provincialis

prōvincĭālis, e, adj. [provincia], of or belonging to a province, provincial:

administratio,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15, § 43:

scientia,

the administration of a province, id. ib. 1, 1, 7, §

20: edictum,

belonging to a province, id. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 118:

molestia,

arising from the administration of a province, id. Fam. 2, 7, 4:

abstinentia,

observed in the administration of a province, id. Sest. 3, 7:

integritas,

id. ib. 5, 13:

ornamenta et commoda,

id. Red. in Sen. 14, 34:

parsimonia,

Tac. Agr. 4:

bellum,

id. H. 1, 89:

crimina,

id. A. 4, 20 fin.:

aditus ad me minime provinciales,

not as they usually are with provincial administrators, Cic. Att. 6, 2, 5.—

Subst.: prōvincĭālis, is, m., an inhabitant of a province; mostly in plur., the people of a province, provincials, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15; Suet. Calig. 39; Dig. 50, 16, 190. —Opp. to the inhabitants of Italy:

Italicus es an provincialis?

Plin. Ep. 9, 23, 2; Suet. Vesp. 9; cf. as adj., Col. 3, 3, 11.

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dēlectus, a, um, Part., from 1. deligo.

dēlectus or dīlectus (so often in best MSS., and adopted by Halm in Quint. and Cic., Weissenb. in Liv., Dietsch in Sall., and by Brambach, etc.; but Bait. and Kay. in Cic., Dinter and Nipperdey in Caes., delectus), ūs, m. [1. deligo], a choosing or picking out, a selecting; a selection, choice, distinction (freq. and class.).

In gen.:

utrimque tibi nunc dilectum para,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 157:

mihi quidem etiam lautius videtur, quod eligitur, et ad quod delectus adhibetur,

Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 90: earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut, etc. (shortly before: cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio), id. ib. 1, 10, 33:

in hoc verborum genere propriorum delectus est quidam habendus,

id. de Or. 3, 37, 150; so, verborum, Caes. ap. Cic. Brut. 72, 253; Quint. 12, 9, 6; cf.:

rerum verborumque agendus,

id. 10, 3, 5:

verbis delectum adhibere,

Tac. Or. 22: cujus (euphônias) in eo dilectus est, ut, etc., Quint. 1, 5, 4:

judicum,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13:

omnium rerum delectum atque discrimen pecunia sustulisset,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 50;

so with discrimen,

id. Fin. 4, 25, 69:

magnus hominum et dignitatum,

id. Rep. 1, 34:

dignitatis,

id. Clu. 46; id. Off. 1, 14, 45:

acceptorum beneficiorum sunt delectus habendi,

id. ib. 1, 15, 49:

non delectu aliquo aut sapientia ducitur ad judicandum,

id. Planc. 4:

sine ullo delectu, sine populi Rom. notione, sine judicio senatus,

id. Agr. 2, 21 fin.; cf. Ov. M. 10, 325;

and on the contrary, cum delectu,

making a selection, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180; Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 18.—

Milit. t. t., a levy, a recruiting:

per legatos delectum habere,

Caes. B. G. 6, 1; so, delectum habere, a standing phrase for recruiting, id. ib. 7, 1; id. B. C. 1, 2; 1, 6; Cic. Phil. 5, 12; Sall. C. 36, 3; Liv. 2, 28; Tac. A. 13, 35 al.; cf.

the postAug. agere,

Quint. 12, 3, 5; Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Tac. H. 2, 16; Suet. Calig. 43 al.:

conficere,

Liv. 25, 5:

quas (legiones) ex novo delectu confecerat,

Caes. B. C. 1, 25:

exercitus superbissimo delectu collectus,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 2 fin.:

provincialis,

made in the province, provincial, id. Fam. 15, 1 fin.:

in bella,

Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66.—

Meton. (abstr. pro concreto), the men levied, a levy:

e Britannico delectu octo milia sibi adjunxit,

Tac. H. 2, 57.

gentīlis, e, adj. [gens].

Of or belonging to the same clan (gens), stock, or race; and subst.: gentīlis, is, com., a person belonging to the same family or gens, a relative bearing the same name (syn.: gentilicus, genticus; cf.

also: cognatus, agnatus, affinis): gentiles sunt, qui inter se eodem nomine sunt, qui ab ingenuis oriundi sunt, quorum majorum nemo servitutem servivit, qui capite non sunt deminuti,

Cic. Top. 6, 29: gentilis dicitur et ex eodem genere ortus et is qui simili nomine appellatur; ut ait Cincius, gentiles mihi sunt, qui meo nomine appellantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.: SI FVRIOSVS EST AGNATORVM GENTILIVMQVE IN EO PECVNIAQVE EIVS POTESTAS ESTO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 148:

SI AGNATVS NEC ESCIT, GENTILIS FAMILIAM NANCITOR, id. ap. Collat. Legg. Mosaic. et Rom. 16, 4: si nullus agnatus sit, eadem lex XII. tabularum gentiles ad hereditatem vocat,

Gai. Inst. 3, 17; cf. Ulp. Fragm. 26, 1 a.: tuus gentilis ( thy kinsman), Brute, M. Pennus, Cic. Brut. 28, 109:

sordidatus cum gentilibus clientibusque,

Liv. 3, 58, 1:

e duobus gentilibus,

Suet. Tib. 1:

homines deorum immortalium quasi gentiles,

Cic. Univ. 11:

tuus paene gentilis,

thy namesake, id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 190; cf.

, jestingly: fuit enim (Pherecydes) meo regnante gentili (i. e. Ser. Tullio),

id. Tusc. 1, 16, 38.— Adj.:

nomen,

Suet. Ner. 41:

stemma,

id. ib. 37:

monumentum Domitiorum,

id. ib. 50: copia, out of their own gens, id. Vit. 1:

gentile domus nostrae bonum,

Tac. A. 2, 37; cf.

manus (i. e. Fabii),

Ov. F. 2, 198: odia, family enmity (of Hanno towards Hannibal), Sil. 2, 277:

capillo erat pone occipitium summissiore, quod gentile in illo videbatur,

peculiar to the family, hereditary, Suet. Tib. 68.—Prov. (cf. the law for the insane, supra):

mente est captus atque ad agnatos et gentiles est deducendus,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Transf.

Of slaves who bore the name of their masters:

apud antiquos singuli Marcipores Luciporesve dominorum gentiles omnem victum in promiscuo habebant,

Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 26.—

Poet., of plants:

non gentilia poma,

i. e. foreign, exotic, Calp. Ecl. 2, 41.—

In a more extended sense (acc. to gens, II. F.), of or belonging to the same people or nation, national; and subst., a fellow-countryman (post-Aug.):

multis et validis propinquitatibus subnixus turbare gentiles nationes promptum haberet,

Tac. A. 11, 1 fin.:

solum,

id. ib. 3, 59:

imperium,

id. ib. 6, 32:

religio,

id. ib. 12, 34:

levitas,

id. ib. 12, 14;

utilitas,

id. ib. 12, 17:

lina,

Sil. 4, 223; cf.

metallum,

id. 16, 465:

gurges,

Stat. Th. 9, 297.—Subst., Gell. 17, 17, 2.—

In partic.

In opp. to Roman: gentīles, foreigners: nulli gentilium provincialis femina copuletur, Cod. Th. 3, 14, 1; 11, 30, 62; Aus. Grat. Act. 4:

cum scutariis et gentilibus,

Amm. 14, 7: nullum autem ex gentilibus liberum adprobari licet, Fragm. Jur. Rom. Vat. 34 Huschke.—

In eccl. Lat., opp. to Jewish or Christian, heathen, pagan, gentile; and subst.: gentīlis, is, m., a heathen, a pagan: vulgus, Prud. steph. 10, 464:

nugae,

id. adv. Symm. 1, 576:

gentilium litterarum libri,

Hier. Ep. 22, 30; Vulg. Tob. 1, 12; id. Act. 14, 5.— Sup.:

Sextus Pythagorēus, homo gentilissimus,

Hier. in Jerem. 4, 22.—Hence, adv.: gentīlĭter (acc. to II. C.; late Lat.).

After the manner or in the language of a country:

Cretes Dianam Britomarten gentiliter nominant,

in their native language, Sol. 11, 8; 20, 8.—

Heathenishly, Fulg. Discuss. Arian. 4; Vulg. Gal. 2, 14.

gentīlis, e, adj. [gens].

Of or belonging to the same clan (gens), stock, or race; and subst.: gentīlis, is, com., a person belonging to the same family or gens, a relative bearing the same name (syn.: gentilicus, genticus; cf.

also: cognatus, agnatus, affinis): gentiles sunt, qui inter se eodem nomine sunt, qui ab ingenuis oriundi sunt, quorum majorum nemo servitutem servivit, qui capite non sunt deminuti,

Cic. Top. 6, 29: gentilis dicitur et ex eodem genere ortus et is qui simili nomine appellatur; ut ait Cincius, gentiles mihi sunt, qui meo nomine appellantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.: SI FVRIOSVS EST AGNATORVM GENTILIVMQVE IN EO PECVNIAQVE EIVS POTESTAS ESTO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 148:

SI AGNATVS NEC ESCIT, GENTILIS FAMILIAM NANCITOR, id. ap. Collat. Legg. Mosaic. et Rom. 16, 4: si nullus agnatus sit, eadem lex XII. tabularum gentiles ad hereditatem vocat,

Gai. Inst. 3, 17; cf. Ulp. Fragm. 26, 1 a.: tuus gentilis ( thy kinsman), Brute, M. Pennus, Cic. Brut. 28, 109:

sordidatus cum gentilibus clientibusque,

Liv. 3, 58, 1:

e duobus gentilibus,

Suet. Tib. 1:

homines deorum immortalium quasi gentiles,

Cic. Univ. 11:

tuus paene gentilis,

thy namesake, id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 190; cf.

, jestingly: fuit enim (Pherecydes) meo regnante gentili (i. e. Ser. Tullio),

id. Tusc. 1, 16, 38.— Adj.:

nomen,

Suet. Ner. 41:

stemma,

id. ib. 37:

monumentum Domitiorum,

id. ib. 50: copia, out of their own gens, id. Vit. 1:

gentile domus nostrae bonum,

Tac. A. 2, 37; cf.

manus (i. e. Fabii),

Ov. F. 2, 198: odia, family enmity (of Hanno towards Hannibal), Sil. 2, 277:

capillo erat pone occipitium summissiore, quod gentile in illo videbatur,

peculiar to the family, hereditary, Suet. Tib. 68.—Prov. (cf. the law for the insane, supra):

mente est captus atque ad agnatos et gentiles est deducendus,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Transf.

Of slaves who bore the name of their masters:

apud antiquos singuli Marcipores Luciporesve dominorum gentiles omnem victum in promiscuo habebant,

Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 26.—

Poet., of plants:

non gentilia poma,

i. e. foreign, exotic, Calp. Ecl. 2, 41.—

In a more extended sense (acc. to gens, II. F.), of or belonging to the same people or nation, national; and subst., a fellow-countryman (post-Aug.):

multis et validis propinquitatibus subnixus turbare gentiles nationes promptum haberet,

Tac. A. 11, 1 fin.:

solum,

id. ib. 3, 59:

imperium,

id. ib. 6, 32:

religio,

id. ib. 12, 34:

levitas,

id. ib. 12, 14;

utilitas,

id. ib. 12, 17:

lina,

Sil. 4, 223; cf.

metallum,

id. 16, 465:

gurges,

Stat. Th. 9, 297.—Subst., Gell. 17, 17, 2.—

In partic.

In opp. to Roman: gentīles, foreigners: nulli gentilium provincialis femina copuletur, Cod. Th. 3, 14, 1; 11, 30, 62; Aus. Grat. Act. 4:

cum scutariis et gentilibus,

Amm. 14, 7: nullum autem ex gentilibus liberum adprobari licet, Fragm. Jur. Rom. Vat. 34 Huschke.—

In eccl. Lat., opp. to Jewish or Christian, heathen, pagan, gentile; and subst.: gentīlis, is, m., a heathen, a pagan: vulgus, Prud. steph. 10, 464:

nugae,

id. adv. Symm. 1, 576:

gentilium litterarum libri,

Hier. Ep. 22, 30; Vulg. Tob. 1, 12; id. Act. 14, 5.— Sup.:

Sextus Pythagorēus, homo gentilissimus,

Hier. in Jerem. 4, 22.—Hence, adv.: gentīlĭter (acc. to II. C.; late Lat.).

After the manner or in the language of a country:

Cretes Dianam Britomarten gentiliter nominant,

in their native language, Sol. 11, 8; 20, 8.—

Heathenishly, Fulg. Discuss. Arian. 4; Vulg. Gal. 2, 14.

Ītălĭa, ae, f. [for Vitalia from vitulus; cf. italos, from the abundance and excellence of its cattle; v. Gell. 11, 1, 1], Italy, Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 3; Verg. A. 1, 263; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38; 37, 13, 77, § 201 et saep.— In apposition: Italia terra, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 6.—

Transf., the inhabitants of Italy:

totam Italiam esse effusam,

Cic. Deiot. 4, 11.—

Derivv.

Ītălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Italy, Italian:

jus habere,

Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139:

triticum,

id. 18, 7, 12, § 65:

genus falcium,

id. 18, 28, 67, § 261:

oppida,

Tac. A. 3, 71:

coloniae,

id. ib. 6, 12:

legio,

id. H. 1, 59:

de qua (olea) Catonis Italica sententia,

adapted to the climate of Italy, Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 93:

bellum,

the Social war, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15:

Pythagorei, qui essent Italici philosophi quondam nominati,

id. de Sen. 21.— Subst.: Ītălĭcus, i, m., an Italian:

Italicus es an provincialis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 23; Liv. 24, 47.— Plur., Vell. 2, 16, 1. —

Ītălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Italian:

ora,

Ov. P. 2, 3, 84:

matres,

Mart. 11, 53.— Subst. plur.: Ītălĭdes, the Italian women, Verg. A. 11, 657.—

Ītălus, a, um, adj., Italian ( poet. and post-class.):

Italis longe disjungimur oris,

Verg. A. 1, 252:

terra,

id. ib. 7, 643:

virtus,

id. ib. 12, 827:

sermo,

the Latin language, Arn. 4, 134. —

Subst.: Ĭtălus, i, m.

An Italian, plur.: Itali [p. 1007] ac Latini, Auct. Har. Resp. 9, 9; Verg. A. 1, 109; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71:

gentes Italum (Italorum),

Verg. A. 6, 92.—

An ancient king of Italy, from whom the country is said to have taken its name, Verg. A. 7, 178; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 2; 1, 533; Hyg. Fab. 127; cf. also Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 3.

Ītălĭa, ae, f. [for Vitalia from vitulus; cf. italos, from the abundance and excellence of its cattle; v. Gell. 11, 1, 1], Italy, Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 3; Verg. A. 1, 263; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38; 37, 13, 77, § 201 et saep.— In apposition: Italia terra, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 6.—

Transf., the inhabitants of Italy:

totam Italiam esse effusam,

Cic. Deiot. 4, 11.—

Derivv.

Ītălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Italy, Italian:

jus habere,

Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139:

triticum,

id. 18, 7, 12, § 65:

genus falcium,

id. 18, 28, 67, § 261:

oppida,

Tac. A. 3, 71:

coloniae,

id. ib. 6, 12:

legio,

id. H. 1, 59:

de qua (olea) Catonis Italica sententia,

adapted to the climate of Italy, Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 93:

bellum,

the Social war, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15:

Pythagorei, qui essent Italici philosophi quondam nominati,

id. de Sen. 21.— Subst.: Ītălĭcus, i, m., an Italian:

Italicus es an provincialis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 23; Liv. 24, 47.— Plur., Vell. 2, 16, 1. —

Ītălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Italian:

ora,

Ov. P. 2, 3, 84:

matres,

Mart. 11, 53.— Subst. plur.: Ītălĭdes, the Italian women, Verg. A. 11, 657.—

Ītălus, a, um, adj., Italian ( poet. and post-class.):

Italis longe disjungimur oris,

Verg. A. 1, 252:

terra,

id. ib. 7, 643:

virtus,

id. ib. 12, 827:

sermo,

the Latin language, Arn. 4, 134. —

Subst.: Ĭtălus, i, m.

An Italian, plur.: Itali [p. 1007] ac Latini, Auct. Har. Resp. 9, 9; Verg. A. 1, 109; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71:

gentes Italum (Italorum),

Verg. A. 6, 92.—

An ancient king of Italy, from whom the country is said to have taken its name, Verg. A. 7, 178; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 2; 1, 533; Hyg. Fab. 127; cf. also Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 3.

Ītălĭa, ae, f. [for Vitalia from vitulus; cf. italos, from the abundance and excellence of its cattle; v. Gell. 11, 1, 1], Italy, Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 3; Verg. A. 1, 263; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38; 37, 13, 77, § 201 et saep.— In apposition: Italia terra, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 6.—

Transf., the inhabitants of Italy:

totam Italiam esse effusam,

Cic. Deiot. 4, 11.—

Derivv.

Ītălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Italy, Italian:

jus habere,

Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139:

triticum,

id. 18, 7, 12, § 65:

genus falcium,

id. 18, 28, 67, § 261:

oppida,

Tac. A. 3, 71:

coloniae,

id. ib. 6, 12:

legio,

id. H. 1, 59:

de qua (olea) Catonis Italica sententia,

adapted to the climate of Italy, Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 93:

bellum,

the Social war, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15:

Pythagorei, qui essent Italici philosophi quondam nominati,

id. de Sen. 21.— Subst.: Ītălĭcus, i, m., an Italian:

Italicus es an provincialis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 23; Liv. 24, 47.— Plur., Vell. 2, 16, 1. —

Ītălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Italian:

ora,

Ov. P. 2, 3, 84:

matres,

Mart. 11, 53.— Subst. plur.: Ītălĭdes, the Italian women, Verg. A. 11, 657.—

Ītălus, a, um, adj., Italian ( poet. and post-class.):

Italis longe disjungimur oris,

Verg. A. 1, 252:

terra,

id. ib. 7, 643:

virtus,

id. ib. 12, 827:

sermo,

the Latin language, Arn. 4, 134. —

Subst.: Ĭtălus, i, m.

An Italian, plur.: Itali [p. 1007] ac Latini, Auct. Har. Resp. 9, 9; Verg. A. 1, 109; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71:

gentes Italum (Italorum),

Verg. A. 6, 92.—

An ancient king of Italy, from whom the country is said to have taken its name, Verg. A. 7, 178; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 2; 1, 533; Hyg. Fab. 127; cf. also Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 3.

Ītălĭa, ae, f. [for Vitalia from vitulus; cf. italos, from the abundance and excellence of its cattle; v. Gell. 11, 1, 1], Italy, Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 3; Verg. A. 1, 263; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38; 37, 13, 77, § 201 et saep.— In apposition: Italia terra, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 6.—

Transf., the inhabitants of Italy:

totam Italiam esse effusam,

Cic. Deiot. 4, 11.—

Derivv.

Ītălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Italy, Italian:

jus habere,

Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139:

triticum,

id. 18, 7, 12, § 65:

genus falcium,

id. 18, 28, 67, § 261:

oppida,

Tac. A. 3, 71:

coloniae,

id. ib. 6, 12:

legio,

id. H. 1, 59:

de qua (olea) Catonis Italica sententia,

adapted to the climate of Italy, Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 93:

bellum,

the Social war, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15:

Pythagorei, qui essent Italici philosophi quondam nominati,

id. de Sen. 21.— Subst.: Ītălĭcus, i, m., an Italian:

Italicus es an provincialis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 23; Liv. 24, 47.— Plur., Vell. 2, 16, 1. —

Ītălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Italian:

ora,

Ov. P. 2, 3, 84:

matres,

Mart. 11, 53.— Subst. plur.: Ītălĭdes, the Italian women, Verg. A. 11, 657.—

Ītălus, a, um, adj., Italian ( poet. and post-class.):

Italis longe disjungimur oris,

Verg. A. 1, 252:

terra,

id. ib. 7, 643:

virtus,

id. ib. 12, 827:

sermo,

the Latin language, Arn. 4, 134. —

Subst.: Ĭtălus, i, m.

An Italian, plur.: Itali [p. 1007] ac Latini, Auct. Har. Resp. 9, 9; Verg. A. 1, 109; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71:

gentes Italum (Italorum),

Verg. A. 6, 92.—

An ancient king of Italy, from whom the country is said to have taken its name, Verg. A. 7, 178; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 2; 1, 533; Hyg. Fab. 127; cf. also Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 3.

Ītălĭa, ae, f. [for Vitalia from vitulus; cf. italos, from the abundance and excellence of its cattle; v. Gell. 11, 1, 1], Italy, Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 3; Verg. A. 1, 263; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38; 37, 13, 77, § 201 et saep.— In apposition: Italia terra, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 6.—

Transf., the inhabitants of Italy:

totam Italiam esse effusam,

Cic. Deiot. 4, 11.—

Derivv.

Ītălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Italy, Italian:

jus habere,

Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139:

triticum,

id. 18, 7, 12, § 65:

genus falcium,

id. 18, 28, 67, § 261:

oppida,

Tac. A. 3, 71:

coloniae,

id. ib. 6, 12:

legio,

id. H. 1, 59:

de qua (olea) Catonis Italica sententia,

adapted to the climate of Italy, Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 93:

bellum,

the Social war, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15:

Pythagorei, qui essent Italici philosophi quondam nominati,

id. de Sen. 21.— Subst.: Ītălĭcus, i, m., an Italian:

Italicus es an provincialis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 23; Liv. 24, 47.— Plur., Vell. 2, 16, 1. —

Ītălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Italian:

ora,

Ov. P. 2, 3, 84:

matres,

Mart. 11, 53.— Subst. plur.: Ītălĭdes, the Italian women, Verg. A. 11, 657.—

Ītălus, a, um, adj., Italian ( poet. and post-class.):

Italis longe disjungimur oris,

Verg. A. 1, 252:

terra,

id. ib. 7, 643:

virtus,

id. ib. 12, 827:

sermo,

the Latin language, Arn. 4, 134. —

Subst.: Ĭtălus, i, m.

An Italian, plur.: Itali [p. 1007] ac Latini, Auct. Har. Resp. 9, 9; Verg. A. 1, 109; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71:

gentes Italum (Italorum),

Verg. A. 6, 92.—

An ancient king of Italy, from whom the country is said to have taken its name, Verg. A. 7, 178; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 2; 1, 533; Hyg. Fab. 127; cf. also Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 3.

urbānus, a, um, adj. [urbs], of or belonging to the city or town, city-, town- (opp. rusticus; cf.: urbicus, oppidanus).

Lit.

Adj.:

nostri majores non sine causā praeponebant rusticos Romanos urbanis,

Varr. R. R. 2, praef. §

1: rustica et urbana vita,

id. ib. 3, 1, 1:

vita (opp. rustica),

Quint. 2, 4, 24; cf. Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 17:

urbani assidui cives, quos scurras vocant,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 165:

scurra,

id. Most. 1, 1, 14:

leges,

id. Rud. 4, 3, 85:

tribus,

Cic. de Or. 1, 9, 38:

praetor,

Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

plebes,

Sall. C. 37, 4:

servitia,

id. ib. 24, 4:

exercitus,

Liv. 27, 3, 9:

administratio rei publicae (opp. provincialis),

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15, § 43:

res,

Plaut. Cas. 1, 13; Caes. B. G. 7, 6:

motus,

id. ib. 7, 1:

luxus,

Tac. A. 2, 44: praedia, land and houses, all land covered by buildings (v. praedium), Dig. 50, 16, 198; 8, 1, 1; cf. ib. 8, tit. 2:

fundus,

Cato, R. R. 8, 2:

rus,

Just. 31, 2:

cohortes,

Dig. 25, 1, 8, § 9.—

Subst.: urbā-nus, i, m., an inhabitant of a city, a city man, citizen:

urbani fiunt rustici,

Plaut. Merc. 4, 3, 15 sq.:

omnes urbani, rustici,

Cic. Fin. 2, 23, 77:

sermo omnis non modo urbanorum, sed etiam rusticorum,

id. Or. 24, 81:

otiosi,

Liv. 5, 20, 6:

obrepere urbanis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 20, 2.—

Esp., devoted to the city, fond of city life:

diligere secessum, quem tu nimis urbanus es, nisi concupiscis,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 29.—

Transf., in the city fashion, in the city style, citizenlike, both in a good and a bad sense.

In a good sense.

Polished, refined, cultivated, courteous, affable, urbane (syn.:

comis, humanus): hominem non solum sapientem, verum etiam, ut nunc loquimur urbanum,

Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 3; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 34 sq.; so Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 17.—

Transf., of plants, improved, cultivated, ornamental: sunt arborum quaedam urbaniores, quas his placet nominibus distinguere. Hae mites, quae fructu atque aliqua dote umbrarumve officio humaniusjuvant, non improbe dicantur urbanae. Plin. 16, 19, 32, § 78:

acanthi topiariae et urbanae herbae,

id. 22, 22, 34, § 76.—

Of speech.

In gen., refined, polished, elegant. nice, choice:

in vocibus nostrorum oratorum recinit quiddam et resonat urbanius,

Cic. Brut. 46, 171:

genus dicendi,

Quint. 2, 8, 4:

os facile, explanatum, jucundum, urbanum, id est, in quo nulla neque rusticitas neque peregrinitas resonet,

id. 11, 3, 30:

distinctior et urbanior et altior Cicero,

Tac. Or. 18.—

In [p. 1935] partic., of wit, witty, humorous, facetious: urbanus homo erit, cujus multa bene dicta responsaque erunt: et qui in sermonibus, circulis, conviviis, item in contionibus, omni denique loco ridicule commodeque dicet, Domit. Mars. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 105:

dictum per se urbanum,

id. 6, 3, 54:

circumfertur Marcii Philippi velut urbanissimum factum atque dictum,

Col. 8, 16, 3:

qui est in isto genere urbanissimus,

Cic. Cael. 15, 36:

Romani veteres atque urbani sales,

id. Fam. 9, 15, 2:

homines lauti et urbani,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 17:

hic tibi comis et urbanus liberque videtur,

witty, clever, Hor. S. 1, 4, 90:

urbanus coepit haberi,

id. Ep. 1, 15, 27:

in senatu dicax et urbanus et bellus,

Plin. Ep. 4, 25, 3:

urbanos qui illa censuerunt dicam an miseros? Dicerem urbanos, si senatum deceret urbanitas,

id. ib. 8, 6, 3.—

In a bad sense, bold, forward, impudent:

frontis ad urbanae descendi praemia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 11:

audacia,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 8.— Adv.: urbānē (acc. to II. A.).

Courteously, civilly, affably, politely, urbanely:

severe et graviter et prisce agere, an remisse ac leniter et urbane,

Cic. Cael. 14, 33:

urbanius agere,

id. ib. 15, 36: urbanissime et prudentissime adjuvit, Treb. Gallien. 14.—More freq.,

Of speech, wittily, acutely, elegantly, happily:

aliquem facete et urbane ridere,

Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 39:

bene et urbane dicere,

Quint. 6, 3, 42; 5, 7, 26; 6, 1, 46 al.:

interrogare,

id. 11, 3, 126:

emendare,

id. 8, 3, 54:

urbanius elabi,

id. 2, 11, 2:

urbanissime respondere,

Gell. 15, 5, 3.