, liber Aristo Chius,

id. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

ab omni animi perturbatione liber,

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

loca abdita et ab arbitris libera,

id. Att. 15, 16, B:

libera a ferro crura,

Ov. P. 1, 6, 32:

animus liber a partibus rei publicae,

Sall. C. 4.—

With abl.:

animus omni liber curā et angore,

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

animus religione,

Liv. 2, 36:

animus cogitationibus aliis,

Quint. 11, 2, 35:

mens omnibus vitiis,

id. 12, 1, 4; cf.:

liberis odio et gratia mentibus,

id. 5, 11, 37:

omni liber metu,

Liv. 7, 34:

liber invidia,

Quint. 12, 11, 7:

equus carcere,

Ov. Am. 2, 9, 20.—

With gen. ( poet.):

liber laborum,

Hor. A. P. 212:

fati gens Lydia,

Verg. A. 10, 154:

curarum,

Luc. 4, 384. — Comp.:

liberior campi,

having a wider space, Stat. S. 4, 2, 24.—

Liberum est, with subject-clause:

quam (opinionem) sequi magis probantibus liberum est,

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

dies eligere certos liberum erat,

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

libero, quid firmaret mutaretve,

Tac. A. 3, 60.

In partic.

Free, in a social point of view, not a slave (opp. servus;

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

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

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

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

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

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 14:

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

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

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

id. Top. 2, 10:

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

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

liberorum hominum alii ingenui sunt, alii libertini,

Gai. Inst. 1, 10; cf. sqq.: ex ancilla et libero jure gentium servus nascitur, id. ib. 1, 82; cf. § 85; Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 1 sqq.—

Free, in a political point of view;

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

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

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

id. ib. 1, 44, 68:

liber populus,

id. ib. 3, 34, 46:

(Demaratus) vir liber ac fortis,

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

civitates liberae atque immunes,

free from service, Liv. 37, 55:

provinciae civitatesque liberae,

Suet. Vesp. 8:

libera ac foederata oppida,

id. Calig. 3:

Roma patrem patriae Ciceronem libera dixit,

Juv. 8, 244.—

In a bad sense, esp. with reference to sensual pleasure, unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious:

quam liber harum rerum multarum siet (Juppiter),

Plaut. Am. prol. 105:

adulescens imprudens et liber,

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

sit adulescentia liberior,

somewhat freer, Cic. Cael. 18, 42:

amores soluti et liberi,

id. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

consuetudo peccandi,

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

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

Cic. Par. 5, 1, 34:

animus somno relaxatus solute movetur et libere,

id. Div. 2, 48, 100:

respirare,

id. Quint. 11, 39:

constanter et libere (me gessi),

id. Att. 4, 16, 9:

consilium dare,

id. Lael. 13, 44:

aliquid magis accusatorie quam libere dixisse,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 176:

omnia libere fingimus et impune,

Quint. 6, 1, 43:

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

Cic. Or. 23, 77.— Comp.:

liberius vivendi fuit potestas,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 23:

loqui,

Cic. Planc. 13, 33:

fortius liberiusque defendere,

Quint. 12, 1, 21:

liberius si Dixero quid,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:

maledicere,

id. ib. 2, 8, 37:

longius et liberius exseritur digitus,

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

ipsaque tellus Omnia liberius, nullo poscente, ferebat,

freely, of itself, spontaneously, Verg. G. 1, 127.

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

but also: liberorum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 76; 2, 5, 42, § 109), m. [1. liber], a child.

Sing. (post-class. and rare):

si quis maximam portionem libero relinquat,

Cod. Just. 3, 28, 33; 5, 9, 8 fin.; Quint. Decl. 2, 8.—

Plur., children (freq.; but in class. Lat. only of children with reference to their parents: pueri = children in general, as younger than adulescentes; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 657 sq.).

Lit.: liberorum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155 (Trag. v. 347 Vahl.): liberorum sibi quaesendum gratia, id. ap. Fest. p. 258 Müll. (Trag. v. 161 Vahl.):

cum conjugibus et liberis,

Cic. Att. 8, 2, 3:

eum ex C. Fadii filiā liberos habuisse,

id. ib. 16, 11, 1:

liberos procreare,

id. Tusc. 5, 37, 109:

suscipere liberos,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161:

per liberos te precor,

Hor. Epod. 5, 5:

dulces,

id. ib. 2, 40:

parvuli,

Quint. 2, 15, 8;

opp. parentes,

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

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

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

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

Gell. 1, 12, 8:

uxores duxerant, ex quibus plerique liberos habebant,

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

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

Dig. 50, 16, 220; cf.:

liberi usque ad trinepotem, ultra hos posteriores vocantur,

ib. 38, 10, 10, § 7:

habitus sis in liberum loco,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40.—

Esp.

Of sons (opp. daughters):

procreavit liberos septem totidemque filias,

Hyg. Fab. 9.—

Of children in gen. = pueri:

praecepta Chrysippi de liberorum educatione,

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

Transf., of animals, young:

liberis orbas oves,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 38.—Comically:

quaerunt litterae hae sibi liberos: alia aliam scandit,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23.

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

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

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

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

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

Liber et alma Ceres,

Verg. G. 1, 7:

ex aede Liberi,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 128;

in a pun with 1. liber,

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

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

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

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

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

sic factum, ut Libero patri repertori vitis hirci immolarentur,

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

Romulus et Liber pater,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5:

per vestigia Liberi patris,

Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 39:

patre favente Libero fetis palmitibus,

Col. 3, 21, 3:

Libero patri in monte res divina celebratur,

Macr. S. 1, 18, 4.—

Meton., wine:

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

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

Liberum et Cererem pro vino et pane,

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

sed pressum Calibus ducere Liberum Si gestis, etc.,

Hor. C. 4, 12, 14:

condita cum verax aperit praecordia Liber,

id. S. 1, 4, 89.

lĭber, bri, m. [Gr. lepein, to peel; lepos, lepis; cf. lobos], the inner bark or rind of a tree.

Lit.

In gen.:

obducuntur libro aut cortice trunci,

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

colligatae libris (arundines),

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

udoque docent (germen) inolescere libro,

Verg. G. 2, 77:

natam libro et silvestri subere clausam,

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

quam denso fascia libro,

Juv. 6, 263.—

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

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

Plin. 13, 11, 21, § 69.—Hence,

Transf.

Paper, parchment, or rolls of any substance used to write upon (cf.:

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

Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131.—

Most freq. a book, work, treatise:

Demetrii liber de concordia,

Cic. Att. 8, 12, 6:

quas (sententias) hoc libro exposui,

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

dixi in eo libro, quem de rebus rusticis scripsi,

id. de Sen. 15, 54:

libros pervolutare,

id. Att. 5, 12, 2:

evolvere,

id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

volvere,

id. Brut. 87, 298:

legere,

id. Fam. 6, 6, 8:

edere,

id. Fat. 1, 1:

libri confectio,

id. de Sen. 1, 1:

tempus ad libros vacuum,

id. Rep. 1, 9, 14:

cujus (Platonis) in libris,

id. ib. 1, 10, 16:

in Graecorum libris,

id. ib. 2, 11, 21:

librum, si malus est, nequeo laudare,

Juv. 3, 41:

actorum libri,

the official gazette, id. 9, 84; cf. 2, 136; and v. Dict. Antiq. s. v. Acta.—

In partic.

A division of a work a look:

tres libri perfecti sunt de Natura Deorum,

Cic. Div. 2, 1, 3:

hi tres libri (de Officiis),

id. Off. 3, 33, 121:

sermo in novem libros distributus,

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

dictum est in libro superiore,

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

versus de libro Ennii annali sexto,

id. 6, 3, 86:

liber primus, secundus, tertius, etc.,

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

in T. Livii primo,

Quint. 9, 2, 37:

in tertio de Oratore,

id. 9, 1, 26:

legi tuum nuper quartum de Finibus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 32.—

In relig. or pub. law lang., a religious book, scriptures; a statute - book, code:

decemviris adire libros jussis,

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

se cum legeret libros, recordatum esse, etc.,

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

ut in libris est Etruscorum,

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

caerimoniarum,

rituals, Tac. A. 3, 38.—

A list, catalogue, register, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 167.—

A letter, epistle, Nep. Lys. 4, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 5.—

A rescript, decree (post-Aug.):

liber principis severus et tamen moderatus,

Plin. Ep. 5, 14, 8.

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

In gen.; constr. absol., with ab, the abl., and poet. also with gen.

Absol.:

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

Cic. Par. 5, 1, 33:

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

id. ib. 5, 2, 36:

ad scribendi licentiam liber,

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

agri immunes ac liberi,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 166:

integro animo ac libero causam defendere,

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

liberi ad causas solutique veniebant,

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

libera lingua,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 9:

cor liberum,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:

vocem liberam mittere adversus aliquem,

Liv. 35, 32, 6:

libera verba animi proferre,

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

aliquid respuere ingenuo liberoque fastidio,

id. Brut. 67, 236:

libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

tibi uni vexatio direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera,

id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

pars quaestionum vaga et libera et late patens,

id. de Or. 2, 16, 67:

liberum arbitrium eis populo Romano permittente,

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

mandata,

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

fenus,

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

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

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

locus,

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

lectulus,

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

vestis,

id. ib. 3, 777:

libera omnia sibi servare,

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

hoc liberiores et solutiores sumus, quod, etc.,

Cic. Ac. 2, 3, 8:

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

id. de Or. 1, 16, 70:

liberiores litterae,

id. Att. 1, 13, 1:

amicitia remissior esse debet et liberior et dulcior,

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

paulo liberior sententia,

Quint. 4, 2, 121:

liberior in utramque partem disputatio,

id. 7, 2, 14:

fusiores liberioresque numeri,

id. 9, 4, 130:

officia liberiora plenioraque,

id. 6, 1, 9:

(flumina) campo recepta Liberioris aquae,

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

(Tiberinus) campo liberiore natat,

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

liberiore frui caelo,

freer, opener, id. M. 15, 301.— Sup.:

liberrimum hominum genus, comici veteres tradunt, etc.,

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

liberrime Lolli,

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

indignatio,

id. Epod. 4, 10.—

Free or exempt from, void of; with ab:

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

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23; cf.:

(consul) solutus a cupiditatibus, liber a delictis,

id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:

ab observando homine perverso liber,

id. Att. 1, 13, 2:

liber a tali irrisione Socrates, liber Aristo Chius,

id. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

ab omni animi perturbatione liber,

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

loca abdita et ab arbitris libera,

id. Att. 15, 16, B:

libera a ferro crura,

Ov. P. 1, 6, 32:

animus liber a partibus rei publicae,

Sall. C. 4.—

With abl.:

animus omni liber curā et angore,

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

animus religione,

Liv. 2, 36:

animus cogitationibus aliis,

Quint. 11, 2, 35:

mens omnibus vitiis,

id. 12, 1, 4; cf.:

liberis odio et gratia mentibus,

id. 5, 11, 37:

omni liber metu,

Liv. 7, 34:

liber invidia,

Quint. 12, 11, 7:

equus carcere,

Ov. Am. 2, 9, 20.—

With gen. ( poet.):

liber laborum,

Hor. A. P. 212:

fati gens Lydia,

Verg. A. 10, 154:

curarum,

Luc. 4, 384. — Comp.:

liberior campi,

having a wider space, Stat. S. 4, 2, 24.—

Liberum est, with subject-clause:

quam (opinionem) sequi magis probantibus liberum est,

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

dies eligere certos liberum erat,

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

libero, quid firmaret mutaretve,

Tac. A. 3, 60.

In partic.

Free, in a social point of view, not a slave (opp. servus;

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

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

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

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

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

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 14:

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

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

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

id. Top. 2, 10:

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

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

liberorum hominum alii ingenui sunt, alii libertini,

Gai. Inst. 1, 10; cf. sqq.: ex ancilla et libero jure gentium servus nascitur, id. ib. 1, 82; cf. § 85; Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 1 sqq.—

Free, in a political point of view;

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

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

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

id. ib. 1, 44, 68:

liber populus,

id. ib. 3, 34, 46:

(Demaratus) vir liber ac fortis,

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

civitates liberae atque immunes,

free from service, Liv. 37, 55:

provinciae civitatesque liberae,

Suet. Vesp. 8:

libera ac foederata oppida,

id. Calig. 3:

Roma patrem patriae Ciceronem libera dixit,

Juv. 8, 244.—

In a bad sense, esp. with reference to sensual pleasure, unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious:

quam liber harum rerum multarum siet (Juppiter),

Plaut. Am. prol. 105:

adulescens imprudens et liber,

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

sit adulescentia liberior,

somewhat freer, Cic. Cael. 18, 42:

amores soluti et liberi,

id. Rep. 4, 4, 4:

consuetudo peccandi,

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

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

Cic. Par. 5, 1, 34:

animus somno relaxatus solute movetur et libere,

id. Div. 2, 48, 100:

respirare,

id. Quint. 11, 39:

constanter et libere (me gessi),

id. Att. 4, 16, 9:

consilium dare,

id. Lael. 13, 44:

aliquid magis accusatorie quam libere dixisse,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 176:

omnia libere fingimus et impune,

Quint. 6, 1, 43:

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

Cic. Or. 23, 77.— Comp.:

liberius vivendi fuit potestas,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 23:

loqui,

Cic. Planc. 13, 33:

fortius liberiusque defendere,

Quint. 12, 1, 21:

liberius si Dixero quid,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:

maledicere,

id. ib. 2, 8, 37:

longius et liberius exseritur digitus,

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

ipsaque tellus Omnia liberius, nullo poscente, ferebat,

freely, of itself, spontaneously, Verg. G. 1, 127.

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

but also: liberorum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 76; 2, 5, 42, § 109), m. [1. liber], a child.

Sing. (post-class. and rare):

si quis maximam portionem libero relinquat,

Cod. Just. 3, 28, 33; 5, 9, 8 fin.; Quint. Decl. 2, 8.—

Plur., children (freq.; but in class. Lat. only of children with reference to their parents: pueri = children in general, as younger than adulescentes; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 657 sq.).

Lit.: liberorum genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155 (Trag. v. 347 Vahl.): liberorum sibi quaesendum gratia, id. ap. Fest. p. 258 Müll. (Trag. v. 161 Vahl.):

cum conjugibus et liberis,

Cic. Att. 8, 2, 3:

eum ex C. Fadii filiā liberos habuisse,

id. ib. 16, 11, 1:

liberos procreare,

id. Tusc. 5, 37, 109:

suscipere liberos,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161:

per liberos te precor,

Hor. Epod. 5, 5:

dulces,

id. ib. 2, 40:

parvuli,

Quint. 2, 15, 8;

opp. parentes,

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

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

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

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

Gell. 1, 12, 8:

uxores duxerant, ex quibus plerique liberos habebant,

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

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

Dig. 50, 16, 220; cf.:

liberi usque ad trinepotem, ultra hos posteriores vocantur,

ib. 38, 10, 10, § 7:

habitus sis in liberum loco,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 40.—

Esp.

Of sons (opp. daughters):

procreavit liberos septem totidemque filias,

Hyg. Fab. 9.—

Of children in gen. = pueri:

praecepta Chrysippi de liberorum educatione,

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

Transf., of animals, young:

liberis orbas oves,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 38.—Comically:

quaerunt litterae hae sibi liberos: alia aliam scandit,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23.

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

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

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

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

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

Liber et alma Ceres,

Verg. G. 1, 7:

ex aede Liberi,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57, § 128;

in a pun with 1. liber,

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

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

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

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

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

sic factum, ut Libero patri repertori vitis hirci immolarentur,

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

Romulus et Liber pater,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5:

per vestigia Liberi patris,

Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 39:

patre favente Libero fetis palmitibus,

Col. 3, 21, 3:

Libero patri in monte res divina celebratur,

Macr. S. 1, 18, 4.—

Meton., wine:

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

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

Liberum et Cererem pro vino et pane,

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

sed pressum Calibus ducere Liberum Si gestis, etc.,

Hor. C. 4, 12, 14:

condita cum verax aperit praecordia Liber,

id. S. 1, 4, 89.

lĭber, bri, m. [Gr. lepein, to peel; lepos, lepis; cf. lobos], the inner bark or rind of a tree.

Lit.

In gen.:

obducuntur libro aut cortice trunci,

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

colligatae libris (arundines),

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

udoque docent (germen) inolescere libro,

Verg. G. 2, 77:

natam libro et silvestri subere clausam,

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

quam denso fascia libro,

Juv. 6, 263.—

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

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

Plin. 13, 11, 21, § 69.—Hence,

Transf.

Paper, parchment, or rolls of any substance used to write upon (cf.:

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

Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131.—

Most freq. a book, work, treatise:

Demetrii liber de concordia,

Cic. Att. 8, 12, 6:

quas (sententias) hoc libro exposui,

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

dixi in eo libro, quem de rebus rusticis scripsi,

id. de Sen. 15, 54:

libros pervolutare,

id. Att. 5, 12, 2:

evolvere,

id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

volvere,

id. Brut. 87, 298:

legere,

id. Fam. 6, 6, 8:

edere,

id. Fat. 1, 1:

libri confectio,

id. de Sen. 1, 1:

tempus ad libros vacuum,

id. Rep. 1, 9, 14:

cujus (Platonis) in libris,

id. ib. 1, 10, 16:

in Graecorum libris,

id. ib. 2, 11, 21:

librum, si malus est, nequeo laudare,

Juv. 3, 41:

actorum libri,

the official gazette, id. 9, 84; cf. 2, 136; and v. Dict. Antiq. s. v. Acta.—

In partic.

A division of a work a look:

tres libri perfecti sunt de Natura Deorum,

Cic. Div. 2, 1, 3:

hi tres libri (de Officiis),

id. Off. 3, 33, 121:

sermo in novem libros distributus,

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

dictum est in libro superiore,

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

versus de libro Ennii annali sexto,

id. 6, 3, 86:

liber primus, secundus, tertius, etc.,

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

in T. Livii primo,

Quint. 9, 2, 37:

in tertio de Oratore,

id. 9, 1, 26:

legi tuum nuper quartum de Finibus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 32.—

In relig. or pub. law lang., a religious book, scriptures; a statute - book, code:

decemviris adire libros jussis,

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

se cum legeret libros, recordatum esse, etc.,

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

ut in libris est Etruscorum,

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

caerimoniarum,

rituals, Tac. A. 3, 38.—

A list, catalogue, register, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 167.—

A letter, epistle, Nep. Lys. 4, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 5.—

A rescript, decree (post-Aug.):

liber principis severus et tamen moderatus,

Plin. Ep. 5, 14, 8.

mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (contr. form, misti for misisti, Cat. 14, 14: archaic inf. pass. mittier, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 78), v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr. math-, to set in motion], to cause to go, let go, send, to send off, despatch, etc.

In gen.: ad Trojam cum misi ob defendendam Graeciam, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 28 (Trag. v. 362 Vahl.):

filium suum foras ad propinquum suum quendam mittit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66:

signa... quam plurima quam primumque mittas,

id. Fam. 1, 8, 2:

legatos de deditione ad eum miserunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

pabulatum mittebat,

id. B. C. 1, 40:

scitatum oracula,

Verg. A. 2, 114:

Delphos consultum,

Nep. Them. 2, 6:

missus sum, te ut requirerem,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 42:

ego huc missa sum ludere,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 48:

equitatum auxilio Caesari Aedui miserant,

Caes. B. G. 1, 18:

alicui subsidium,

id. ib. 2, 6:

ad subsidium,

Hirt. Balb. Hisp. 9, 1:

misi, pro amicitiā, qui hoc diceret,

Cic. Phil. 1, 5, 12:

qui solveret,

id. Att. 1, 3, 2:

mittite ambo hominem,

Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—With acc. and inf.:

Deiotarus legatos ad me misit, se cum omnibus copiis esse venturum,

sent me word that, Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 5:

ad collegam mittit, opus esse exercitu,

Liv. 24, 19, 3:

Publilius duo milia militum recepta miserat,

id. 8, 23, 1:

Dexagoridas miserat ad legatum Romanum traditurum se urbem,

id. 34, 29, 9:

statim Athenas mittit se cum exercitu venturum,

Just. 5, 3, 7. Missum facere is also used for mittere, to send: ut cohortis ad me missum facias, Pompei. ap. [p. 1153] Cic. Att. 8, 12, B, 2:

aliquem morti,

to put to death, despatch, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 34; so,

ad mortem,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 97:

in possessionem,

to put in possession, id. Quint. 26, 83:

aliquem ad cenam,

to invite one to dinner, id. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65: sub jugum mittere, to send or cause to go under the yoke, Caes. B. G. 1, 7:

sub jugo,

Liv. 3, 28 fin. —

In partic.

To send word, announce, tell, report any thing to any one:

ut mihi vadimonia dilata et Chresti conpilationem mitteres,

Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1:

Curio misi, ut medico honos haberetur,

id. ib. 16, 9, 3:

mitti ad principes placuit, ut secernerent se ab Etruscis,

Liv. 6, 10, 2:

hodie Spintherem exspecto: misit enim Brutus ad me,

Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3:

salutem alicui,

to send greeting to, to greet one, Ov. Tr. 5, 13, 1:

ita existimes velim, me antelaturum fuisse, si ad me misisses, voluntatem tuam commodo meo,

i. e. if you had sent to me for aid, applied to me, Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 1.—

To send as a compliment, to dedicate to any one, of a book or poem:

liber Antiochi, qui ab eo ad Balbum missus est,

Cic. N. D. 1, 7, 16:

hunc librum de Senectute ad te misimus,

id. Sen. 1, 3.—

To send, yield, produce, furnish, export any thing (as the product of a country):

India mittit ebur, molles sua tura Sabaei,

Verg. G. 1, 57:

(Padus) electra nuribus mittit gestanda Latinis,

Ov. M. 2, 366; cf.:

quos frigida misit Nursia,

Verg. A. 7, 715:

hordea, quae Libyci ratibus misere coloni,

Ov. Med. Fac. 53:

quas mittit dives Panchaia merces,

Tib. 3, 2, 23; Ov. A. A. 3, 213; id. Am. 1, 12, 10.—

To dismiss a thing from the mind:

maestumque timorem Mittite,

Verg. A. 1, 203:

mittere ac finire odium,

Liv. 40, 46:

leves spes,

Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:

missam iram facere,

Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 14.—

To put an end to, end:

certamen,

Verg. A. 5, 286.—

Esp. in speaking, etc., to pass over, omit, to give over, cease, forbear (cf.:

praetermitto, praetereo, relinquo): quin tu istas mittis tricas?

Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 45:

mitto proelia, praetereo oppugnationes oppidorum,

omit, Cic. Mur. 15, 33:

maledicta omnia,

Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 9.—With inf.:

jam scrutari mitto,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 24:

mitte male loqui,

Ter. And. 5, 3, 2:

cetera mitte loqui,

Hor. Epod. 13, 7:

illud dicere,

Cic. Quint. 27, 85:

quaerere,

id. Rosc. Am. 19, 53:

mitto iam de rege quaerere,

id. Sull. 7, 22:

hoc exsequi mitto,

Quint. 5, 10, 18:

incommoda mortalium deflere,

Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 2.— With quod:

mitto, quod omnes meas tempestates subire paratissimus fueris,

Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 12.—With de. mitto de amissā maximā parte exercitūs (sc. dicere), Cic. Pis. 20, 47:

verum, ut haec missa faciam, quae, etc.,

id. Rosc. Am. 45, 132:

missos facere quaestus triennii,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104.—

To let go, let loose, to quit, release, dismiss: mitte rudentem, sceleste, Tr. Mittam, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 77:

unde mittuntur equi, nunc dicuntur carceres,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 153 Müll.:

quadrijuges aequo carcere misit equos,

Ov. Am. 3, 2, 66; Plaut. Poen. prol. 100:

mittin' me intro?

will you let me go in? id. Truc. 4, 2, 43:

cutem,

to let go, quit, Hor. A. P. 476:

mitte me,

let me alone, Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 5:

nos missos face,

id. And. 5, 1, 14:

missum fieri,

to be let loose, set at liberty, Nep. Eum. 11: eum missum feci, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, G, 2:

nec locupletare amicos umquam suos destitit, mittere in negotium,

to set up in business, Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 4: sub titulum lares, to put a bill on one's house, i. e. to offer it for sale or to be let, Ov. R. Am. 302: in consilium, to let the judges go and consult, i. e. to send the judges to make out their verdict, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26:

sues in hostes,

to set upon, Lucr. 5, 1309: se in aliquem, to fall upon, assail, attack:

vota enim faceretis, ut in eos se potius mitteret, quam in vestras possessiones,

Cic. Mil. 28, 76 (B. and K. immitteret):

se in foedera,

to enter into, conclude, make, Verg. A. 12, 190:

missos faciant honores,

to let go, renounce, not trouble one's self about, Cic. Sest. 66, 138:

vos missos facio, et quantum potest, abesse ex Africā jubeo,

Hirt. B. Afr. 54:

missam facere legionem,

to dismiss, Suet. Caes. 69:

remotis, sive omnino missis lictoribus,

Cic. Att. 9, 1, 3:

Lolliam Paulinam conjunxit sibi, brevique missam fecit,

put her away, Suet. Calig. 25; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 70.—

To let or bring out, to put forth, send out, emit: sanguinem incisā venā, to let blood, to bleed, Cels. 2, 10:

sanguinem alicui,

id. ib.; Petr. 91.— Trop.: mittere sanguinem provinciae, to bleed, i. e. drain, exhaust, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 2; cf.:

missus est sanguis invidiae sine dolore,

id. ib. 1, 16, 11:

radices,

to put forth roots, to take root, Col. 3, 18:

folium,

to put forth leaves, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 58:

florem,

to blossom, bloom, id. 24, 9, 38, § 59:

membranas de corpore,

to throw off, shed, Lucr. 4, 57:

serpens horrenda sibila misit,

gave forth, emitted, Ov. M. 3, 38: mittere vocem, to utter a sound, raise one's voice, speak, say:

vocem pro me ac pro re publica nemo mittit,

speaks a word, Cic. Sest. 19, 42:

vocem liberam,

to speak with freedom, Liv. 35, 32:

flens diu vocem non misit,

id. 3, 50, 4:

adeo res miraculo fuit, ut unus ex barbaris miserit vocem, etc.,

Flor. 4, 10, 7:

repente vocem sancta misit Religio,

Phaedr. 4, 11, 4:

nec labra moves, cum mittere vocem debueras,

Juv. 13, 114:

haec Scipionis oratio ex ipsius ore Pompeii mitti videbatur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 2:

Afranios sui timoris signa misisse,

have showed signs of fear, id. ib. 71:

signa,

Verg. G. 1, 229:

signum sanguinis,

to show signs of blood, look bloody, Lucr. 1, 882.—

To send, throw, hurl, cast, launch:

hastam,

Ov. M. 11, 8:

pila,

Caes. B. C. 3, 93:

lapides in aliquem,

to throw, Petr. 90:

fulmina,

to hurl, Hor. C. 1, 12, 59:

aliquid igni,

Val. Fl. 3, 313:

de ponte,

to cast, precipitate, Cat. 17, 23:

praecipitem aliquem ex arce,

Ov. M. 8, 250:

se saxo ab alto,

to cast one's self down, id. ib. 11, 340:

se in rapidas aquas,

id. Am. 3, 6, 80:

se in medium,

to plunge into the midst, Quint. 11, 1, 54. —Of nets:

retia misit,

Juv. 2, 148.—Of dice, to throw: talis enim jactatis, ut quisque canem, aut senionem miserat, etc., Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71:

talos in phimum,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 17:

panem alicui,

to throw to, Phaedr. 1, 22, 3:

Alexandrum manum ad arma misisse,

laid his hand on his weapons, Sen. Ira, 2, 2:

pira in vasculo,

Pall. 3, 25, 11:

fert missos Vestae pura patella cibos,

Ov. F. 6, 310:

accidere in mensas ut rosa missa solet,

which one has let fall, id. ib. 5, 360.—

= pempein, to attend, guide, escort:

alias (animas) sub Tartara tristia mittit (Mercurius),

Verg. A. 4, 243; cf.:

sic denique victor Trinacriā fines Italos mittēre relictā,

id. ib. 3, 440.—Hence, P. a.: Missus, a, um; as subst.: Missus, i, m., he that is sent, the messenger or ambassador of God, i. e. Christ, Arn. 2, 73; Isid. 7, 2, 35.

mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (contr. form, misti for misisti, Cat. 14, 14: archaic inf. pass. mittier, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 78), v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr. math-, to set in motion], to cause to go, let go, send, to send off, despatch, etc.

In gen.: ad Trojam cum misi ob defendendam Graeciam, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 28 (Trag. v. 362 Vahl.):

filium suum foras ad propinquum suum quendam mittit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66:

signa... quam plurima quam primumque mittas,

id. Fam. 1, 8, 2:

legatos de deditione ad eum miserunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

pabulatum mittebat,

id. B. C. 1, 40:

scitatum oracula,

Verg. A. 2, 114:

Delphos consultum,

Nep. Them. 2, 6:

missus sum, te ut requirerem,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 42:

ego huc missa sum ludere,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 48:

equitatum auxilio Caesari Aedui miserant,

Caes. B. G. 1, 18:

alicui subsidium,

id. ib. 2, 6:

ad subsidium,

Hirt. Balb. Hisp. 9, 1:

misi, pro amicitiā, qui hoc diceret,

Cic. Phil. 1, 5, 12:

qui solveret,

id. Att. 1, 3, 2:

mittite ambo hominem,

Gai. Inst. 4, 16.—With acc. and inf.:

Deiotarus legatos ad me misit, se cum omnibus copiis esse venturum,

sent me word that, Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 5:

ad collegam mittit, opus esse exercitu,

Liv. 24, 19, 3:

Publilius duo milia militum recepta miserat,

id. 8, 23, 1:

Dexagoridas miserat ad legatum Romanum traditurum se urbem,

id. 34, 29, 9:

statim Athenas mittit se cum exercitu venturum,

Just. 5, 3, 7. Missum facere is also used for mittere, to send: ut cohortis ad me missum facias, Pompei. ap. [p. 1153] Cic. Att. 8, 12, B, 2:

aliquem morti,

to put to death, despatch, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 34; so,

ad mortem,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 97:

in possessionem,

to put in possession, id. Quint. 26, 83:

aliquem ad cenam,

to invite one to dinner, id. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65: sub jugum mittere, to send or cause to go under the yoke, Caes. B. G. 1, 7:

sub jugo,

Liv. 3, 28 fin. —

In partic.

To send word, announce, tell, report any thing to any one:

ut mihi vadimonia dilata et Chresti conpilationem mitteres,

Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1:

Curio misi, ut medico honos haberetur,

id. ib. 16, 9, 3:

mitti ad principes placuit, ut secernerent se ab Etruscis,

Liv. 6, 10, 2:

hodie Spintherem exspecto: misit enim Brutus ad me,

Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3:

salutem alicui,

to send greeting to, to greet one, Ov. Tr. 5, 13, 1:

ita existimes velim, me antelaturum fuisse, si ad me misisses, voluntatem tuam commodo meo,

i. e. if you had sent to me for aid, applied to me, Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 1.—

To send as a compliment, to dedicate to any one, of a book or poem:

liber Antiochi, qui ab eo ad Balbum missus est,

Cic. N. D. 1, 7, 16:

hunc librum de Senectute ad te misimus,

id. Sen. 1, 3.—

To send, yield, produce, furnish, export any thing (as the product of a country):

India mittit ebur, molles sua tura Sabaei,

Verg. G. 1, 57:

(Padus) electra nuribus mittit gestanda Latinis,

Ov. M. 2, 366; cf.:

quos frigida misit Nursia,

Verg. A. 7, 715:

hordea, quae Libyci ratibus misere coloni,

Ov. Med. Fac. 53:

quas mittit dives Panchaia merces,

Tib. 3, 2, 23; Ov. A. A. 3, 213; id. Am. 1, 12, 10.—

To dismiss a thing from the mind:

maestumque timorem Mittite,

Verg. A. 1, 203:

mittere ac finire odium,

Liv. 40, 46:

leves spes,

Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:

missam iram facere,

Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 14.—

To put an end to, end:

certamen,

Verg. A. 5, 286.—

Esp. in speaking, etc., to pass over, omit, to give over, cease, forbear (cf.:

praetermitto, praetereo, relinquo): quin tu istas mittis tricas?

Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 45:

mitto proelia, praetereo oppugnationes oppidorum,

omit, Cic. Mur. 15, 33:

maledicta omnia,

Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 9.—With inf.:

jam scrutari mitto,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 24:

mitte male loqui,

Ter. And. 5, 3, 2:

cetera mitte loqui,

Hor. Epod. 13, 7:

illud dicere,

Cic. Quint. 27, 85:

quaerere,

id. Rosc. Am. 19, 53:

mitto iam de rege quaerere,

id. Sull. 7, 22:

hoc exsequi mitto,

Quint. 5, 10, 18:

incommoda mortalium deflere,

Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 2.— With quod:

mitto, quod omnes meas tempestates subire paratissimus fueris,

Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 12.—With de. mitto de amissā maximā parte exercitūs (sc. dicere), Cic. Pis. 20, 47:

verum, ut haec missa faciam, quae, etc.,

id. Rosc. Am. 45, 132:

missos facere quaestus triennii,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104.—

To let go, let loose, to quit, release, dismiss: mitte rudentem, sceleste, Tr. Mittam, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 77:

unde mittuntur equi, nunc dicuntur carceres,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 153 Müll.:

quadrijuges aequo carcere misit equos,

Ov. Am. 3, 2, 66; Plaut. Poen. prol. 100:

mittin' me intro?

will you let me go in? id. Truc. 4, 2, 43:

cutem,

to let go, quit, Hor. A. P. 476:

mitte me,

let me alone, Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 5:

nos missos face,

id. And. 5, 1, 14:

missum fieri,

to be let loose, set at liberty, Nep. Eum. 11: eum missum feci, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, G, 2:

nec locupletare amicos umquam suos destitit, mittere in negotium,

to set up in business, Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 4: sub titulum lares, to put a bill on one's house, i. e. to offer it for sale or to be let, Ov. R. Am. 302: in consilium, to let the judges go and consult, i. e. to send the judges to make out their verdict, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26:

sues in hostes,

to set upon, Lucr. 5, 1309: se in aliquem, to fall upon, assail, attack:

vota enim faceretis, ut in eos se potius mitteret, quam in vestras possessiones,

Cic. Mil. 28, 76 (B. and K. immitteret):

se in foedera,

to enter into, conclude, make, Verg. A. 12, 190:

missos faciant honores,

to let go, renounce, not trouble one's self about, Cic. Sest. 66, 138:

vos missos facio, et quantum potest, abesse ex Africā jubeo,

Hirt. B. Afr. 54:

missam facere legionem,

to dismiss, Suet. Caes. 69:

remotis, sive omnino missis lictoribus,

Cic. Att. 9, 1, 3:

Lolliam Paulinam conjunxit sibi, brevique missam fecit,

put her away, Suet. Calig. 25; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 70.—

To let or bring out, to put forth, send out, emit: sanguinem incisā venā, to let blood, to bleed, Cels. 2, 10:

sanguinem alicui,

id. ib.; Petr. 91.— Trop.: mittere sanguinem provinciae, to bleed, i. e. drain, exhaust, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 2; cf.:

missus est sanguis invidiae sine dolore,

id. ib. 1, 16, 11:

radices,

to put forth roots, to take root, Col. 3, 18:

folium,

to put forth leaves, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 58:

florem,

to blossom, bloom, id. 24, 9, 38, § 59:

membranas de corpore,

to throw off, shed, Lucr. 4, 57:

serpens horrenda sibila misit,

gave forth, emitted, Ov. M. 3, 38: mittere vocem, to utter a sound, raise one's voice, speak, say:

vocem pro me ac pro re publica nemo mittit,

speaks a word, Cic. Sest. 19, 42:

vocem liberam,

to speak with freedom, Liv. 35, 32:

flens diu vocem non misit,

id. 3, 50, 4:

adeo res miraculo fuit, ut unus ex barbaris miserit vocem, etc.,

Flor. 4, 10, 7:

repente vocem sancta misit Religio,

Phaedr. 4, 11, 4:

nec labra moves, cum mittere vocem debueras,

Juv. 13, 114:

haec Scipionis oratio ex ipsius ore Pompeii mitti videbatur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 2:

Afranios sui timoris signa misisse,

have showed signs of fear, id. ib. 71:

signa,

Verg. G. 1, 229:

signum sanguinis,

to show signs of blood, look bloody, Lucr. 1, 882.—

To send, throw, hurl, cast, launch:

hastam,

Ov. M. 11, 8:

pila,

Caes. B. C. 3, 93:

lapides in aliquem,

to throw, Petr. 90:

fulmina,

to hurl, Hor. C. 1, 12, 59:

aliquid igni,

Val. Fl. 3, 313:

de ponte,

to cast, precipitate, Cat. 17, 23:

praecipitem aliquem ex arce,

Ov. M. 8, 250:

se saxo ab alto,

to cast one's self down, id. ib. 11, 340:

se in rapidas aquas,

id. Am. 3, 6, 80:

se in medium,

to plunge into the midst, Quint. 11, 1, 54. —Of nets:

retia misit,

Juv. 2, 148.—Of dice, to throw: talis enim jactatis, ut quisque canem, aut senionem miserat, etc., Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71:

talos in phimum,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 17:

panem alicui,

to throw to, Phaedr. 1, 22, 3:

Alexandrum manum ad arma misisse,

laid his hand on his weapons, Sen. Ira, 2, 2:

pira in vasculo,

Pall. 3, 25, 11:

fert missos Vestae pura patella cibos,

Ov. F. 6, 310:

accidere in mensas ut rosa missa solet,

which one has let fall, id. ib. 5, 360.—

= pempein, to attend, guide, escort:

alias (animas) sub Tartara tristia mittit (Mercurius),

Verg. A. 4, 243; cf.:

sic denique victor Trinacriā fines Italos mittēre relictā,

id. ib. 3, 440.—Hence, P. a.: Missus, a, um; as subst.: Missus, i, m., he that is sent, the messenger or ambassador of God, i. e. Christ, Arn. 2, 73; Isid. 7, 2, 35.

mŏlestus, a, um, adj. [moles], troublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying (class.; cf.

importunus): abscede hinc, molestus ne sis!

Plaut. As. 2, 4, 63:

provincia,

Cic. Mur. 8, 18:

operosus ac molestus labor,

id. N. D. 2, 23, 39:

alicui odiosum et molestum esse,

id. Sen. 14, 47:

tu autem, nisi molestum est, paulisper exsurge,

if it will not incommode you, id. Clu. 60, 168:

nihil erit his laboriosius molestiusque provinciae?

id. Leg. 3, 8, 19:

arrogantia ingenii atque eloquentiae est multo molestissima,

id. Div. in Caecil. 11, 36: tunica, a dress of pitch, in which a malefactor was burned (tunicam alimentis ignium et illitam et intextam, Sen. Ep. 14, 5), Juv. 8, 235; Mart. 10, 25, 5.—

In partic., of speech, labored, affected:

simplex in agendo veritas non molesta,

Cic. Brut. 30, 116:

verba,

Ov. A. A. 1, 464:

pronuntiatio gesticulationibus,

Quint. 11, 3, 183:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56.—

Transf.

That is done with difficulty, difficult (post-class.):

molesta separatio,

Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 14.—

Dangerous, injurious:

otium, Catulle, tibi molestum est,

Cat. 51, 12.—Hence, adv.: mŏlestē.

With trouble or difficulty (class.):

moleste fero,

I take it ill, it vexes, annoys me, Cic. Att. 13, 22, 4:

molestissime fero, quod, etc.,

id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:

molestius ferre,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2:

fero,

I lament, Sen. Ep. 67, 13.—

In a troublesome or offensive manner; of speech, in a labored manner, affectedly:

mimice ac moleste,

Cat. 42, 8: scribere, August. ap. Suet. Aug. 86:

moleste uti distinctionibus,

Quint. 11, 3, 181.