to make therewith an offering to his manes

părento, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. parens], to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents or relatives (cf.: lito, sacrifico).

Lit.:

cujus sepulcrum usquam exstet, ubi parentetur,

Cic. Phil. 1, 6, 13:

parentemus Cethego,

id. Fl. 38, 96:

Februario mense mortuis parentari voluerunt,

id. Leg. 2, 21, 54:

hostiā maximā parentare,

id. ib. 2, 21, 54; Cenot. Pis. in Inscr. Orell. 643:

mortuis certe interdiu parentatur,

Sen. Ep. 122, 3; Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 118:

non sacrificamus, nec parentamus: sed neque de sacrificato et parentato edimus,

Tert. Spect. 13.—

Transf., to revenge the death of a parent or near relative by that of another, to make therewith an offering to his manes:

praestare omnes perferre acerbitates, quam non civibus Romanis, qui Genabi perfidiā Gallorum interissent, parentarent,

Caes. B. G. 7, 17 fin.:

parentandum regi sanguine conjuratorum esse,

Liv. 24, 21; Curt. 7, 2, 29; 5, 6, 1:

viginti legionum sanguine fratri parentare,

Sen. Polyb. 16 (35), 2; Just. 12, 15, 6:

ejus supplicio uxoris Manibus parentavit,

id. 39, 3, 12; so, Manibus eorum vastatione Italiae, etc., Flor. 2, 6, 8; 3, 21, 20:

Memnonis umbris sollenni caede,

Ov. Am. 1, 13, 3:

eorum manibus sanguine,

Amm. 15, 8, 6.—

Trop., to appease, satisfy, etc.:

internecione hostium justae irae parentatum est,

Curt. 9, 5, 20; Flor. 2, 6, 8; 3, 21, 20; Just. 13, 3, 10; Petr. 81.