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  • 1 pīlus

        pīlus ī, m    [PIS-], a maniple of the triarii, company of veteran reserves: primi pili centurio, Cs.: primum pilum ducere, Cs.: primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant, L.—In the phrase, primus pilus, the first centurion of the triarii, chief centurion of a legion, L.
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    I

    primipilus/primi pili centurio -- first/primary/chief centurion of a legion

    II
    hair; bit/whit (thing of minimal size/value); hair shirt/garment (pl.) (L+S)

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  • 2 pilus

    1.
    pĭlus, i, m., a hair (syn.: villus, seta).
    I.
    Lit.:

    capra pilos ministrat ad usum nauticum,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 11:

    munitae sunt palpebrae vallo pilorum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    caudae pilos equinae vellere,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45:

    duris aspera crura pilis,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 194:

    contra pilum equum fricare, Pelag. Vet. 26: in capite homini plurimus pilus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.—Prov.:

    non minus molestum est calvis quam comatis pilos velli,

    Sen. Tranq. An. 8, 2, 3:

    propius quidem est a sole mons quam campus aut valles, sed sic, quomodo est pilus pilo crassior,

    Sen. Q. N. 4, 11, 4.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Collect., hair, the hair:

    fruticante pilo neglecta et squalida crura,

    Juv. 9, 15.—
    B.
    As a designation of insignificance, a hair, a trifle; usually joined with a negative, not a hair, not a bit, not a whit (class.):

    ego ne pilo quidem minus me amabo,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 5:

    interea e Cappadociā ne pilum quidem,

    id. Att. 5, 20, 6:

    ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur,

    has not a hair of a good man about him, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:

    non facit pili cohortem,

    does not value it a straw, Cat. 10, 13; cf.:

    nec pili facit uni,

    cares not a pin about it, id. 17, 16.—In plur., a garment or fabric made of hair:

    vestitus pilis cameli,

    Vulg. Marc. 1, 6.
    2.
    pīlus, i, m. [pilum], regularly joined with primus: primus pilus (in the gen. written also as one word, primipili), the division of the triarii in the Roman army:

    P. Sextius Baculus, primi pili centurio,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 5; id. B. C. 1, 13: T. Balventius, qui superiore anno primum pilum duxerat, had been leader, captain of the triarii, id. B. G. 5, 35; Liv. 42, 34, 11: aliquem ad primum pilum transducere, to transfer, advance to the triarii, Caes. B. C. 3, 53, 5: primos pilos ademit, took the command of the triarii, of the primipili, Suet. Calig. 44:

    vetus consuetudo tenuit, ut ex primo principe legionis promeretur centurio primi pili, qui non solum aquilae praeerat, verum etiam quatuor centurias in primā acie gubernabat,

    Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—Without primus:

    referes pili praemia,

    Mart. 6, 58, 10; 1, 32, 3.—
    II.
    Transf.: primipilus (in inscrr. also written PRIMOPIL, and abbrev. P. P.), the chief centurion of the triarii (the transf. arose from the circumstance that the chief centurion of this division was originally designated by the term primi pili, with the omission of the easily supplied centurio, as is shown by the following citation from Liv. 7, 41, 5;

    soon, however, from primi pili, a new word, primipilus or primopilus, was formed): primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant,

    Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16:

    primipilo P. Sext. Baculo vulneribus confecto,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 25:

    aquilarum altera vix convelli a primipilo potuit,

    Val. Max. 1, 6, 11; Inscr. (of the time of Trajan) Orell. 799: SEX. AVLIENO SEX. F. PRIMOPIL. II., Inscr. (of the time of Tiberius or Caligula) Orell. 3426 M. P.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 3, 3, p. 264.

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  • 3 prīmipīlus

        prīmipīlus ī, m    [primus+2 pilus], the first centurion of the triarii: alquem ad primipilum traducere, promote to be, etc., Cs.
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    primipilus/primi pili centurio -- primary/chief centurion of a legion

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  • 4 primipilatus

    prīmĭpīlātus, ūs, m. [id.], the office of chief centurion of the triarii, the primipilate (post-class.), Cod. Just. 12, 63, 1.

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  • 5 primipilum

    prīmĭpīlum, i, n. [id.], the office of chief centurion of the triarii (post-class.), Inscr. Murat. 799, 6.

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  • 6 prīnceps

        prīnceps cipis, adj.    [primus+CAP-], first in order, foremost: se principes ex omnibus bellum facturos pollicentur, Cs.: in fugā postremus, in periculo princeps: princeps Horatius ibat, in front, L.: principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt, took the lead in: princeps in haec verba iurat, Cs.: ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur, might be the first, Cs.: matri Qui dederit princeps oscula, O.: Princeps ante omnīs agebat Agmen, first of all, V.: qualitatum aliae sunt principes, original: addere principi Limo particulam, H.— The first, chief, most eminent, most noble: longe omnium gravitate princeps Plato: terrarum populus, L.— Prov.: Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est, H.—As subst m., the first man, first person: senatūs, first on the roll, S.: principes sententiarum consulares, who were first asked for their opinion, L.— The first, chief, leader, foremost man: in re p. principes esse: iuventutis, one of the noblest of the Roman knights: trecenti principes iuventutis Romanae, i. e. patrician youths, L.: (pueri) aequalium principes, first among their fellows. —A chief, head, author, founder, originator, leader, contriver: Zeno eorum (Stoicorum): Argonautarum, i. e. Jason: principes inferendi belli, Cs.: sententiae in senatu: eius consili principes, Cs.: equitum, at the head of, Iu.: familiae suae, founder, L.— A prince, ruler, sovereign, emperor: hic ames dici pater atque princeps, H.: principis uxor, Iu.—In the army, plur., orig., the foremost line ; hence, the heavy-armed, second line of soldiers ; cf. totidem princeps habebat Corpora (poet. for principes), O.— A company of the principes: primi principis signum, of the first company of the heavyarmed, L.: octavum principem duxit, was centurion of the eighth maniple.—A centurion of the principes: princeps prior, first captain of the principes, Cs.: tertiae legionis, L.— The office of centurion of the principes, captaincy of the principes: mihi primus princeps prioris centuriae est adsignatus, i. e. centurion of the first century of the first maniple, L.
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    I
    (gen.), principis ADJ
    first, foremost, leading, chief, front; earliest, original; most necessary
    II
    leader/chief, first/leading member/citizen/man; master/expert; founder/proposer; Princeps (non-military title of Roman Emperor); senior Senator; leader of pack

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  • 7 Princeps

    1.
    princeps, cĭpis, adj. and subst. comm. [primus-capio], first in time or order (syn. primus).— Lit., in gen.:

    ut quisque in fugā postremus, ita periculo princeps erat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90:

    princeps in proelium ibat, ultimus conserto proelio excedebat,

    Liv. 21, 4:

    princeps Horatius ibat,

    first, in front, in advance, id. 1, 26 Weissenb. ad [p. 1445] loc.:

    princeps fuit ad conatum exercitus comparandi,

    Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24:

    Firmani principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt,

    were the first to promise, id. ib. 7, 8, 23:

    princeps in agendo,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; Caes. B. G. 7, 2:

    omnium nationum exterarum princeps Sicilia se ad amicitiam populi Romani applicuit,

    was the first that entered into friendship with the Roman people, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2:

    princeps et solus bellum his indixit,

    Nep. Thras. 1, 5:

    princeps in haec verba jurat,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 76:

    ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur,

    to be the first, id. ib. 1, 53:

    qui Formiarum moenia dicitur Princeps tenuisse,

    Hor. C. 3, 17, 7:

    matri Qui dederit princeps oscula,

    Ov. F. 2, 714:

    princeps turmas inducit Asilas,

    Verg. A. 11, 620:

    princeps ante omnes,

    first of all, id. ib. 5, 833.—Of things:

    quoniam exordium princeps omnium esse debet,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 19:

    qualitatum aliae sunt principes, aliae ex lis ortae,

    original, id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    mensis Romani anni,

    Col. 11, 2, 3:

    addere principi Limo particulam,

    Hor. C. 1, 16, 13:

    dies imperii princeps, vitae supremus,

    Tac. A. 1, 9.—
    B.
    The first, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble (syn. primores):

    longe omnium gravitate princeps Plato,

    Cic. Or. 19, 62:

    Eudoxus in astrologiā facile princeps,

    id. Div. 2, 42, 87:

    quaedam principes feminae,

    certain noble ladies, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119:

    principe loco genitus,

    id. 37, 2, 11, § 40.—Prov.:

    principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35. —Rarely of things:

    gemma princeps Sardonychus,

    Juv. 13, 138.—
    II. B.
    Esp., the first, chief, principal, most distinguished person:

    quales in re publicā principes essent, talis reliquos solere esse civis,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12:

    juventutis,

    one of the noblest of the Roman knights, id. Vatin. 10, 24: trecenti conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, i. e. high-born or patrician youths, Liv. 2, 12, 15 (= proceres juventutis, id. 10, 28, 7); 42, 61, 5.—In the time of the emperors this was also a title of honor given to the prince, the heir to the empire, Tac. A. 1, 3:

    sacerdotum,

    the high-priest, Vulg. Act. 4, 6. —
    C.
    A chief, head, author, originator, leader, contriver, etc.:

    princeps atque architectus sceleris,

    Cic. Clu. 22, 60:

    Zeno eorum (Stoicorum) princeps non tam rerum inventor fuit, quam verborum novorum,

    id. Fin. 3, 2, 5:

    princeps Argonautarum,

    i. e. Jason, id. Tusc. 4, 32, 69:

    principes consilii publici, i. e. senatus,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    conjurationis,

    id. Cat. 1, 11, 27:

    eorum omnium hic dux est atque princeps,

    id. Har. Resp. 26, 57:

    regendae civitatis dux et sententiae princeps in senatu,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    (pueri) aequalium principes,

    first among their playfellows, id. Fin. 5, 22, 61:

    gregis,

    i. e. of players, Suet. Calig. 58:

    principes sententiarum consulares,

    who were first asked for their opinion, Liv. 8, 21:

    hujus consilii principes,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 14:

    belli inferendi,

    first in commencing hostilities, id. ib. 5, 52:

    jam princeps equitum,

    at the head of, Juv. 4, 32.—Of ancestors:

    hinc Dardanus ortus Iasiusque pater, genus a quo principe nostrum,

    Verg. A. 3, 168 (cf., in this sense, principium, Sil. 15, 748; v. principium, II. B. 2.).—
    D.
    A chief, superior, director (ante- and post-class.):

    principes, qui utrique rei praeponuntur,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 32.—
    E.
    A prince, i. e. a ruler, sovereign, emperor ( poet. and post-Aug.):

    hic ames dici pater atque princeps,

    Hor. C. 1, 2, 50; Ov. P. 1, 2, 123; Tac. A. 1, 1:

    quae non faciet quod principis uxor,

    Juv. 6, 617; 8, 224.—
    F.
    In milit. lang.: princĭpes, um, m., the second line of soldiers, between the hastati and triarii, Liv. 8, 8; 22, 5; 30, 8; 37, 39; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 89; Veg. Mil. 1, 20; 2, 15; cf. Ov. F. 3, 129; and Becker, Antiq. 3, 2, p. 249 sq.; p. 269 sq.—Princeps also signifies,
    1.
    A company or division of the principes: signum primi principis, of the first company of the principes, Liv. 26, 6, 1:

    octavum principem duxit,

    was centurion of the eighth maniple, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 8, 2.—
    2.
    A centurion or captain of the principes: princeps prior, the first captain of the principes, Caes. B. C. 3, 64 fin.:

    princeps tertiae legionis,

    Liv. 25, 14; cf. id. 42, 34.—
    3.
    The office of centurion of the principes, the centurionship or captaincy of the principes: mihi primus princeps prioris centuriae est adsignatus, the first captaincy of the principes, Liv. 42, 34, 8.— Comp.:

    omnium priorum principum principiorem, si dici fas est,

    Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 1.
    2.
    Princeps, cĭpis, m., a celebrated flute-player, Phaedr. 5, 7, 4.

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  • 8 princeps

    1.
    princeps, cĭpis, adj. and subst. comm. [primus-capio], first in time or order (syn. primus).— Lit., in gen.:

    ut quisque in fugā postremus, ita periculo princeps erat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90:

    princeps in proelium ibat, ultimus conserto proelio excedebat,

    Liv. 21, 4:

    princeps Horatius ibat,

    first, in front, in advance, id. 1, 26 Weissenb. ad [p. 1445] loc.:

    princeps fuit ad conatum exercitus comparandi,

    Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24:

    Firmani principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt,

    were the first to promise, id. ib. 7, 8, 23:

    princeps in agendo,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; Caes. B. G. 7, 2:

    omnium nationum exterarum princeps Sicilia se ad amicitiam populi Romani applicuit,

    was the first that entered into friendship with the Roman people, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2:

    princeps et solus bellum his indixit,

    Nep. Thras. 1, 5:

    princeps in haec verba jurat,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 76:

    ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur,

    to be the first, id. ib. 1, 53:

    qui Formiarum moenia dicitur Princeps tenuisse,

    Hor. C. 3, 17, 7:

    matri Qui dederit princeps oscula,

    Ov. F. 2, 714:

    princeps turmas inducit Asilas,

    Verg. A. 11, 620:

    princeps ante omnes,

    first of all, id. ib. 5, 833.—Of things:

    quoniam exordium princeps omnium esse debet,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 19:

    qualitatum aliae sunt principes, aliae ex lis ortae,

    original, id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    mensis Romani anni,

    Col. 11, 2, 3:

    addere principi Limo particulam,

    Hor. C. 1, 16, 13:

    dies imperii princeps, vitae supremus,

    Tac. A. 1, 9.—
    B.
    The first, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble (syn. primores):

    longe omnium gravitate princeps Plato,

    Cic. Or. 19, 62:

    Eudoxus in astrologiā facile princeps,

    id. Div. 2, 42, 87:

    quaedam principes feminae,

    certain noble ladies, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119:

    principe loco genitus,

    id. 37, 2, 11, § 40.—Prov.:

    principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35. —Rarely of things:

    gemma princeps Sardonychus,

    Juv. 13, 138.—
    II. B.
    Esp., the first, chief, principal, most distinguished person:

    quales in re publicā principes essent, talis reliquos solere esse civis,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12:

    juventutis,

    one of the noblest of the Roman knights, id. Vatin. 10, 24: trecenti conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, i. e. high-born or patrician youths, Liv. 2, 12, 15 (= proceres juventutis, id. 10, 28, 7); 42, 61, 5.—In the time of the emperors this was also a title of honor given to the prince, the heir to the empire, Tac. A. 1, 3:

    sacerdotum,

    the high-priest, Vulg. Act. 4, 6. —
    C.
    A chief, head, author, originator, leader, contriver, etc.:

    princeps atque architectus sceleris,

    Cic. Clu. 22, 60:

    Zeno eorum (Stoicorum) princeps non tam rerum inventor fuit, quam verborum novorum,

    id. Fin. 3, 2, 5:

    princeps Argonautarum,

    i. e. Jason, id. Tusc. 4, 32, 69:

    principes consilii publici, i. e. senatus,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    conjurationis,

    id. Cat. 1, 11, 27:

    eorum omnium hic dux est atque princeps,

    id. Har. Resp. 26, 57:

    regendae civitatis dux et sententiae princeps in senatu,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    (pueri) aequalium principes,

    first among their playfellows, id. Fin. 5, 22, 61:

    gregis,

    i. e. of players, Suet. Calig. 58:

    principes sententiarum consulares,

    who were first asked for their opinion, Liv. 8, 21:

    hujus consilii principes,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 14:

    belli inferendi,

    first in commencing hostilities, id. ib. 5, 52:

    jam princeps equitum,

    at the head of, Juv. 4, 32.—Of ancestors:

    hinc Dardanus ortus Iasiusque pater, genus a quo principe nostrum,

    Verg. A. 3, 168 (cf., in this sense, principium, Sil. 15, 748; v. principium, II. B. 2.).—
    D.
    A chief, superior, director (ante- and post-class.):

    principes, qui utrique rei praeponuntur,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 32.—
    E.
    A prince, i. e. a ruler, sovereign, emperor ( poet. and post-Aug.):

    hic ames dici pater atque princeps,

    Hor. C. 1, 2, 50; Ov. P. 1, 2, 123; Tac. A. 1, 1:

    quae non faciet quod principis uxor,

    Juv. 6, 617; 8, 224.—
    F.
    In milit. lang.: princĭpes, um, m., the second line of soldiers, between the hastati and triarii, Liv. 8, 8; 22, 5; 30, 8; 37, 39; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 89; Veg. Mil. 1, 20; 2, 15; cf. Ov. F. 3, 129; and Becker, Antiq. 3, 2, p. 249 sq.; p. 269 sq.—Princeps also signifies,
    1.
    A company or division of the principes: signum primi principis, of the first company of the principes, Liv. 26, 6, 1:

    octavum principem duxit,

    was centurion of the eighth maniple, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 8, 2.—
    2.
    A centurion or captain of the principes: princeps prior, the first captain of the principes, Caes. B. C. 3, 64 fin.:

    princeps tertiae legionis,

    Liv. 25, 14; cf. id. 42, 34.—
    3.
    The office of centurion of the principes, the centurionship or captaincy of the principes: mihi primus princeps prioris centuriae est adsignatus, the first captaincy of the principes, Liv. 42, 34, 8.— Comp.:

    omnium priorum principum principiorem, si dici fas est,

    Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 1.
    2.
    Princeps, cĭpis, m., a celebrated flute-player, Phaedr. 5, 7, 4.

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  • 9 principes

    1.
    princeps, cĭpis, adj. and subst. comm. [primus-capio], first in time or order (syn. primus).— Lit., in gen.:

    ut quisque in fugā postremus, ita periculo princeps erat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90:

    princeps in proelium ibat, ultimus conserto proelio excedebat,

    Liv. 21, 4:

    princeps Horatius ibat,

    first, in front, in advance, id. 1, 26 Weissenb. ad [p. 1445] loc.:

    princeps fuit ad conatum exercitus comparandi,

    Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24:

    Firmani principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt,

    were the first to promise, id. ib. 7, 8, 23:

    princeps in agendo,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; Caes. B. G. 7, 2:

    omnium nationum exterarum princeps Sicilia se ad amicitiam populi Romani applicuit,

    was the first that entered into friendship with the Roman people, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2:

    princeps et solus bellum his indixit,

    Nep. Thras. 1, 5:

    princeps in haec verba jurat,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 76:

    ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur,

    to be the first, id. ib. 1, 53:

    qui Formiarum moenia dicitur Princeps tenuisse,

    Hor. C. 3, 17, 7:

    matri Qui dederit princeps oscula,

    Ov. F. 2, 714:

    princeps turmas inducit Asilas,

    Verg. A. 11, 620:

    princeps ante omnes,

    first of all, id. ib. 5, 833.—Of things:

    quoniam exordium princeps omnium esse debet,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 19:

    qualitatum aliae sunt principes, aliae ex lis ortae,

    original, id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    mensis Romani anni,

    Col. 11, 2, 3:

    addere principi Limo particulam,

    Hor. C. 1, 16, 13:

    dies imperii princeps, vitae supremus,

    Tac. A. 1, 9.—
    B.
    The first, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble (syn. primores):

    longe omnium gravitate princeps Plato,

    Cic. Or. 19, 62:

    Eudoxus in astrologiā facile princeps,

    id. Div. 2, 42, 87:

    quaedam principes feminae,

    certain noble ladies, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119:

    principe loco genitus,

    id. 37, 2, 11, § 40.—Prov.:

    principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35. —Rarely of things:

    gemma princeps Sardonychus,

    Juv. 13, 138.—
    II. B.
    Esp., the first, chief, principal, most distinguished person:

    quales in re publicā principes essent, talis reliquos solere esse civis,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12:

    juventutis,

    one of the noblest of the Roman knights, id. Vatin. 10, 24: trecenti conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, i. e. high-born or patrician youths, Liv. 2, 12, 15 (= proceres juventutis, id. 10, 28, 7); 42, 61, 5.—In the time of the emperors this was also a title of honor given to the prince, the heir to the empire, Tac. A. 1, 3:

    sacerdotum,

    the high-priest, Vulg. Act. 4, 6. —
    C.
    A chief, head, author, originator, leader, contriver, etc.:

    princeps atque architectus sceleris,

    Cic. Clu. 22, 60:

    Zeno eorum (Stoicorum) princeps non tam rerum inventor fuit, quam verborum novorum,

    id. Fin. 3, 2, 5:

    princeps Argonautarum,

    i. e. Jason, id. Tusc. 4, 32, 69:

    principes consilii publici, i. e. senatus,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    conjurationis,

    id. Cat. 1, 11, 27:

    eorum omnium hic dux est atque princeps,

    id. Har. Resp. 26, 57:

    regendae civitatis dux et sententiae princeps in senatu,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    (pueri) aequalium principes,

    first among their playfellows, id. Fin. 5, 22, 61:

    gregis,

    i. e. of players, Suet. Calig. 58:

    principes sententiarum consulares,

    who were first asked for their opinion, Liv. 8, 21:

    hujus consilii principes,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 14:

    belli inferendi,

    first in commencing hostilities, id. ib. 5, 52:

    jam princeps equitum,

    at the head of, Juv. 4, 32.—Of ancestors:

    hinc Dardanus ortus Iasiusque pater, genus a quo principe nostrum,

    Verg. A. 3, 168 (cf., in this sense, principium, Sil. 15, 748; v. principium, II. B. 2.).—
    D.
    A chief, superior, director (ante- and post-class.):

    principes, qui utrique rei praeponuntur,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 32.—
    E.
    A prince, i. e. a ruler, sovereign, emperor ( poet. and post-Aug.):

    hic ames dici pater atque princeps,

    Hor. C. 1, 2, 50; Ov. P. 1, 2, 123; Tac. A. 1, 1:

    quae non faciet quod principis uxor,

    Juv. 6, 617; 8, 224.—
    F.
    In milit. lang.: princĭpes, um, m., the second line of soldiers, between the hastati and triarii, Liv. 8, 8; 22, 5; 30, 8; 37, 39; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 89; Veg. Mil. 1, 20; 2, 15; cf. Ov. F. 3, 129; and Becker, Antiq. 3, 2, p. 249 sq.; p. 269 sq.—Princeps also signifies,
    1.
    A company or division of the principes: signum primi principis, of the first company of the principes, Liv. 26, 6, 1:

    octavum principem duxit,

    was centurion of the eighth maniple, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 8, 2.—
    2.
    A centurion or captain of the principes: princeps prior, the first captain of the principes, Caes. B. C. 3, 64 fin.:

    princeps tertiae legionis,

    Liv. 25, 14; cf. id. 42, 34.—
    3.
    The office of centurion of the principes, the centurionship or captaincy of the principes: mihi primus princeps prioris centuriae est adsignatus, the first captaincy of the principes, Liv. 42, 34, 8.— Comp.:

    omnium priorum principum principiorem, si dici fas est,

    Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 1.
    2.
    Princeps, cĭpis, m., a celebrated flute-player, Phaedr. 5, 7, 4.

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