related to by marriage

af-fīnis (better adf-), e, adj. (abl. adfini, Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 66;

once adfine,

Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 9; cf. Schneid. Gram. II. 222).

Lit., that is neighboring or a neighbor to one (ADFINES: in agris vicini, Paul. ex Fest. p. 11 Müll.), bordering on, adjacent, contiguous:

gens adfinis Mauris, = confinis,

Liv. 28, 17:

saevisque adfinis Sarmata Moschis,

Luc. 1, 430; also, near by family relationship, allied or related to by marriage, kêdesteis; and subst., a relation by marriage (opp. consanguinei, sungeneis), as explained by Modestin. Dig. 38, 10, 4:

adfines dicuntur viri et uxoris cognati. Adfinium autem nomina sunt socer, socrus, gener, nurus, noverca, vitricus, privignus, privigna, glos, levir, etc.: ego ut essem adfinis tibi, tuam petii gnatam, Att. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. numero, p. 170 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.): Megadorus meus adfinis,

my son-in-law, Plaut. Aul. 3, 4, 14; Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 63:

tu me, adfinem tuum, repulisti,

Cic. Red. in Sen. 7: ex tam multis cognatis et adfinibus, id. Clu. 14; id. ad Quir. 5:

Caesarem ejus adfinem esse audiebant, Auct. B. Afr. 32: quanto plus propinquorum, quo major adfinium numerus,

Tac. G. 20, 9:

per propinquos et adfines suos,

Suet. Caes. 1:

adfinia vincula,

Ov. P. 4, 8, 9.—

Fig., partaking, taking part in, privy to, sharing, associated with; constr. with dat. or gen.; in Pac. with ad: qui sese adfines esse ad causandum volunt, Pac.ap.Non. 89, 11 (Trag. Rel. p. 80 Rib.):

publicis negotiis adfinis, i. e. implicitus, particeps,

taking part in, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 55; Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 1:

duos solos video adfines et turpitudini judicari,

Cic. Clu. 45:

huic facinori,

id. Cat. 4, 3:

culpae,

id. Rosc. Am. 7, 18; id. Inv. 2, 44, 129; 2, 10:

noxae,

Liv. 39, 14.

af-fīnis (better adf-), e, adj. (abl. adfini, Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 66;

once adfine,

Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 9; cf. Schneid. Gram. II. 222).

Lit., that is neighboring or a neighbor to one (ADFINES: in agris vicini, Paul. ex Fest. p. 11 Müll.), bordering on, adjacent, contiguous:

gens adfinis Mauris, = confinis,

Liv. 28, 17:

saevisque adfinis Sarmata Moschis,

Luc. 1, 430; also, near by family relationship, allied or related to by marriage, kêdesteis; and subst., a relation by marriage (opp. consanguinei, sungeneis), as explained by Modestin. Dig. 38, 10, 4:

adfines dicuntur viri et uxoris cognati. Adfinium autem nomina sunt socer, socrus, gener, nurus, noverca, vitricus, privignus, privigna, glos, levir, etc.: ego ut essem adfinis tibi, tuam petii gnatam, Att. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. numero, p. 170 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.): Megadorus meus adfinis,

my son-in-law, Plaut. Aul. 3, 4, 14; Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 63:

tu me, adfinem tuum, repulisti,

Cic. Red. in Sen. 7: ex tam multis cognatis et adfinibus, id. Clu. 14; id. ad Quir. 5:

Caesarem ejus adfinem esse audiebant, Auct. B. Afr. 32: quanto plus propinquorum, quo major adfinium numerus,

Tac. G. 20, 9:

per propinquos et adfines suos,

Suet. Caes. 1:

adfinia vincula,

Ov. P. 4, 8, 9.—

Fig., partaking, taking part in, privy to, sharing, associated with; constr. with dat. or gen.; in Pac. with ad: qui sese adfines esse ad causandum volunt, Pac.ap.Non. 89, 11 (Trag. Rel. p. 80 Rib.):

publicis negotiis adfinis, i. e. implicitus, particeps,

taking part in, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 55; Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 1:

duos solos video adfines et turpitudini judicari,

Cic. Clu. 45:

huic facinori,

id. Cat. 4, 3:

culpae,

id. Rosc. Am. 7, 18; id. Inv. 2, 44, 129; 2, 10:

noxae,

Liv. 39, 14.

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affīnĭtas ( adf-), ātis, f. [affinis] ( gen. plur. adfinitatium, Just. 17, 3), the state or condition of adfinis.

Relationship or alliance by marriage, esp. between a father and son-in-law, Ter. And. 1, 5, 12 Ruhnk. (cf. affinis):

adstringere inter aliquos,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 73:

effugere,

Ter. And. 1, 5, 12; so id. Hec. 4, 4, 101:

caritas generis humani serpit sensim foras, cognationibus primum, tum adfinitatibus, deinde amicitiis, post vicinitatibus,

Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 68:

adfinitate se devincire cum aliquo,

id. Brut. 26:

cum aliquo adfinitate conjungi,

Nep. Paus. 2, 3:

in adfinitatem alicujus pervenire,

id. Att. 19, 1:

contrahere,

Vell. 2, 44:

facere inter aliquos,

id. 2, 65:

jungere cum aliquo,

Liv. 1, 1:

adfinitate conjunctus,

allied by marriage, Suet. Ner. 35:

in adfinitatis jura succedit,

Just. 7, 3.— Meton., the persons so related, like kindred in Engl.:

patriam deseras, cognatos, adfinitatem, amicos,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 75.—

Fig., relationship, affinity, union, connection (rare), Varr. R. R. 1, 16:

litterarum,

Quint. 1, 6, 24: per adfinitatem litterarum, qui phôr Graece, Latine fur est, Gell. 1, 18, 5:

tanta est adfinitas corporibus hominum mentibusque,

id. 4, 13, 4.

affīnĭtas ( adf-), ātis, f. [affinis] ( gen. plur. adfinitatium, Just. 17, 3), the state or condition of adfinis.

Relationship or alliance by marriage, esp. between a father and son-in-law, Ter. And. 1, 5, 12 Ruhnk. (cf. affinis):

adstringere inter aliquos,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 73:

effugere,

Ter. And. 1, 5, 12; so id. Hec. 4, 4, 101:

caritas generis humani serpit sensim foras, cognationibus primum, tum adfinitatibus, deinde amicitiis, post vicinitatibus,

Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 68:

adfinitate se devincire cum aliquo,

id. Brut. 26:

cum aliquo adfinitate conjungi,

Nep. Paus. 2, 3:

in adfinitatem alicujus pervenire,

id. Att. 19, 1:

contrahere,

Vell. 2, 44:

facere inter aliquos,

id. 2, 65:

jungere cum aliquo,

Liv. 1, 1:

adfinitate conjunctus,

allied by marriage, Suet. Ner. 35:

in adfinitatis jura succedit,

Just. 7, 3.— Meton., the persons so related, like kindred in Engl.:

patriam deseras, cognatos, adfinitatem, amicos,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 75.—

Fig., relationship, affinity, union, connection (rare), Varr. R. R. 1, 16:

litterarum,

Quint. 1, 6, 24: per adfinitatem litterarum, qui phôr Graece, Latine fur est, Gell. 1, 18, 5:

tanta est adfinitas corporibus hominum mentibusque,

id. 4, 13, 4.

sŏcĭus, a, um, adj. [root sec- of sequor], sharing, joining in, partaking, united, associated, kindred, allied, fellow (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. subst. infra):

hic (Augustus) socium cum Jove nomen habet,

Ov. F. 1, 608:

aurea possedit socio Capitolia templo Mater,

i. e. in common with Jupiter, id. ib. 6, 73:

regnum,

id. M. 5, 378:

classis,

id. ib. 13, 352:

sepulcrum,

id. H. 11, 123:

lectus,

id. A. A. 2, 377:

ignes,

id. M. 9, 795:

anni,

id. H. 2, 33:

linguae,

id. Tr. 5, 10, 35:

dei,

id. F. 2, 618:

spes,

id. M. 13, 375:

sociis quid noctibus uxor anxia,

Stat. S. 3, 5, 1:

platanus clara in Lyciā gelidi fontis sociā amoenitate,

Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 9:

potestas,

Amm. 26, 2, 8.—

Esp., leagued, allied, confederate:

cura sociae retinendae urbis,

Liv. 27, 1; so,

urbs,

id. 31, 24:

civitates,

id. 41, 6 fin.; Quint. 3, 8, 12; cf.:

civitas nobis,

Tac. A. 13, 57:

agmina,

Verg. A. 2, 371: manus, i. e. of the allies (in the Bellum Sociale), Ov. Am. 3, 15, 10:

classis,

id. M. 13, 352:

arma,

Sil. 7, 635.—Hence, substt

sŏcĭus, i, m. ( gen. plur. socium, Liv. 43, 6, 12; 44, 21, 10; v. II. B. infra;

also in the poets,

Verg. A. 5, 174; Prop. 3, 7, 41; Neue, Formenl. 1, 112 sq.).

In gen., fellow, sharer, partner, comrade, companion, associate (very freq. and class.;

syn.: consors, particeps): belli particeps et socius et adjutor,

Cic. Att. 9, 10, 5; cf.:

consiliorum omnium particeps et socius paene regni,

id. Rep. 2, 20, 35; cf.:

regni sociis,

Luc. 1, 92:

hereditatis,

Plin. Pan. 38:

tuorum consiliorum (with particeps),

Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 22:

fortunarum omnium (with particeps),

Cic. Font. 17, 37 (21, 47):

me quidem certe tuarum actionum, sententiarum, rerum denique omnium socium comitemque habebis,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 22:

praeter Laelium neminem habeo culpae socium,

id. Att. 11, 14, 1:

Agusius, omnium laborum, periculorum meorum socius,

id. Fam. 13, 71:

socius et consors gloriosi laboris,

id. Brut. 1, 2; Sall. J. 29, 2:

Romuli socius in Sabino proelio,

Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14; for which, with dat.:

alicui socius,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 72:

hunc cape consiliis socium,

Verg. A. 5, 712:

hos castris adhibe socios,

id. 8, 56:

socium esse in negotiis,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 9:

quia sine sociis nemo quicquam tale conatur,

Cic. Lael. 12, 42:

socium ad malam rem quaerere,

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 22:

cum sociis operum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 142:

ante alios Infert se socium Aeneas,

Verg. A. 4, 142:

amissā sociorum parte,

Ov. M. 14, 242.— Poet.:

generis socii,

i. e. relatives, Ov. M. 3, 259; cf.

sanguinis,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 29:

tori,

i. e. a spouse, consort, id. M. 14, 678.—

In partic.

In mercant. lang., a copartner, partner in business:

socii putandi sunt, quos inter res communicata est, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116; id. Quint. 3, 12:

nefarium est socium fallere qui se in negotio conjunxit,

id. Rosc. Com. 6, 16.—So, socii, of the company of farmers of the public revenue, Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 3; Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 120; cf. societas, II. A. 2. —Hence,

Jurid. t. t.:

pro socio (agere, damnari, etc.),

for defrauding a partner, Cic. Fl. 18, 43; id. Quint. 3, 13; cf. Dig. 17, [p. 1716] tit. 2: Pro socio.—

In publicists' lang., an ally, confederate (cf. foederatus); plur., Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 25:

servate vestros socios,

id. Cist. 1, 3, 51:

Boios receptos ad se socios sibi asciscunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 5 fin.; 1, 11 fin.; 1, 14; 1, 15;

1, 36: Cyprius rex, cujus majores huic populo socii atque amici semper fuerunt,

Cic. Dom. 20, 52; Liv. 29, 17; 44, 1 et saep. al.;

opp. hostes,

Sall. C. 51, 38; id. J. 92, 2.— Sing.:

socius et amicus populi Romani,

Sall. J. 24, 3.—In the connection, socii et Latini, or, more freq., socii et nomen Latinum, the term socii denotes the Italian people dwelling out of Latium who were under the protection of and allied with Rome, the Italian allies, Cic. Lael. 3, 12; id. Rep. 6, 12, 12; id. Sest. 13, 30; id. Rep. 1, 19, 31; 3, 29, 41; Sall. J. 39, 2; 42, 1:

socii nomenque Latinum,

id. ib. 43, 4 Kritz N. cr.; Liv. 29, 27;

for which, also: socii ac nominis Latini,

id. 41, 8;

and without ellipsis: per homines nominis Latini et socios Italicos impedimenta parabant,

Sall. J. 40, 2; cf.

also: quos (milites) uti ex Latio et a sociis cogeret,

id. ib. 95, 1. —The socii Latini nominis, on the other hand, are simply the Latin allies, the Latins, Liv. 40, 36; 32, 8; 41, 12:

socii ab nomine Latino,

id. 22, 38.—In this sense the gen. plur. is usually socium, Liv. 21, 17, 2; 22, 27, 11 et saep.:

socii navales,

id. 21, 50; v. navalis.—

sŏcĭa, ae, f.:

eos, qui nos socias sumpserunt sibi,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 45:

(eloquentia) pacis est comes otiique socia,

Cic. Brut. 12, 45:

vitae socia virtus, mortis comes gloria,

id. Font. 17, 39 (21, 49); cf.: est socia mortis homini vita ingloria, Publ. Syr. App. 213 Rib.:

nox socia,

Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

quam plurimas uxores habent.... nulla pro sociā obtinet,

Sall. J. 80, 7:

addit se sociam,

Verg. E. 6, 20:

socias sorores Impietatis habet,

Ov. M. 4, 3:

hic socias tu quoque junge moras,

id. A. A. 1, 492:

sociae doloris casusque tui,

App. M. 5, p. 166, 18.— Poet.: socia generisque torique, related by blood and marriage, relative and wife (Juno), Ov. M. 1, 620; so,

tori,

id. ib. 8, 521;

10, 268: ulmus cum sociā vite,

id. ib. 14, 662.