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  • 41 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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  • 42 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.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > princeps

  • 43 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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  • 44 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.
    * * *
    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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  • 45 civile

    1.
    cīvīlis, e, adj. [civis].
    I.
    Of or pertaining to citizens, civil, civic (class. in prose and poetry, and very freq.): sanguine civili rem conflant, by the blood of citizens, * Lucr. 3, 70; Cic. Fam. 15, 15, 1:

    conjuratio,

    id. ib. 5, 12, 2:

    bellum,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 1; id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    bella,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 1; Luc. 1, 1:

    genus belli,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 1; Sall. C. 47, 2; Quint. 12, 1, 16; Flor. 3, 22, 10; 3, 23, 7:

    facinus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 1.—So De Bello Civili, the title of a portion of the Commentaries of Julius Cæsar, Flor. 4, 2, 4:

    discordia,

    Sall. C. 5, 2:

    dissensio,

    id. J. 41 fin.:

    discidii specie,

    Tac. A. 14, 60:

    irae,

    id. ib. 1, 43:

    acies,

    Ov. M. 7, 142:

    arma,

    civil war, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 6; Tac. A. 1, 9:

    aestus,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 47:

    Mars,

    Ov. H. 6, 35:

    busta,

    Prop. 2, 1, 27:

    victoria,

    Nep. Epam. 10, 3; Sall. J. 95, 4; Tac. H. 4, 38 fin.:

    praeda,

    id. ib. 3, 15 et saep.:

    mos consuetudoque,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41,148; cf.

    just before: instituta civilia: conciliatio et societas,

    id. N. D. 2, 31, 78:

    facinus,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 1:

    clamor,

    Liv. 3, 28, 4; cf.

    robur,

    id. 28, 44, 5:

    curae,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 17:

    quercus = corona civica (v. civicus, I.),

    Verg. A. 6, 772: civilis dies, the civil day ( from midnight to midnight; opp. to the naturalis dies, from the rising to the setting of the sun), Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 1; Plin. 2, 77, 79, § 188; Macr. S. 1, 3:

    amor (opp. to naturalis),

    between citizens, Gell. 12, 1, 23.—
    2.
    Esp.: jus civile.
    a.
    In gen., private rights, the law, as it protects citizens in their status, property, etc.:

    jus civile est aequitas constituta iis, qui ejusdem civitatis sunt, ad res suas obtinendas,

    Cic. Top. 2, 9:

    sit ergo in jure civili finis hic: legitimae atque usitatae in rebus causisque civium aequabilitatis conservatio,

    id. de Or. 1, 42, 188:

    qui jus civile contemnendum putat, is vincula revellit judiciorum, etc.,

    id. Caecin. 25, 70; id. Off. 3, 17, 69; id. Balb. 11, 28; Gai Inst. 1, 1; Just. Inst. 1, 2, 1 sq.;

    opp. jus naturale: quodam tempore homines nondum neque naturali neque civili jure descripto fusi, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 42, 91.—
    b.
    The body of Roman law relating to private rights, the Civil Law:

    ut si quis dicat jus civile id esse, quod in legibus, senatūs consultis, rebus judicatis, juris peritorum auctoritate, edictis magistratuum, more, aequitate consistat,

    Cic. Top. 5, 28:

    hoc civile (jus) quod dicimus (opp. causa universi juris ac legum),

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    de jure civili si quis novi quid instituit,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 109;

    opp. jus nationum,

    id. Div in Caecil. 5, 18;

    opp. jus praetorium, the precedents of decisions by the prætor: nam quod agas mecum ex jure civili ac praetorio non habes,

    id. Caecin. 12, 34; 2, 4; cf. Dig. 1, 1, 7 pr. and § 1.—
    c.
    In narrower sense, the code of procedure, the forms of process in the Roman law:

    civile jus, repositum in penetralibus pontificum, evulgavit (Licinius),

    Liv. 9, 46, 5 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    jus civile per multa saecula inter sacra caerimoniasque deorum abditum, Cn. Flavius vulgavit,

    Val. Max. 2, 5, 2; cf. Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 5 sqq.; plur.:

    inteream si... novi civilia jura,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 39.—
    B.
    Relating to public or political life, political, public, state-:

    scientia,

    politics, political science, Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 6; Quint. 2, 15, 33:

    quaestiones,

    id. 2, 15, 36:

    officia,

    id. 2, 15, 36, and 2, 4, 27:

    civilium rerum peritus,

    Tac. H. 2, 5:

    mersor civilibus undis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16: vir, a statesman, politikos, Quint. prooem. § 10; 11, 10, 15; 12, 2, 7; 12, 2, 21; 11, 1, 35.—
    2.
    Esp. civil, opp. military (first in Livy):

    is gravis annis non militaribus solum sed civilibus quoque abscesserat muneribus,

    Liv. 9, 3, 5; cf.:

    civilis res haud magnopere obeuntem bella excitabant,

    id. 6, 22, 7.—
    II.
    Trop. (cf. popularis, and the Gr. koinos), demeaning one ' s self as a citizen; hence of distinguished persons, courteous, polite, civil, affable, urbane (so not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Suet.;

    in Quint. only once): quid enim civilius illo?

    Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 13:

    sermo,

    Liv. 6, 40, 15:

    animus,

    id. 45, 32, 5; Tac. A. 1, 72; Suet. Caes. 75; id. Claud. 1; id. Dom. 12; cf. id. Calig. 3; id. Vesp. 12:

    parumque id non civile modo sed humanum etiam visum,

    unbecoming a private citizen, Liv. 5, 23, 5:

    et humano ingressu,

    Quint. 3, 8, 59 Spald.:

    incessu,

    Plin. Pan. 83, 7:

    civile ingenium, mira comitas,

    Tac. A. 1, 33; cf. id. ib. 2, 82: arma, id. H. 4, 3:

    civile rebatur, misceri voluptatibus vulgi,

    id. A. 1, 54; cf. id. ib. 2, 34; 3, 22; Plin. Pan. 78, 4; 87, 1:

    civilis circa amicos,

    Eutr. 7, 13:

    in cunctos,

    id. 10, 16.— Sup., Eutr. 8, 1; Spart. Had. 20, 1.—As subst.: cīvīle, is, n., courtesy:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 3, 9.—Hence, adv.: cīvīlĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Citizen-like: vivere, Cic. ap. Lact. 3, 14: certare, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 3; Liv. 38, 56, 9; 33, 46, 3; Juv. 5, 112; Gell. praef. § 13.—
    b.
    In judicial language, civilly (opp. criminally):

    agere,

    Dig. 47, 2, 92; 11, 6, 1; 47, 10, 37.—
    2.
    (Acc. to 2.) As becomes a citizen, courteously, kindly, Ov. M. 12, 583; id. Tr. 3, 8, 41; Tac. A. 3, 76; 4, 21; id. H. 2, 91.— Comp.:

    civilius,

    Plin. Pan. 29, 2; App. M. 9, p. 236, 10.— Sup.:

    civilissime,

    Eutr. 7, 8.
    2.
    Cīvīlis, is, m., a proper name, e. g. Julius Civilis, chief of the Batavi, Tac. H. 4, 13 sq.; abl. Civile, id. ib. 4, 35.

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  • 46 Civilis

    1.
    cīvīlis, e, adj. [civis].
    I.
    Of or pertaining to citizens, civil, civic (class. in prose and poetry, and very freq.): sanguine civili rem conflant, by the blood of citizens, * Lucr. 3, 70; Cic. Fam. 15, 15, 1:

    conjuratio,

    id. ib. 5, 12, 2:

    bellum,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 1; id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    bella,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 1; Luc. 1, 1:

    genus belli,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 1; Sall. C. 47, 2; Quint. 12, 1, 16; Flor. 3, 22, 10; 3, 23, 7:

    facinus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 1.—So De Bello Civili, the title of a portion of the Commentaries of Julius Cæsar, Flor. 4, 2, 4:

    discordia,

    Sall. C. 5, 2:

    dissensio,

    id. J. 41 fin.:

    discidii specie,

    Tac. A. 14, 60:

    irae,

    id. ib. 1, 43:

    acies,

    Ov. M. 7, 142:

    arma,

    civil war, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 6; Tac. A. 1, 9:

    aestus,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 47:

    Mars,

    Ov. H. 6, 35:

    busta,

    Prop. 2, 1, 27:

    victoria,

    Nep. Epam. 10, 3; Sall. J. 95, 4; Tac. H. 4, 38 fin.:

    praeda,

    id. ib. 3, 15 et saep.:

    mos consuetudoque,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41,148; cf.

    just before: instituta civilia: conciliatio et societas,

    id. N. D. 2, 31, 78:

    facinus,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 1:

    clamor,

    Liv. 3, 28, 4; cf.

    robur,

    id. 28, 44, 5:

    curae,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 17:

    quercus = corona civica (v. civicus, I.),

    Verg. A. 6, 772: civilis dies, the civil day ( from midnight to midnight; opp. to the naturalis dies, from the rising to the setting of the sun), Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 1; Plin. 2, 77, 79, § 188; Macr. S. 1, 3:

    amor (opp. to naturalis),

    between citizens, Gell. 12, 1, 23.—
    2.
    Esp.: jus civile.
    a.
    In gen., private rights, the law, as it protects citizens in their status, property, etc.:

    jus civile est aequitas constituta iis, qui ejusdem civitatis sunt, ad res suas obtinendas,

    Cic. Top. 2, 9:

    sit ergo in jure civili finis hic: legitimae atque usitatae in rebus causisque civium aequabilitatis conservatio,

    id. de Or. 1, 42, 188:

    qui jus civile contemnendum putat, is vincula revellit judiciorum, etc.,

    id. Caecin. 25, 70; id. Off. 3, 17, 69; id. Balb. 11, 28; Gai Inst. 1, 1; Just. Inst. 1, 2, 1 sq.;

    opp. jus naturale: quodam tempore homines nondum neque naturali neque civili jure descripto fusi, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 42, 91.—
    b.
    The body of Roman law relating to private rights, the Civil Law:

    ut si quis dicat jus civile id esse, quod in legibus, senatūs consultis, rebus judicatis, juris peritorum auctoritate, edictis magistratuum, more, aequitate consistat,

    Cic. Top. 5, 28:

    hoc civile (jus) quod dicimus (opp. causa universi juris ac legum),

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    de jure civili si quis novi quid instituit,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 109;

    opp. jus nationum,

    id. Div in Caecil. 5, 18;

    opp. jus praetorium, the precedents of decisions by the prætor: nam quod agas mecum ex jure civili ac praetorio non habes,

    id. Caecin. 12, 34; 2, 4; cf. Dig. 1, 1, 7 pr. and § 1.—
    c.
    In narrower sense, the code of procedure, the forms of process in the Roman law:

    civile jus, repositum in penetralibus pontificum, evulgavit (Licinius),

    Liv. 9, 46, 5 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    jus civile per multa saecula inter sacra caerimoniasque deorum abditum, Cn. Flavius vulgavit,

    Val. Max. 2, 5, 2; cf. Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 5 sqq.; plur.:

    inteream si... novi civilia jura,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 39.—
    B.
    Relating to public or political life, political, public, state-:

    scientia,

    politics, political science, Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 6; Quint. 2, 15, 33:

    quaestiones,

    id. 2, 15, 36:

    officia,

    id. 2, 15, 36, and 2, 4, 27:

    civilium rerum peritus,

    Tac. H. 2, 5:

    mersor civilibus undis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16: vir, a statesman, politikos, Quint. prooem. § 10; 11, 10, 15; 12, 2, 7; 12, 2, 21; 11, 1, 35.—
    2.
    Esp. civil, opp. military (first in Livy):

    is gravis annis non militaribus solum sed civilibus quoque abscesserat muneribus,

    Liv. 9, 3, 5; cf.:

    civilis res haud magnopere obeuntem bella excitabant,

    id. 6, 22, 7.—
    II.
    Trop. (cf. popularis, and the Gr. koinos), demeaning one ' s self as a citizen; hence of distinguished persons, courteous, polite, civil, affable, urbane (so not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Suet.;

    in Quint. only once): quid enim civilius illo?

    Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 13:

    sermo,

    Liv. 6, 40, 15:

    animus,

    id. 45, 32, 5; Tac. A. 1, 72; Suet. Caes. 75; id. Claud. 1; id. Dom. 12; cf. id. Calig. 3; id. Vesp. 12:

    parumque id non civile modo sed humanum etiam visum,

    unbecoming a private citizen, Liv. 5, 23, 5:

    et humano ingressu,

    Quint. 3, 8, 59 Spald.:

    incessu,

    Plin. Pan. 83, 7:

    civile ingenium, mira comitas,

    Tac. A. 1, 33; cf. id. ib. 2, 82: arma, id. H. 4, 3:

    civile rebatur, misceri voluptatibus vulgi,

    id. A. 1, 54; cf. id. ib. 2, 34; 3, 22; Plin. Pan. 78, 4; 87, 1:

    civilis circa amicos,

    Eutr. 7, 13:

    in cunctos,

    id. 10, 16.— Sup., Eutr. 8, 1; Spart. Had. 20, 1.—As subst.: cīvīle, is, n., courtesy:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 3, 9.—Hence, adv.: cīvīlĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Citizen-like: vivere, Cic. ap. Lact. 3, 14: certare, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 3; Liv. 38, 56, 9; 33, 46, 3; Juv. 5, 112; Gell. praef. § 13.—
    b.
    In judicial language, civilly (opp. criminally):

    agere,

    Dig. 47, 2, 92; 11, 6, 1; 47, 10, 37.—
    2.
    (Acc. to 2.) As becomes a citizen, courteously, kindly, Ov. M. 12, 583; id. Tr. 3, 8, 41; Tac. A. 3, 76; 4, 21; id. H. 2, 91.— Comp.:

    civilius,

    Plin. Pan. 29, 2; App. M. 9, p. 236, 10.— Sup.:

    civilissime,

    Eutr. 7, 8.
    2.
    Cīvīlis, is, m., a proper name, e. g. Julius Civilis, chief of the Batavi, Tac. H. 4, 13 sq.; abl. Civile, id. ib. 4, 35.

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  • 47 civilis

    1.
    cīvīlis, e, adj. [civis].
    I.
    Of or pertaining to citizens, civil, civic (class. in prose and poetry, and very freq.): sanguine civili rem conflant, by the blood of citizens, * Lucr. 3, 70; Cic. Fam. 15, 15, 1:

    conjuratio,

    id. ib. 5, 12, 2:

    bellum,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 1; id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    bella,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 1; Luc. 1, 1:

    genus belli,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 1; Sall. C. 47, 2; Quint. 12, 1, 16; Flor. 3, 22, 10; 3, 23, 7:

    facinus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 1.—So De Bello Civili, the title of a portion of the Commentaries of Julius Cæsar, Flor. 4, 2, 4:

    discordia,

    Sall. C. 5, 2:

    dissensio,

    id. J. 41 fin.:

    discidii specie,

    Tac. A. 14, 60:

    irae,

    id. ib. 1, 43:

    acies,

    Ov. M. 7, 142:

    arma,

    civil war, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 6; Tac. A. 1, 9:

    aestus,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 47:

    Mars,

    Ov. H. 6, 35:

    busta,

    Prop. 2, 1, 27:

    victoria,

    Nep. Epam. 10, 3; Sall. J. 95, 4; Tac. H. 4, 38 fin.:

    praeda,

    id. ib. 3, 15 et saep.:

    mos consuetudoque,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41,148; cf.

    just before: instituta civilia: conciliatio et societas,

    id. N. D. 2, 31, 78:

    facinus,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 1:

    clamor,

    Liv. 3, 28, 4; cf.

    robur,

    id. 28, 44, 5:

    curae,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 17:

    quercus = corona civica (v. civicus, I.),

    Verg. A. 6, 772: civilis dies, the civil day ( from midnight to midnight; opp. to the naturalis dies, from the rising to the setting of the sun), Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 1; Plin. 2, 77, 79, § 188; Macr. S. 1, 3:

    amor (opp. to naturalis),

    between citizens, Gell. 12, 1, 23.—
    2.
    Esp.: jus civile.
    a.
    In gen., private rights, the law, as it protects citizens in their status, property, etc.:

    jus civile est aequitas constituta iis, qui ejusdem civitatis sunt, ad res suas obtinendas,

    Cic. Top. 2, 9:

    sit ergo in jure civili finis hic: legitimae atque usitatae in rebus causisque civium aequabilitatis conservatio,

    id. de Or. 1, 42, 188:

    qui jus civile contemnendum putat, is vincula revellit judiciorum, etc.,

    id. Caecin. 25, 70; id. Off. 3, 17, 69; id. Balb. 11, 28; Gai Inst. 1, 1; Just. Inst. 1, 2, 1 sq.;

    opp. jus naturale: quodam tempore homines nondum neque naturali neque civili jure descripto fusi, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 42, 91.—
    b.
    The body of Roman law relating to private rights, the Civil Law:

    ut si quis dicat jus civile id esse, quod in legibus, senatūs consultis, rebus judicatis, juris peritorum auctoritate, edictis magistratuum, more, aequitate consistat,

    Cic. Top. 5, 28:

    hoc civile (jus) quod dicimus (opp. causa universi juris ac legum),

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    de jure civili si quis novi quid instituit,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 109;

    opp. jus nationum,

    id. Div in Caecil. 5, 18;

    opp. jus praetorium, the precedents of decisions by the prætor: nam quod agas mecum ex jure civili ac praetorio non habes,

    id. Caecin. 12, 34; 2, 4; cf. Dig. 1, 1, 7 pr. and § 1.—
    c.
    In narrower sense, the code of procedure, the forms of process in the Roman law:

    civile jus, repositum in penetralibus pontificum, evulgavit (Licinius),

    Liv. 9, 46, 5 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    jus civile per multa saecula inter sacra caerimoniasque deorum abditum, Cn. Flavius vulgavit,

    Val. Max. 2, 5, 2; cf. Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 5 sqq.; plur.:

    inteream si... novi civilia jura,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 39.—
    B.
    Relating to public or political life, political, public, state-:

    scientia,

    politics, political science, Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 6; Quint. 2, 15, 33:

    quaestiones,

    id. 2, 15, 36:

    officia,

    id. 2, 15, 36, and 2, 4, 27:

    civilium rerum peritus,

    Tac. H. 2, 5:

    mersor civilibus undis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16: vir, a statesman, politikos, Quint. prooem. § 10; 11, 10, 15; 12, 2, 7; 12, 2, 21; 11, 1, 35.—
    2.
    Esp. civil, opp. military (first in Livy):

    is gravis annis non militaribus solum sed civilibus quoque abscesserat muneribus,

    Liv. 9, 3, 5; cf.:

    civilis res haud magnopere obeuntem bella excitabant,

    id. 6, 22, 7.—
    II.
    Trop. (cf. popularis, and the Gr. koinos), demeaning one ' s self as a citizen; hence of distinguished persons, courteous, polite, civil, affable, urbane (so not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Suet.;

    in Quint. only once): quid enim civilius illo?

    Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 13:

    sermo,

    Liv. 6, 40, 15:

    animus,

    id. 45, 32, 5; Tac. A. 1, 72; Suet. Caes. 75; id. Claud. 1; id. Dom. 12; cf. id. Calig. 3; id. Vesp. 12:

    parumque id non civile modo sed humanum etiam visum,

    unbecoming a private citizen, Liv. 5, 23, 5:

    et humano ingressu,

    Quint. 3, 8, 59 Spald.:

    incessu,

    Plin. Pan. 83, 7:

    civile ingenium, mira comitas,

    Tac. A. 1, 33; cf. id. ib. 2, 82: arma, id. H. 4, 3:

    civile rebatur, misceri voluptatibus vulgi,

    id. A. 1, 54; cf. id. ib. 2, 34; 3, 22; Plin. Pan. 78, 4; 87, 1:

    civilis circa amicos,

    Eutr. 7, 13:

    in cunctos,

    id. 10, 16.— Sup., Eutr. 8, 1; Spart. Had. 20, 1.—As subst.: cīvīle, is, n., courtesy:

    si quicquam in vobis non dico civilis sed humani esset,

    Liv. 5, 3, 9.—Hence, adv.: cīvīlĭter.
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Citizen-like: vivere, Cic. ap. Lact. 3, 14: certare, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 3; Liv. 38, 56, 9; 33, 46, 3; Juv. 5, 112; Gell. praef. § 13.—
    b.
    In judicial language, civilly (opp. criminally):

    agere,

    Dig. 47, 2, 92; 11, 6, 1; 47, 10, 37.—
    2.
    (Acc. to 2.) As becomes a citizen, courteously, kindly, Ov. M. 12, 583; id. Tr. 3, 8, 41; Tac. A. 3, 76; 4, 21; id. H. 2, 91.— Comp.:

    civilius,

    Plin. Pan. 29, 2; App. M. 9, p. 236, 10.— Sup.:

    civilissime,

    Eutr. 7, 8.
    2.
    Cīvīlis, is, m., a proper name, e. g. Julius Civilis, chief of the Batavi, Tac. H. 4, 13 sq.; abl. Civile, id. ib. 4, 35.

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  • 48 comitia

        comitia ōrum, n    [plur. of comitium], the Roman people in assembly, comitia curiata, of the patricians, held in the comitium, mainly to ratify or veto decrees of the senate: comitia fierent regi creando, L.; later only for taking the auspices, C. —Centuriata, the general assembly of the Roman people (usu. in the Campus Martius, instituted by Servius Tullius, and continued throughout the republic): consularia, for electing consuls: edicere comitia consulibus creandis, L. — Tributa, usu. in the Forum, but for choosing magistrates often in the Campus Martius, C., L.—Tribunicia, for electing tribunes of the plebs, L.: quaestoria. — An election: comitiis factis.

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  • 49 cōnsul

        cōnsul ulis, m    [com-+2 SAL-], a consul; the highest magistracy of the Roman republic was vested in two consuls, chosen annually: ordinarius, for the full term (opp. suffectus, to fill a vacancy), L.: designatus, elect: consules creantur, Cs.: me consulem fecistis: ne sufficiatur consul, chosen to fill a vacancy: Consulis imperium, V.— In dates, defining the year; usu. abl absol.: Messalā et Pisone consulibus, in the consulship of, Cs.: a. d. V Kal. Apr. L. Pisone A. Gabinio consulibus (i. e. the 28th of March), Cs.: nobis consulibus: Consule Tullo, H.: Bibuli consulis amphora, H.: XL annis ante me consulem: ante vos consules: post L. Sullam Q. Pompeium consules. — Sing collect., the consuls, supreme magistracy: eo (iure) consulem usurum, L.: legatisque ad consulem missis, L.: nullius earum rerum consuli ius est, S.—In the title, pro consule ( abbrev. procos.), plur. pro consulibus, a vice-consul, deputy-consul, magistrate with consular powers; orig. given to a general sent to command an army: pro consule Quinctium subsidio castris mitti, L.: non oportere mitti privatum pro consule. — Also, to a consul whose military command was prolonged beyond his term of office: ut cum Philo consulatu abisset, pro consule rem gereret, L. — After Sulla's time, the consuls, when their year expired, assumed the chief magistracy in provinces designated by the senate, as pro consulibus: litterae a Bruto pro consule: ex litteris Bruti pro consule: qui pro consulibus sint ad urbem, Cs.; see also proconsul. — A proconsul: mortuus Claudius consul erat, L.: quaestor obtigit (Cato) consuli, N. — Poet.: non unius anni, i. e. not by election, but by nature, H.
    * * *
    consul (highest elected Roman official - 2/year); supreme magistrate elsewhere

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  • 50 Quiris

        Quiris ītis, gen plur. tium, m    [Cures].— Plur, the inhabitants of Cures, Quirites: prisci, V.—After the Sabines and the Romans were united, the people were called Quirites: ita geminatā urbe... Quirites a curibus appellati, L.; the term implied civilians, while Romani was regarded as the name of warriors and rulers. The two were united in various phrases designating the whole people: populus R. Quiritium, the Roman commonwealth of Quirite citizens, L.: exercitus populi R. Quiritium, L.: populus R. Quiritesque, L.: Quirites Romani, L.; orators often addressed the people as Quirites.—In the phrase, ius Quiritium, the civil rights of a citizen in Rome: iure Quiritium liber esse.— Sing, a Roman citizen, Quirite: dona Quiritis, H.: reddere iura Quiriti, O.: Quis te re donavit Quiritem Dis patriis? i. e. unharmed, H.—Of bees, citizens, commonalty: ipsae regem, parvosque Quirites Sufficiunt, V.
    * * *
    I II
    inhabitants (pl.) of the Sabine town Cures; Romans in their civil capacity

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  • 51 ager

    ăger, gri, m. [agros; Germ. Acker, Eng. acre, Sanscr. agras = surface, floor; Grimm conjectured that it was connected with ago, agô, a pecore agendo, and this was the ancient view; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 34 Müll., and Don. ad Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 47; so the Germ. Trift = pasture, from treiben, to drive].
    I.
    In an extended sense, territory, district, domain, the whole of the soil belonging to a community (syn.: terra, tellus, arvum, solum, rus, humus; opp. terra, which includes [p. 70] many such possessions taken together; cf.

    Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 2, 694 sq.): Ager Tusculanus,... non terra,

    Varr. L. L. 7, 2, 84:

    praedā atque agro adfecit familiares suos,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 38:

    abituros agro Achivos,

    id. ib. 1, 53, 71:

    ut melior fundus Hirpinus sit, sive ager Hirpinus (totum enim possidet), quam, etc.,

    Cic. Agr. 3, 2: fundum habet in agro Thurino, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 4, 2, 131 (pro Tull. 14):

    Rhenus, qui agrum Helvetium a Germanis dividit,

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

    ager Noricus,

    id. ib. 1, 5:

    in agro Troade,

    Nep. Paus. 3:

    in agro Aretino,

    Sall. C. 36, 1:

    his civitas data agerque,

    Liv. 2, 16:

    in agro urbis Jericho,

    Vulg. Josue, 5, 13.—In the Roman polity: ager Romanus, the Roman possessions in land (distinguished from ager peregrinus, foreign territory) was divided into ager publicus, public property, domains, and ager privatus, private estates; v. Smith's Dict. Antiq., and Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 2, 695 and 696; cf. with 153 sq.—
    II.
    In a more restricted sense.
    A.
    Improdued or productive land, a field, whether pasture, arable, nursery ground, or any thing of the kind; cf. Doed. Syn. 3, 7 sq.; 1, 71; Hab. Syn. 68, and Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 7, 13:

    agrum hunc mercatus sum: hic me exerceo,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 94:

    agrum de nostro patre colendum habebat,

    id. Phorm. 2, 3, 17:

    ut ager quamvis fertilis, sine culturā fructuosus esse non potest,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 5; id. Fl. 29:

    agrum colere,

    id. Rosc. Am. 18:

    conserere,

    Verg. E. 1, 73:

    agrum tuum non seres,

    Vulg. Lev. 19, 19:

    (homo) seminavit bonum semen in agro suo,

    ib. Matt. 13, 24; ib. Luc. 12, 16. —
    * Of a piece of ground where vines or trees are planted, a nursery:

    ut ager mundus purusque flat, ejus arbor atque vitis fecundior,

    Gell.
    19, 12, 8.—Of a place of habitation in the country, estate, villa:

    in tuosne agros confugiam,

    Cic. Att. 3, 15 (so agros, Hom. Od. 24, 205).—
    B.
    The fields, the open country, the country (as in Gr. agros or agroi), like rus, in opp. to the town, urbs (in prose writers generally only in the plur.), Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 2:

    homines ex agris concurrunt,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44:

    non solum ex urbe, sed etiam ex agris,

    id. Cat. 2, 4, 8:

    annus pestilens urbi agrisque,

    Liv. 3, 6; id. 3, 32:

    in civitatem et in agros,

    Vulg. Marc. 5, 14.—And even in opp. to a village or hamlet, the open field:

    sanum hominem modo ruri esse oportet, modo in urbe, saepiusque in agro,

    Cels. 1, 1.—
    C.
    Poet., in opp. to mountains, plain, valley, champaign:

    ignotos montes agrosque salutat,

    Ov. M. 3, 25.—
    D.
    As a measure of length (opp. frons, breadth):

    mille pedes in fronte, trecentos cippus in agrum Hic dabat,

    in depth, Hor. S. 1, 8, 12.

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  • 52 edictum

    ēdictum, i, n. [id.].
    A.
    A proclamation, ordinance, edict, manifesto of the Roman magistrates (cf.: senatus consultum, scitum, jussum;

    decretum, epistola, rescriptum), e. g. of the ediles,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 7 fin.; id. Off. 3, 17, 71; Gell. 4, 2; Dig. 21, 1;

    of a tribune of the people,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19 fin.;

    of a dictator,

    Liv. 8, 34;

    of the consuls,

    id. 8, 7; 24, 8;

    of the proconsuls,

    id. 26, 12;

    of Caesar in the civil war,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 19;

    of the emperor,

    Just. Inst. 1, 2, 6; Vulg. Luc. 2, 1 (cf. decretum, epistola, rescriptum) et saep.—
    2.
    Esp. freq. the public announcement of the praetor, in which he states, on entering upon his office, the rules by which he will be guided in administering justice (out of such legal regulations renewed and made more complete every year—edictum perpetuum, in contradistinction to edicta prout res incidit; cf. Eutr. 8, 17—there was gradually formed an important part of the body of Roman law), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, § 105; 2, 3, 7; 14 sq.; id. Quint. 19; id. Fl. 28, 67 et saep.; cf. Sanders, Just. Inst. introd. p. xviii. sq.; xxiv. sq.; Just. Inst. 1, 2, 7; Rein's Privatr. p. 70 sq.; 80; 83, and the sources cited.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen.
    1.
    An order, command, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 10.—
    2.
    A play-bill, order of games:

    edictum et ladorum ordinem perlegere,

    Sen. Ep. 117:

    his mane edictum,

    Pers. 1, 134 Gildersleeve ad loc.

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  • 53 lex

    lex, lēgis, f. [perh. Sanscr. root lag-, lig-, to fasten; Lat. ligo, to bind, oblige; cf. religio], a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill (cf. institutum).
    I.
    Lit.:

    legem ferre: antiquare,

    Cic. Off. 2, 21, 73:

    rogare,

    id. Phil. 2, 29, 72:

    leges ac jura ferre,

    Juv. 2, 72:

    legem promulgavit pertulitque, ut, etc.,

    Liv. 33, 46:

    Antonius fixit legem a dictatore comitiis latam, qua, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 14, 12:

    legem sciscere de aliqua re,

    id. Planc. 14, 35:

    populus R. jussit legem de civitate tribuenda,

    id. Balb. 17, 38:

    repudiare,

    id. Lael. 25, 96.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A bill which has become a law in consequence of its adoption by the people in the comitia, a law (cf.: jus, fas; decretum, edictum, scitum): legem constituere alicui, Cic. Caecin. 14, 40:

    legem gravem alicui imponere,

    id. Ac. 2, 8, 23:

    legem neglegere, evertere, perfringere,

    id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    neglegere, perrumpere,

    id. Leg. 1, 15, 42:

    leges ac jura labefactare,

    id. Caecin. 25, 70:

    legem condere,

    Liv. 3, 34: leges duodecim tabularum, the laws composed by the decemvirs, the foundation of Roman legislation, Liv. 3, 33 sq.:

    nunc barbaricā lege certumst jus meum omne persequi,

    i. e. by the Roman law, that of the Twelve Tables, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 32.—
    B.
    Esp. in phrases.
    1.
    Lege and legibus, according to law, by law, legally:

    ejus morte ea ad me lege redierunt bona,

    Ter. And. 4, 5, 4:

    Athenas deductus est, ut ibi de eo legibus fieret judicium,

    Nep. Phoc. 3, 4.—
    2.
    Legis actio, a statutory process:

    actiones quas in usu veteres habuerunt legis actiones appellabantur, vel ideo quod legibus proditae sunt,... vel ideo quia ipsarum legum verbis accommodatae erant, et ideo inmutabiles proinde atque leges observabantur,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 11; cf. § 12 sqq.—
    3.
    Hence, in partic.: lege agere, to proceed strictly according to law.
    a.
    Of the lictor, to execute a sentence:

    Fulvius praeconi imperavit, ut lictorem lege agere juberet,

    Liv. 26, 15, 9. —
    b.
    To bring a legal or statutory action: una injuria est tecum. Chr. Lege agito ergo, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 90: lege agito dicebatur ei cujus intentio contemptibilis adversario videbatur, Don. ad Ter. l. l.: lege agito mecum;

    molestus ne sis,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 11:

    lege egit in hereditatem paternam exheres filius,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; 1, 36, 167; id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 115.—
    4.
    Fraudem legi facere, to evade the law:

    ut ne legi fraudem faciant aleariae, adcuratote ut, etc.,

    the law against dicing, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 9:

    quod emancupando filium fraudem legi fecisset,

    Liv. 7, 16, 9; cf. Val. Max. 8, 6, 3; cf.

    also: facio fraudem senatus consulto,

    Cic. Att. 4, 12, 1.—
    C.
    In gen., a law, precept, regulation, principle, rule, mode, manner:

    qui disciplinam suam legem vitae putet,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11:

    communis condicio lexque vitae,

    id. ib. 4, 29, 62; id. Balb. 7, 18:

    haec lex in amicitia sauciatur,

    id. Lael. 12, 40:

    quaero cur vir bonus has sibi tam gravis leges imposuerit,

    id. Ac. 2, 8, 23:

    lex veri rectique,

    id. ib. 2, 9, 27:

    aliquam legem vitae accipere,

    Sen. Ep. 108, 6:

    ad legem naturae revertamur,

    id. ib. 25, 4:

    leges in historia observandae,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 5:

    quis nescit primam esse historiae legem, ne quid falsi dicere audeat?

    id. de Or. 2, 15, 62; id. Fam. 5, 12, 3:

    vetus est lex amicitiae, ut idem amici semper velint,

    id. Planc. 2, 5:

    hanc ad legem formanda est oratio,

    id. de Or. 3, 49, 190:

    versibus est certa quaedam et definita lex,

    id. Or. 58:

    legibus suis (i. e. philosophiae) parere,

    id. Tusc. 5, 7, 19:

    leges Epicuri,

    id. ib. 5, 37, 108; 4, 4, 7; Sen. Ep. 94, 15; Suet. Ner. 24:

    vetus lex sermonis,

    Quint. 1, 5, 29:

    contra leges loquendi,

    id. 1, 8, 13:

    lex et ratio loquendi,

    Juv. 6, 453:

    secundum grammaticam legem,

    Gell. 13, 21, 22:

    legem esse aiunt disciplinae dialecticae, etc.,

    id. 16, 2, 1:

    citharae leges,

    Tac. A. 16, 4:

    beneficii,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 10, 4:

    sic ingens rerum numerus jubet atque operum lex,

    Juv. 7, 102:

    scimus hujus opusculi illam esse legem, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 5:

    qui titulus sola metri lege constringitur,

    id. ib. 4, 14, 8.—Of things:

    quā sidera lege mearent,

    by what law, what rule, Ov. M. 15, 71.—Hence, sine lege, without order, in confusion, confusedly:

    exspatiantur equi... quaque impetus egit, Hac sine lege ruunt,

    Ov. M. 2, 204:

    jacent collo sparsi sine lege capilli,

    id. H. 15, 73:

    haec in lege loci commoda Circus habet,

    quality, nature, id. Am. 3, 2, 20; cf.:

    sub lege loci sumit mutatque figuras,

    id. Hal. 32.—
    D.
    A contract, agreement, covenant:

    oleam faciundam hac lege oportet locare, etc.,

    Cato, R. R. 145:

    in mancipii lege,

    a contract of sale, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178; cf.:

    Manilianas venalium vendendorum leges ediscere,

    id. ib. 1, 58, 246: collegii Aesculapii, Inscr. ap. Fabrett. p. 724, n. 443.—
    E.
    A condition, stipulation (cf. condicio).
    1.
    In gen. (mostly ante-class.):

    ego dabo ei talentum, primus qui in crucem excucurrerit, Set ca lege, ut offigantur bis pedes,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 13:

    quia nequit, qua lege licuit velle dixit fieri,

    id. Stich. 3, 1, 58: estne empta mi haec? Pe. His legibus [p. 1056] habeas licet, id. Ep. 3, 4, 39:

    hac lege tibi adstringo meam fidem,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 22:

    legibus dictis,

    Liv. 9, 5, 3:

    dicta tibi est lex,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 18:

    sed vos saevas imponite leges,

    Juv. 7, 229.—
    2.
    Hence of conditions or terms of peace:

    pax data Philippo in has leges est,

    Liv. 33, 30:

    quibus ante dictum est legibus, pacem fecerunt,

    id. 30, 43:

    pacemque his legibus constituerunt,

    Nep. Tim. 2:

    se sub leges pacis iniquae Tradere,

    Verg. A. 4, 618:

    leges et foedera jungere,

    id. ib. 12, 822:

    in leges ire,

    Stat. S. 1, 1, 27.—
    F.
    In eccl. Lat. esp., the law of Moses:

    nolite putare quoniam veni solvere legem,

    Vulg. Matt. 5, 17; 11, 13;

    often called lex Moysi,

    id. Luc. 2, 22; id. Act. 15, 5;

    but more freq. lex Domini,

    id. Luc. 2, 23; id. Psa. 4, 2:

    lex Dei,

    id. 2 Esdr. 10, 28 sq.;

    also cf.: lex Altissimi,

    id. Eccl. 19, 21:

    lex tua,

    id. Psa. 39, 8; 118, 18:

    lex mea,

    id. Prov. 3, 1.—Also of a precept of the Mosaic law:

    ista est lex animantium,

    Vulg. Lev. 11, 46:

    istae sunt leges quas constituit Dominus,

    id. Num. 30, 17.

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  • 54 majestas

    mājestas, ātis, f. [major, magnus, q. v.], greatness, grandeur, dignity, majesty.
    I.
    Lit., of the gods; also the condition of men in high station, as kings, consuls, senators, knights, etc., and, in republican states, esp. freq. of the people (class.).
    1.
    Of the gods:

    di non censent esse suae majestatis, praesignificare hominibus, quae sunt futura,

    Cic. Div. 1, 38, 82 sq.:

    primus est deorum cultus deos credere, deinde reddere illis majestatem suam,

    Sen. Ep. 95, 50:

    divinam majestatem asserere sibi coepit,

    divine majesty, Suet. Calig. 22.—
    2.
    Of men:

    consulis,

    Cic. Pis. 11, 24:

    judicum,

    id. Rosc. Am. 19, 54:

    regia,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 106:

    ducis,

    Phaedr. 2, 5, 23:

    senatus,

    Liv. 8, 34:

    patria,

    the paternal authority, id. 8, 7, 3:

    inter nos sanctissima divitiarum majestas,

    Juv. 1, 113.— The sovereign power, sovereignty of the Roman people:

    majestatem populi Romani defendere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:

    per majestatem populi Romani subvenite misero mihi,

    Sall. J. 14, 25: ad tantam magnitudinem Romana majestas cunctorum numinum favore pervenit, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 6, 4, 6: majestatem minuere or laedere, to injure or offend against the majesty, sovereignty of the people:

    majestatem minuere est de dignitate, aut amplitudine, aut potestate populi, aut eorum, quibus populus potestatem dedit, aliquid derogare,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 17, 53; Tac. A. 1, 72:

    populi Romani majestatem laedere,

    Sen. Contr. 4, 25, 13; Amm. 16, 8, 4; 19, 12, 1; 21, 12, 19 al.: crimen majestatis, high-treason; an offence against the majesty, sovereignty of the people:

    et crimen majestatis, quod imperii nostri gloriae, rerumque gestarum monumenta evertere atque asportare ausus est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 41, § 88:

    legionem sollicitare, res est, quae lege majestatis tenetur,

    against treason, id. Clu. 35, 97:

    condemnatus majestatis,

    id. ib.:

    laesae majestatis accusari,

    Sen. Contr. 4, 25:

    majestatis causā damnatus,

    Dig. 48, 24, 1:

    majestatis judicium,

    ib. 2, 20:

    Lege Julia majestatis tenetur is, cujus ope, consilio adversus imperatorem vel rem publicam arma mota sunt, exercitusve ejus in insidias deductus est,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 29, 1.—As a title of honor of the Roman emperors, majesty, Phaedr. 2, 5, 23; Symm. Ep. 19, 16 et saep.—
    II.
    Transf., in gen., honor, dignity, excellence, [p. 1102] splendor:

    majestas et pudor matronarum,

    Liv. 34, 2:

    rex apum nullum habeat aculeum, majestate solā armatus,

    Plin. 11, 17, 17, § 52: boum, i. e. fine condition, appearance, Varr R. R. 2, 5:

    ipsa dierum Festorum herboso colitur si quando theatro,

    Juv. 3, 173:

    templorum,

    id. 11, 111:

    Tyria majestas,

    the splendor of Tyrian purple, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 79:

    quanta illi fuit gravitas! quanta in oratione majestas!

    Cic. Lael. 25, 96:

    loci, i. e. Jovis templi,

    Liv. 1, 53.

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  • 55 scisco

    scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 ( dep. collat. form sciscor, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), v. inch. a. [scio], to seek to know; to search, inquire.
    I.
    Lit. (ante-class. and very rare; cf., on the other hand, the deriv. sciscitor): praefestinamus, quae sit causa, sciscere, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.: ibo ad eam, ut sciscam, quid velint, Att. ap. Non. 505, 12; cf. Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 17.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Publicists' t. t., of the people, after inquiry or examination, to accept, approve, assent to something proposed; hence, to appoint, enact, decree, ordain, = rem cognitam jubere (cf. sancio):

    nullam illi (majores nostri) vim contionis esse voluerunt: quae scisceret plebes aut quae populus juberet summota contione, distributis partibus... auditis auctoribus, re multos dies promulgatā et cognitā, juberi vetarique voluerunt,

    Cic. Fl. 7, 15:

    illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,

    id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

    rogationes plurimas propter vos populus scivit,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 23:

    rogationem Marciam de Liguribus magno consensu plebes scivit jussitque. Ex eo plebiscito, etc.,

    Liv. 42, 21 fin.:

    adeo id gratum plebi fuit ut id modo sciscerent juberentque, ut senatus decerneret, qui Romae regnaret,

    id. 1, 17 fin.:

    ad sciscendum plebi,

    id. 6, 35:

    si Gaditani sciverint nominatim de aliquo cive Romano, ut sit is civis Gaditanus,

    Cic. Balb. 11, 27; cf.:

    qui (Athenienses) sciverunt, ut, etc.,

    id. Off. 3, 11, 46.— Pass.:

    multa perniciose sciscuntur in populis (with sancire),

    Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13; cf.:

    illud stultissimum, existimare omnia justa esse, quae scita sint in populorum institutis aut legibus,

    id. ib. 1, 15, 42 (v. also under P. a.).— Poet., with obj.-clause:

    munera Martis Aequent imperio et solem concedere nocti Sciscant,

    Sil. 7, 545.—
    2.
    Transf., in gen. (like decerno), of an individual, to approve, assent to, vote for any thing:

    qui ulteriorem (Galliam decernit), ostendit, eam se sciscere legem, quam esse legem neget,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 15, 36:

    quod primus scivit legem de publicanis, etc.,

    id. Planc. 14, 35. —
    B.
    To learn, ascertain, know:

    ut illi id factum sciscerent,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 68: praefestinamus quae sit causa sciscere, quod, etc., Afran. ap. Charis. 2, p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 396 Rib.). —
    III.
    Trop., of nature, to decree, establish:

    confirmat antem illud vel maxime quod ipsa natura, ut ait ille, sciscet et probet,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23.—Hence, scī-tus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    (Acc. to I.) Mid. (orig., that has informed himself, obtained knowledge, had experience; hence), knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (of persons; mostly poet.; not in Cic., but cf. 2.; syn.: callidus, versatus): doctu', fidelis... Scitus, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 251 Vahl.):

    hominem astutum, doctum, scitum et callidum,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151:

    mulier scita atque prudens,

    Gell. 13, 4 fin.: scitus agaso, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Ann. v. 217 Vahl.):

    sycophanta,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8:

    homo,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23:

    convivator,

    a clever, dexterous host, Liv. 35, 49:

    scitus bellum (venereum) init,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 42:

    ea mulieris scitae comitas,

    Gell. 13, 4, 3.— Comp.:

    non sum scitior, quae hos rogem, etc.,

    Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 12.— Poet. and in post - Aug. prose with gen.:

    Nessus scitus vadorum,

    acquainted with, Ov. M. 9, 108:

    Thalia lyrae,

    id. F. 5, 54:

    Sthenelus pugnandi,

    Quint. 9, 3, 10 Spald. N. cr. —With obj.-clause ( poet.):

    scitus accendere corda Laudibus,

    Sil. 17, 293:

    accendere Martem,

    id. 15, 594.—
    b.
    Of things, fit, suitable, proper, judicious, sensible, witty, etc.:

    pulcre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57:

    scito illa quidem (scripsit) sermone et Attico,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; cf.

    interrogationes,

    Quint. 5, 7, 28.— Sup.:

    oratio optima et scitissima,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 30:

    si quid (dictum) est, quod mihi scitum esse videatur et homini ingenuo dignum atque docto, non aspernor,

    Cic. Planc. 14, 35; cf. id. Or. 16, 51:

    oratoris dictum,

    Tac. A. 6, 20.—Esp. in the phrase scitum est, it is a witty or acute saying; shrewd, clever: vetus illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 51; cf.:

    scitum est illud Catonis, ut multa: Melius, etc.,

    id. Lael. 24, 90;

    Scytharum legati,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 148:

    scitum est, inter Protogenem et eum (Apellem) quod accidit,

    a clever thing, id. 35, 10, 36, § 81:

    hoc Scitum est, periculum ex aliis facere, tibi quod ex usu siet,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 36; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 4, 2:

    scitum est causam conferre in tempus,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 228.—
    2.
    Transf., beautiful, elegant, fine, etc. (mostly ante- and post-class.;

    syn.: venustus, bellus): satis scitum filum mulieris,

    Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15; cf.

    Iphis,

    Petr. 63, 3:

    mulierculae formae scitioris,

    Lampr. Commod. 2 fin. (v. perscitus):

    vox admodum scita et canora,

    Gell. 18, 5, 2:

    haec nox scita'st exercendo scorto,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; cf. scitamenta.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Subst.: scītum, i. n., an ordinance, statute, decree; esp. in connection with plebis (plebei, v. plebs), or, in one word, plebiscitum, an ordinance or decree of the people or of the citizens (opp. to senatusconsultum, a decree of the Senate):

    scita plebei appellantur ea, quae plebs suo suffragio sine patribus jussit, plebeio magistratu rogante,

    Fest. p. 293 Müll.; cf. Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4:

    quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

    quae (lex) postea plebiscito Canuleio abrogata est,

    id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:

    plebiscitis consularem potestatem minuere,

    id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 et saep. (v. 2. scitus).—In a lusus verbb. with scitus, A.: Ps. Ecquid is homo scitus est? Ch. Plebiscitum non est scitius, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58.—In the order scitum plebis:

    de altero aedile scitum plebis est factum rogantibus tribunis,

    Liv. 31, 50 fin.; 10, 22 fin.:

    scita plebis injuncta patribus,

    id. 3, 67; 22, 26;

    Populi is used instead of plebis when the decrees of other nations are spoken of: cum lex esset Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut quisquam coronā donaretur, etc.,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19:

    Athenienses quibusdam temporibus sublato Areopago nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant,

    id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; so,

    in one word, populiscitum,

    Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; id. Epam. 7, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 2:

    ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret aut litteris mandaretur,

    Liv. 45, 25. Tacitus is the first who has populi scita for decrees of the Roman people, Tac. A. 3, 58.—Of Roman popular decrees also simply scita:

    cum scita ac jussa nostra sua sententia comprobat,

    Cic. Balb. 18, 42.—Rarely of other public or official ordinances (cf.:

    decreta, edicta, jussa): (Numa) omnia publica privataque sacra Pontificis scitis subjecit,

    Liv. 1, 20:

    quo minus ferociter aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversarentur,

    id. 3, 33; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146:

    regis,

    Vulg. Esth. 3, 8.—
    2.
    Transf. (with decretum and placitum) as a transl. of the Gr. dogma, a maxim, tenet, dogma, Sen. Ep. 95, 10.— Adv.: scītē (acc. to A.), shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, nicely, tastefully, elegantly (class.):

    eho, nimium scite scitus es,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 8; cf.:

    tondetur nimium scite,

    id. Merc. 3, 1, 28:

    satis scite et probe,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 56; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 69; id. Mil. 4, 2, 74; id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1 (with commode):

    (rationes) ita sunt perscriptae scite et litterate, ut, etc.,

    id. Pis. 25, 61; cf.:

    scite et venuste facta,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:

    illa ex patellis quae evellerat, ita scite in aureis poculis inligabat, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

    54: non scite (dictum),

    id. Att. 14, 20, 3; so,

    dictum,

    Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166:

    scite loqui,

    Liv. 10, 19:

    parum scite convivium exornare,

    Sall. J. 85, 39; cf. Liv. 4, 44 fin. — Comp.:

    scitius,

    Gell. 4, 11, 10.— Sup.:

    scitissime,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 116; Gell. 10, 11, 6; App. M. 9, p. 212, 16.

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  • 56 sciscor

    scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 ( dep. collat. form sciscor, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), v. inch. a. [scio], to seek to know; to search, inquire.
    I.
    Lit. (ante-class. and very rare; cf., on the other hand, the deriv. sciscitor): praefestinamus, quae sit causa, sciscere, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.: ibo ad eam, ut sciscam, quid velint, Att. ap. Non. 505, 12; cf. Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 17.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Publicists' t. t., of the people, after inquiry or examination, to accept, approve, assent to something proposed; hence, to appoint, enact, decree, ordain, = rem cognitam jubere (cf. sancio):

    nullam illi (majores nostri) vim contionis esse voluerunt: quae scisceret plebes aut quae populus juberet summota contione, distributis partibus... auditis auctoribus, re multos dies promulgatā et cognitā, juberi vetarique voluerunt,

    Cic. Fl. 7, 15:

    illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,

    id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

    rogationes plurimas propter vos populus scivit,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 23:

    rogationem Marciam de Liguribus magno consensu plebes scivit jussitque. Ex eo plebiscito, etc.,

    Liv. 42, 21 fin.:

    adeo id gratum plebi fuit ut id modo sciscerent juberentque, ut senatus decerneret, qui Romae regnaret,

    id. 1, 17 fin.:

    ad sciscendum plebi,

    id. 6, 35:

    si Gaditani sciverint nominatim de aliquo cive Romano, ut sit is civis Gaditanus,

    Cic. Balb. 11, 27; cf.:

    qui (Athenienses) sciverunt, ut, etc.,

    id. Off. 3, 11, 46.— Pass.:

    multa perniciose sciscuntur in populis (with sancire),

    Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13; cf.:

    illud stultissimum, existimare omnia justa esse, quae scita sint in populorum institutis aut legibus,

    id. ib. 1, 15, 42 (v. also under P. a.).— Poet., with obj.-clause:

    munera Martis Aequent imperio et solem concedere nocti Sciscant,

    Sil. 7, 545.—
    2.
    Transf., in gen. (like decerno), of an individual, to approve, assent to, vote for any thing:

    qui ulteriorem (Galliam decernit), ostendit, eam se sciscere legem, quam esse legem neget,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 15, 36:

    quod primus scivit legem de publicanis, etc.,

    id. Planc. 14, 35. —
    B.
    To learn, ascertain, know:

    ut illi id factum sciscerent,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 68: praefestinamus quae sit causa sciscere, quod, etc., Afran. ap. Charis. 2, p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 396 Rib.). —
    III.
    Trop., of nature, to decree, establish:

    confirmat antem illud vel maxime quod ipsa natura, ut ait ille, sciscet et probet,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23.—Hence, scī-tus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    (Acc. to I.) Mid. (orig., that has informed himself, obtained knowledge, had experience; hence), knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (of persons; mostly poet.; not in Cic., but cf. 2.; syn.: callidus, versatus): doctu', fidelis... Scitus, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 251 Vahl.):

    hominem astutum, doctum, scitum et callidum,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151:

    mulier scita atque prudens,

    Gell. 13, 4 fin.: scitus agaso, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Ann. v. 217 Vahl.):

    sycophanta,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8:

    homo,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23:

    convivator,

    a clever, dexterous host, Liv. 35, 49:

    scitus bellum (venereum) init,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 42:

    ea mulieris scitae comitas,

    Gell. 13, 4, 3.— Comp.:

    non sum scitior, quae hos rogem, etc.,

    Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 12.— Poet. and in post - Aug. prose with gen.:

    Nessus scitus vadorum,

    acquainted with, Ov. M. 9, 108:

    Thalia lyrae,

    id. F. 5, 54:

    Sthenelus pugnandi,

    Quint. 9, 3, 10 Spald. N. cr. —With obj.-clause ( poet.):

    scitus accendere corda Laudibus,

    Sil. 17, 293:

    accendere Martem,

    id. 15, 594.—
    b.
    Of things, fit, suitable, proper, judicious, sensible, witty, etc.:

    pulcre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57:

    scito illa quidem (scripsit) sermone et Attico,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; cf.

    interrogationes,

    Quint. 5, 7, 28.— Sup.:

    oratio optima et scitissima,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 30:

    si quid (dictum) est, quod mihi scitum esse videatur et homini ingenuo dignum atque docto, non aspernor,

    Cic. Planc. 14, 35; cf. id. Or. 16, 51:

    oratoris dictum,

    Tac. A. 6, 20.—Esp. in the phrase scitum est, it is a witty or acute saying; shrewd, clever: vetus illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 51; cf.:

    scitum est illud Catonis, ut multa: Melius, etc.,

    id. Lael. 24, 90;

    Scytharum legati,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 148:

    scitum est, inter Protogenem et eum (Apellem) quod accidit,

    a clever thing, id. 35, 10, 36, § 81:

    hoc Scitum est, periculum ex aliis facere, tibi quod ex usu siet,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 36; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 4, 2:

    scitum est causam conferre in tempus,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 228.—
    2.
    Transf., beautiful, elegant, fine, etc. (mostly ante- and post-class.;

    syn.: venustus, bellus): satis scitum filum mulieris,

    Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15; cf.

    Iphis,

    Petr. 63, 3:

    mulierculae formae scitioris,

    Lampr. Commod. 2 fin. (v. perscitus):

    vox admodum scita et canora,

    Gell. 18, 5, 2:

    haec nox scita'st exercendo scorto,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; cf. scitamenta.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Subst.: scītum, i. n., an ordinance, statute, decree; esp. in connection with plebis (plebei, v. plebs), or, in one word, plebiscitum, an ordinance or decree of the people or of the citizens (opp. to senatusconsultum, a decree of the Senate):

    scita plebei appellantur ea, quae plebs suo suffragio sine patribus jussit, plebeio magistratu rogante,

    Fest. p. 293 Müll.; cf. Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4:

    quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

    quae (lex) postea plebiscito Canuleio abrogata est,

    id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:

    plebiscitis consularem potestatem minuere,

    id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 et saep. (v. 2. scitus).—In a lusus verbb. with scitus, A.: Ps. Ecquid is homo scitus est? Ch. Plebiscitum non est scitius, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58.—In the order scitum plebis:

    de altero aedile scitum plebis est factum rogantibus tribunis,

    Liv. 31, 50 fin.; 10, 22 fin.:

    scita plebis injuncta patribus,

    id. 3, 67; 22, 26;

    Populi is used instead of plebis when the decrees of other nations are spoken of: cum lex esset Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut quisquam coronā donaretur, etc.,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19:

    Athenienses quibusdam temporibus sublato Areopago nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant,

    id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; so,

    in one word, populiscitum,

    Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; id. Epam. 7, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 2:

    ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret aut litteris mandaretur,

    Liv. 45, 25. Tacitus is the first who has populi scita for decrees of the Roman people, Tac. A. 3, 58.—Of Roman popular decrees also simply scita:

    cum scita ac jussa nostra sua sententia comprobat,

    Cic. Balb. 18, 42.—Rarely of other public or official ordinances (cf.:

    decreta, edicta, jussa): (Numa) omnia publica privataque sacra Pontificis scitis subjecit,

    Liv. 1, 20:

    quo minus ferociter aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversarentur,

    id. 3, 33; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146:

    regis,

    Vulg. Esth. 3, 8.—
    2.
    Transf. (with decretum and placitum) as a transl. of the Gr. dogma, a maxim, tenet, dogma, Sen. Ep. 95, 10.— Adv.: scītē (acc. to A.), shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, nicely, tastefully, elegantly (class.):

    eho, nimium scite scitus es,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 8; cf.:

    tondetur nimium scite,

    id. Merc. 3, 1, 28:

    satis scite et probe,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 56; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 69; id. Mil. 4, 2, 74; id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1 (with commode):

    (rationes) ita sunt perscriptae scite et litterate, ut, etc.,

    id. Pis. 25, 61; cf.:

    scite et venuste facta,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:

    illa ex patellis quae evellerat, ita scite in aureis poculis inligabat, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

    54: non scite (dictum),

    id. Att. 14, 20, 3; so,

    dictum,

    Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166:

    scite loqui,

    Liv. 10, 19:

    parum scite convivium exornare,

    Sall. J. 85, 39; cf. Liv. 4, 44 fin. — Comp.:

    scitius,

    Gell. 4, 11, 10.— Sup.:

    scitissime,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 116; Gell. 10, 11, 6; App. M. 9, p. 212, 16.

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  • 57 toga

    tŏga, ae, f. [tego], a covering, garment.
    I.
    In gen. (ante-class. and rare): praeterea quod in lecto togas ante habebant; ante enim olim fuit commune vestimentum et diurnum et nocturnum et muliebre et virile, Varr. ap. Non. 541, 2:

    incinctā togā,

    Afran. ib. 540, 33; cf.

    comic.: ne toga cordylis, ne paenula desit olivis,

    Mart. 13, 1, 1. —
    * B.
    A roofing, roof:

    (toga) dicitur et tectum,

    Non. 406, 21. —
    II.
    In partic., the outer garment of a Roman citizen in time of peace, long, broad, and flowing, and consisting of a single piece of stuff; the toga or gown.
    A.
    Lit.:

    sed quod pacis est insigne et otii toga,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73:

    quem tenues decuere togae,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 32:

    ima,

    Quint. 11, 3, 139:

    pexa,

    Mart. 2, 44, 1:

    rasa,

    id. 2, 88, 4: toga praetexta, the toga of magistrates and free-born children, ornamented with purple; v. praetexo: toga pura, the unornamented toga of youth who had laid aside the praetexta:

    Ciceroni meo togam puram cum dare Arpini vellem,

    Cic. Att. 9, 6, 1; 5, 20, 9; 7, 8, 5;

    called more freq. virilis,

    id. Sest. 69, 144; id. Phil. 2, 18, 44; Liv. 26, 19, 5; Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 2; and:

    toga libera,

    Prop. 4 (5), 1, 132; Ov. F. 3, 771; cf.:

    a patre ita eram deductus ad Scaevolam sumptā virili togā,

    Cic. Lael. 1, 1:

    toga picta,

    worn by a victor in his triumph, Liv. 10, 7, 9; 30, 15, 11; Flor. 1, 5, 6:

    purpurea,

    worn by kings, Liv. 27, 4, 11; 31, 11, 12: candida, the toga worn by candidates for office, made of white fulled cloth; v. candidus: pulla, the dark-gray toga of mourners; v. pullus; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 107 sq.; 2, pp. 55 and 74 sq. (2d edit.).—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    As a designation for peace:

    ex quo genere haec sunt, Liberum appellare pro vino, campum pro comitiis, togam pro pace, arma ac tela pro bello,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167: cedant arma togae, id. poët. Off. 1, 22, 77; id. Pis. 30, 73:

    vir omnibus belli ac togae dotibus eminens,

    Vell. 1, 12, 3; Tert. Pall. 5.—Also of the Roman national character; hence, togae oblitus, forgetful of Rome, Hor. C. 3, 5, 10.—
    2.
    As, in the times of the emperors, the toga went more and more out of use, and became almost exclusively the garment of clients, poet. for a client:

    eheu quam fatuae sunt tibi Roma togae,

    Mart. 10, 18, 4; 10, 47, 5; cf. Plin. Pan. 65; Flor. 4, 12, 32. —
    3.
    As women of loose character were not allowed to wear the proper female garment (the stola), and assumed the toga, poet. for a prostitute: si tibi cura togae est [p. 1876] potior pressumque quasillo Scortum, Tib. 4, 10, 3.

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  • 58 tribus

    trĭbus, ūs (dat. and abl. plur.:

    tribubus,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16; Liv. 5, 18, 2; 23, 12, 16, etc.; but trebibos, Ephem. Epigr. 2, 208, n. 299; never tribibus; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 376, and v., in gen., Neue, Formenl. 1, 361 sqq.), f. [tri-; root in tres (dat. tribus) and bhū; Gr. phu- in phulê; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 163], orig. a third part of the Roman people; as their numbers increased it came to mean,
    I.
    Lit., a division of the people, a tribe (the number of these tribes finally increased to thirty-five, of which thirty-one were rusticae tribus or country tribes, and four urbanae tribus or city tribes; the following are the names of the tribes, the city tribes being printed in Italics, viz.: Aemilia, Aniensis, Arniensis, Claudia, Collina, Cornelia, Crustumina, Esquilina, Fabia, Falerina, Galesia, Horatia, Lemonia, Maecia, Menenia, Oufentina, Palatina, Papiria, Pollia, Pomptina, Popilia, Pupinia, Quirina, Romilia, Sabatina, Scaptia, Sergia, Stellatina, Suburana, Terentina, Tromentina, Veientina, Velina, Veturia, Voltinia. Some of these names are the same as the names of Roman gentes, and others are derived from the names of places where these tribes at first resided), Varr. L. L. 4, 9, 17; Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14; Liv. 1, 36, 7; 8, 37, 12; 9, 46, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; id. Epit. 19; Col. 5, 1, 7; Val. Max. 7, 1, 2; 9, 10, 1; cf. Niebuhr, Röm. Gesch. 1, p. 426 sq.;

    and see the names of these tribes in Inscr. Orell. II. pp. 11-28 and 147: inventum tamen esse fortem amicum ex eādem familia Q. Verrem Romilia,

    of the Romilian tribe, Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 23; cf.

    Ser. Sulpicius, Q. F. Lemonia, Rufus,

    id. Phil. 9, 7, 15:

    L. AVRELIVS L. FIL. CAMILIA FIRMVS, etc.,

    Inscr. Orell. 3070:

    Africanus censor tribu movebat eum centurionem, qui in Pauli pugna non affuerat,

    removed, expelled from the tribe, Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 272; so,

    tribu movere aliquem,

    id. Clu. 43, 122; Liv. 45, 15, 4; 4, 24, 7; 24, 18, 6; 45, 15, 4; Val. Max. 2, 4, 4:

    urbanae (tribus) in quas transferri ignominia esset, desidiae probro,

    Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13:

    populus in tribus convocatus,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 44:

    ea multitudo tribus circuit, genibus se omnium advolvens,

    Liv. 8, 37, 9.—
    B.
    Trop., comicè:

    grammaticas ambire tribus,

    to canvass the Grammarian tribe, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 40.—
    II.
    Transf.
    1.
    Of Macedonians:

    satellites illi ex tribu suā legunt,

    Just. 13, 3, 1 (al. turbā).—
    2.
    In gen., the commonalty, the mass, mob, poor people, Mart. 8, 15, 4; Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 54:

    equitem imitatae tribus,

    Flor. 2, 6, 25. — Prov.: sine tribu, without rank or position:

    homo sine tribu, sine nomine,

    Flor. 3, 13, 1.

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  • 59 Ater

    1.
    āter, tra, trum, adj. [cf. aithô, to burn; Sanscr. idh; aithôn aithêr, Aitnê, [p. 188] Aetna, aether, aestus, aestas] (pr. burnt black, black as a coal; cf.:

    Tam excoctam reddam atque atram quam carbost,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 63: hence), black; and specif., coalblack, lustreless-black, sable, dark (opp. albus, lustreless-white, and diff. from niger, glossy black, v. albus init.; class. and freq., but never in Vulg., which uses niger).
    I.
    Lit.:

    album an atrum vinum potas?

    Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 17:

    atrior multo Quam Aegyptii,

    id. Poen. 5, 5, 11:

    alba et atra discernere non poterat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114: nigra scuta, tincta corpora;

    atras ad proelia noctes legunt,

    Tac. G. 43:

    Mos erat antiquus niveis atrisque capillis, etc.,

    Ov. M. 15, 41; so id. ib. 15, 44; cf.

    albus: fauces,

    Lucr. 6, 1147:

    dens,

    Hor. Epod. 8, 3:

    nubes,

    Lucr. 6, 180; Hor. C. 2, 16, 2:

    lumen, with smoke,

    Verg. A. 7, 457:

    agmen, with dust,

    id. ib. 12, 450 Serv.:

    axis, with blood,

    Sil. 2, 186:

    Eridanus ater stragibus,

    id. 6, 107:

    bilis,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 64, and Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11 (cf. the Gr. melancholia):

    cruor,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 31:

    tempestas,

    Lucr. 6, 258 sq.; Verg. A. 5, 693:

    hiemps,

    id. ib. 7, 214:

    canis,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25:

    corvus atro gutture,

    Cat. 108, 5:

    venena,

    Verg. G. 2, 130:

    Tartara,

    Lucr. 3, 966; so,

    Cocytus,

    Hor. C. 2, 14, 17:

    mare,

    dark, stormy, id. S. 2, 2, 16:

    fluctus,

    Verg. A. 5, 2: mons, v. 2. ater.— The proverb albus an ater, v. albus.— Poet., = atratus, clothed in black:

    lictores,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 6; cf. albus, I. B. 2.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., black, dark, gloomy, sad, dismal, unfortunate, etc.:

    funus,

    Lucr. 2, 580:

    formido,

    id. 4 [173], and id. 6, 254; so,

    Timor,

    Verg. A. 9, 719:

    cupressus,

    id. ib. 3, 64:

    dies,

    id. ib. 6, 429; Prop. 3, 2, 4:

    mors,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 13:

    fila trium sororum,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 16:

    Esquiliae (as a burying-place),

    dismal, id. S. 2, 6, 32:

    seu mors atris circumvolat alis,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 58:

    cura,

    id. C. 3, 1, 40; 3, 14, 13; 4, 11, 35:

    lites,

    id. A. P. 423:

    comes,

    id. S. 2, 7, 115:

    serpens,

    Verg. G. 1, 129; Ov. M. 3, 63 al.:

    genius.. vultu mutabilis, albus et ater,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 189.—In Roman civil life, dies atri are the days on which the state experienced some calamity, unlucky days. (This designation is said to have arisen from the Roman custom of marking every unfortunate day in the calendar with coal); Varr. L. L. 6, § 29; Liv. 6, 1; Gell. 5, 17; Fest. s. v. nonarum, p. 179 Müll.; id. s. v. religiosus, p. 278 Müll.; Ov. A. A. 1, 418; Macr. S. 1, 15 fin. and 16; Afran. ap. Non. p. 73, 33:

    si atro die faxit insciens, probe factum esto,

    Liv. 22, 10.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Rare and poet., of mind or feeling, malevolent, malicious, virulent (cf. niger, II. D., and the Gr. melas, II. 4 Lidd. and Scott):

    versus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 30:

    si quis atro dente me petiverit,

    id. Epod. 6, 15.—
    2.
    Also poet. of something difficult to be understood, dark, obscure (so melas, Anth. Pal. 11, 347):

    latebrae Lycophronis atri,

    Stat. p. 5, 3, 157.— Comp. v. supra, I.— Sup. and adv. not used.
    2.

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  • 60 ater

    1.
    āter, tra, trum, adj. [cf. aithô, to burn; Sanscr. idh; aithôn aithêr, Aitnê, [p. 188] Aetna, aether, aestus, aestas] (pr. burnt black, black as a coal; cf.:

    Tam excoctam reddam atque atram quam carbost,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 63: hence), black; and specif., coalblack, lustreless-black, sable, dark (opp. albus, lustreless-white, and diff. from niger, glossy black, v. albus init.; class. and freq., but never in Vulg., which uses niger).
    I.
    Lit.:

    album an atrum vinum potas?

    Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 17:

    atrior multo Quam Aegyptii,

    id. Poen. 5, 5, 11:

    alba et atra discernere non poterat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114: nigra scuta, tincta corpora;

    atras ad proelia noctes legunt,

    Tac. G. 43:

    Mos erat antiquus niveis atrisque capillis, etc.,

    Ov. M. 15, 41; so id. ib. 15, 44; cf.

    albus: fauces,

    Lucr. 6, 1147:

    dens,

    Hor. Epod. 8, 3:

    nubes,

    Lucr. 6, 180; Hor. C. 2, 16, 2:

    lumen, with smoke,

    Verg. A. 7, 457:

    agmen, with dust,

    id. ib. 12, 450 Serv.:

    axis, with blood,

    Sil. 2, 186:

    Eridanus ater stragibus,

    id. 6, 107:

    bilis,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 64, and Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11 (cf. the Gr. melancholia):

    cruor,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 31:

    tempestas,

    Lucr. 6, 258 sq.; Verg. A. 5, 693:

    hiemps,

    id. ib. 7, 214:

    canis,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25:

    corvus atro gutture,

    Cat. 108, 5:

    venena,

    Verg. G. 2, 130:

    Tartara,

    Lucr. 3, 966; so,

    Cocytus,

    Hor. C. 2, 14, 17:

    mare,

    dark, stormy, id. S. 2, 2, 16:

    fluctus,

    Verg. A. 5, 2: mons, v. 2. ater.— The proverb albus an ater, v. albus.— Poet., = atratus, clothed in black:

    lictores,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 6; cf. albus, I. B. 2.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., black, dark, gloomy, sad, dismal, unfortunate, etc.:

    funus,

    Lucr. 2, 580:

    formido,

    id. 4 [173], and id. 6, 254; so,

    Timor,

    Verg. A. 9, 719:

    cupressus,

    id. ib. 3, 64:

    dies,

    id. ib. 6, 429; Prop. 3, 2, 4:

    mors,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 13:

    fila trium sororum,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 16:

    Esquiliae (as a burying-place),

    dismal, id. S. 2, 6, 32:

    seu mors atris circumvolat alis,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 58:

    cura,

    id. C. 3, 1, 40; 3, 14, 13; 4, 11, 35:

    lites,

    id. A. P. 423:

    comes,

    id. S. 2, 7, 115:

    serpens,

    Verg. G. 1, 129; Ov. M. 3, 63 al.:

    genius.. vultu mutabilis, albus et ater,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 189.—In Roman civil life, dies atri are the days on which the state experienced some calamity, unlucky days. (This designation is said to have arisen from the Roman custom of marking every unfortunate day in the calendar with coal); Varr. L. L. 6, § 29; Liv. 6, 1; Gell. 5, 17; Fest. s. v. nonarum, p. 179 Müll.; id. s. v. religiosus, p. 278 Müll.; Ov. A. A. 1, 418; Macr. S. 1, 15 fin. and 16; Afran. ap. Non. p. 73, 33:

    si atro die faxit insciens, probe factum esto,

    Liv. 22, 10.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Rare and poet., of mind or feeling, malevolent, malicious, virulent (cf. niger, II. D., and the Gr. melas, II. 4 Lidd. and Scott):

    versus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 30:

    si quis atro dente me petiverit,

    id. Epod. 6, 15.—
    2.
    Also poet. of something difficult to be understood, dark, obscure (so melas, Anth. Pal. 11, 347):

    latebrae Lycophronis atri,

    Stat. p. 5, 3, 157.— Comp. v. supra, I.— Sup. and adv. not used.
    2.

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