token

mănus, ūs (dat. manu for manui:

alternae manu,

Prop. 1, 11, 12; 2, 1, 60), f. [root man-, ma-, to measure; Sanscr. ma, measure, moon; cf. Germ. Mond, moon, and O. H. Germ. mund, hand; Angl.-Sax. mund], a hand.

Lit.:

quam vero aptas, quamque multarum artium ministras manus natura homini dedit!

Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150:

vas in manus sumere,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62:

Epicurum in manus sumere, i. e. scripta Epicuri,

id. Tusc. 2, 3, 8:

pyxidem in manu tenere,

id. Cael. 26, 63:

manum porrigere ad tradendum aliquid,

id. ib.:

de manibus deponere,

to lay out of one's hands, lay down, id. Ac. 1, 1, 2. ponere, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

extorquere,

to wrest from one's hands, id. Cat. 1, 6, 13:

e manibus dimittere,

to let go out of one's hands, id. Or. 30, 105: manum ad os apponere, i. e. to lay the finger on the lips in token of secrecy, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: alicui in manu esse, to be obvious, clear:

neque mihi in manu Jugurtha qualis foret,

Sall. J. 14, 4:

(feminas) in manu esse parentium, fratrum, virorum,

subject to, Liv. 34, 2, 11; cf.:

minus filiae uxores sorores quibusdam in manu erunt,

id. 34, 7, 11: in manibus esse, to be in everybody's hands, to be well known:

est in manibus oratio,

Cic. Lael. 25, 96:

est in manibus laudatio,

id. Sen. 4, 12; id. Brut. 33, 125.—Also, to be near:

hostes sunt in manibus,

near to us, close by us, upon us, Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7; also, to be present: attendere, quae in manibus sunt, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 1; Verg. A. 10, 280: in manibus habere, to have in hand, to be engaged on a thing:

omnia, quae in manibus habebam, abjeci,

Cic. Att. 13, 47, 1:

habeo opus magnum in manibus,

id. Ac. 1, 1, 2:

philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus, in eam, etc.,

id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18; id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Cael. 27, 65:

milites bellum illud, quod erat in manibus, reliquisse,

id. Rep. 2, 37, 63; cf.:

dum occasio in manibus esset,

Liv. 7, 36, 10:

inimicorum in manibus mortuus est,

among, Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 108:

manu tenere,

to know for certain, id. Brut. 80, 277.— Pass.:

manibus teneri,

to be certain, evident, Cic. Sest. 32, 69: habere in manibus, to fondle, caress, make much of:

sic in manibus (inimicum meum) habebant, sic fovebant, etc.,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

in manus venire,

to come to hand, id. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 1:

proelium in manibus facere,

to fight at close quarters, Sall. J. 57, 4:

ad manum habere,

to have at hand, have in readiness, Quint. 12, 5, 1:

ad manum esse,

at hand, in hand, near, Liv. 9, 19: ad manum venire or accedere, to come hand to hand, come to close quarters:

nonnumquam etiam res ad manus, atque ad pugnam veniebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28; Nep. Eum. 5, 2; Liv. 2, 30:

ut venere in manus,

Tac. A. 2, 80:

ut ventum in manus,

id. H. 4, 71:

adire manum alicui, v. 1. adeo: ad manum intueri aliquid,

at hand, close by, hard by, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 97:

prae manu or manibus,

at hand, in readiness, in hand, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 10; App. M. 6, p. 180, 32; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 23; Gell. 19, 8:

quem servum ille habuit ad manum,

Cic. de Or. 3, 60, 225:

servus a manu,

i. e. a scribe, secretary, Suet. Caes. 74:

de manu dare,

to give with one's own hand, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 37: de manu in manum quippiam tradere, to deliver from hand to hand, i. e. with great care, Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2: manum ferulae subducere, to take the hand from the rod, i. e. to be too old for the rod, Juv. 1, 15: e manu (for eminus; opp. cominus), from a distance: quae mea cominus machaera atque hasta hostibit e manu, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 212 Vahl.): plenā manu, with a full or plentiful hand, bountifully, liberally:

plenā manu dare,

abundantly, Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 2; id. Ep. 120, 10; id. ad Polyb. 9, 7;

so trop.: Hortalus, quam plenā manu nostras laudes in astra sustulit,

Cic. Att. 2, 25, 1; so,

plenis manibus pecuniam largiri,

Lact. 3, 16, 15; cf.:

quemquam vacuis a se manibus abire pati,

Sen. Brev. Vit. 14, 5: manibus pedibusque aliquid facere (Greek pux kai lax), with hands and feet, i. e. with all one's power, with might and main, Ter. And. 1, 1, 134:

per manus,

with the hands, Caes. B. G. 6, 37:

per manus servulae,

by her assistance, Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3: per manus tradere, to deliver from hand to hand, from mouth to mouth, to hand down from father to son:

traditae per manus religiones,

Liv. 5, 51: per manus, also, by force, by main force, forcibly:

per manus libertatem retinere,

Sall. J. 31, 22: inter manus, in one's hands, under one's hands:

agger inter manus proferebatur,

Caes. B. C. 2, 2:

villa crescit inter manus,

Sen. Ep. 12, 1:

nihil adhuc inter manus habui cui majorem sollicitudinem praestare deberem,

Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 2:

scripta quae inter manus habes,

are occupied with, id. ib. 5, 5, 7.— Trop., palpable, evident:

ante oculos interque manus sunt omnia vestras,

Verg. A. 11, 311; cf.:

manus inter parentum,

id. ib. 2, 681: inter manus, also, in one's hands, in one's arms:

abripite hunc intro actutum inter manus,

Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 38:

e convivio auferri,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28: sub manu and sub manum, at hand, near, readily, immediately, on the instant: Vocontii sub manu ut essent, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2:

quo celerius, ac sub manum annuntiari cognoscique posset, quid in provincia quāque gereretur, etc.,

Suet. Aug. 49; Sen. Ep. 71, 1: sub manus succedere, according to one's wish, [p. 1112] Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 59: alicujus manu esse, to be from or by one's hand:

epistulae quae quidem erant tua manu,

Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3; cf. id. ib. 8, 13, 1 (cf. II. C. infra): manu, with the hand, by hand, i. e. artificially, opp. to naturally, by nature: manu sata, i. e. by the hand of man, opp. to what grows wild. Caes. B. C. 3, 44:

urbs manu munitissima,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 4:

quaedam ingenia manu, quod aiunt, facienda sunt,

Sen. Ep. 52, 1:

quidam et liberos ejurent et orbitatem manu faciant,

id. ad Marc. 19, 2: morbi, quos manu fecimus, i. e. which we produce by our own fault (e. g. by intemperance), Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 3: oratio manu facta, artificial, elaborate, opp. to natural, simple, id. Ep. 115, 2: manu mederi, to be a surgeon, Cels. praef. 1: manibus aequis or manu aequā, with equal advantage:

manibus aequis abscessum est,

Tac. A. 1, 63:

aequā manu discedere,

to come off with equal advantage, Sall. C. 39, 4: manus afferre, to lay hands on; trop., to destroy or weaken:

qui diutius torqueri patitur, quem protinus potest liberare, beneficio suo manus affert,

Sen. Ben. 2, 5, 3:

manum inicere alicui,

to lay the hand on one, to detain, arrest him, Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 48: manum dare, to give or lend a hand, to help, assist, Quint. 2, 3, 7: manus dare or dedere, to give the hands to be bound; hence, in gen., to give up, yield, surrender:

perpende, et, si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

Lucr. 2, 1043:

fateor, manus vobis do,

Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 72:

donicum aut certe vicissent, aut victi manum dedissent,

Nep. Ham. 1; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 31; Cic. Att. 2, 22, 2; Ov. H. 4, 14; 17, 260; Verg. A. 11, 568; Lact. 5, 1, 3:

brevi manu,

immediately, without delay, Dig. 23, 3, 43, § 1:

longā manu,

slowly, tediously, ib. 46, 3, 79: manum tollere, to raise the hand in token of an intention to yield, to yield, submit: cedo et tollo manum, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 28: manus tollere, to raise the hands in token of admiration or astonishment, Cic. Ac. 2, 19, 63: manus tendere ad aliquem, less freq. alicui, to stretch out the hands to one to implore assistance, Caes. B. G. 2, 13; Cic. Font. 17, 38:

quae Romanis manus tendebant,

Caes. B. G. 7, 48:

dextram Italiae,

Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 9:

manu sternere aliquem,

with the sword, Verg. A. 9, 702: utrāque manu, with both hands, i. e. willingly, readily, Mart. 1, 16, 9:

manus manum lavat,

one hand washes the other, one helps the other, Sen. Apoc. 9 fin.; Petr. c. 45, 13; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 80: manum non vertere, not to turn the hand, prov. for to take no pains, make no effort:

qui se fatentur virtutis causā ne manum quidem versuros fuisse,

Cic. Fin. 5, 31, 93; cf. App. Mag. p. 311.

Transf.

The hand as the instrument used in fight; hence, personal valor, bravery:

ne usu manuque reliquorum opinionem fallent,

Caes. B. C. 3, 86:

manu fortissimus,

Liv. 39, 40:

manu fortis,

Nep. Dat. 1, 3:

manu vincere,

Ov. M. 1, 448:

manu capere urbes,

by force of arms, Sall. J. 5, 5:

manum committere Teucris,

to fight, Verg. A. 12, 60; so,

conserere manum,

Liv. 21, 39; 25, 11; 27, 33:

conferre manum,

Liv. 10, 43; Verg. A. 12, 345:

in proelia Ferre manum,

id. ib. 5, 403; cf.:

et vice teli saevit nuda manus,

Juv. 15, 54.—

Force, violence, fighting, close combat:

res venit ad manus atque ad pugnam,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28:

venire ad manum,

Liv. 2, 30:

accedere ad manum,

Nep. Eum. 5:

in manus venire,

to come to an engagement, come to close quarters, Sall. J. 89, 2:

pugna jam ad manus venerat,

Liv. 2, 46:

non manu, neque vi,

force, violence, Sall. J. 31, 18; so Tac. Agr. 9.—

Of the hand of an artist:

manus extrema non accessit ejus operibus,

the last hand, the finishing touch, Cic. Brut. 33, 126: aptius a summā conspiciare manu, when you have given yourself the finishing touch, i. e. have completed your toilet, Ov. A. A. 3, 225:

carmen nondum recepit ultimam manum,

has not yet received the last polish, Petr. 118.—Hence, extremam bello Imponere manum, to put the finishing hand to the war, to bring it to a close, Verg. A. 7, 573.—Prov.: manum de tabula, lit., the hand from the picture, i. e. enough, Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 1.—

A hand, handwriting; in gen., work, workmanship:

librarii manus,

Cic. Att. 8, 13, 1: Alexidis manum amabam, quod tam prope accedebat ad similitudinem tuae litterae, id. ib. 7, 2, 3:

manum suam cognovit,

id. Cat. 3, 5, 12:

propter emissam ab eis manum,

Dig. 22, 3, 15:

Praxitelis manus, Scopaeque,

Mart. 4, 39, 3:

artificum,

Verg. A. 1, 455.—

For pars, a side:

est ad hanc manum sacellum,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 37:

a laeva conspicienda manu,

Ov. A. A. 3, 307. —

In throwing dice, a stake: quas manus remisi, to throw up the stakes, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71.—

In fencing, a thrust, hit, blow:

rectae, aversae, tectaeque manus,

Quint. 9, 1, 20:

prima, secunda, tertia, quarta,

the prime, second, tierce, quart, id. 5, 13, 54.—

The trunk of an elephant:

manus etiam data elephantis,

Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120; Curt. 8, 14, 27; Sil. 9, 628.—

The fore-paws of bears, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130.—

The branches on a tree:

(platanus) cui lnnumerae manus,

Stat. S. 2, 3, 39:

fraxineae,

Pall. Insit. 60.—

In milit. lang.: ferreae manus, iron hooks with which an enemy's ship was grappled, grappling-irons:

manus ferreas atque harpagones paraverant,

Caes. B. C. 1, 57:

in advenientes hostium naves ferreas manus inicere,

Liv. 36, 44 fin.:

manus ferreas excogitare,

Front. Strat. 2, 3, 24; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; Curt. 4, 9, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 38; Luc. 3, 635.—

Also milit., an armed force, corps of soldiers:

si nova manus cum veteribus copiis se conjunxisset,

Caes. B. G. 1, 37:

magnam manum conducere,

id. ib. 5, 27:

Hasdrubalem propediem affore cum manu haudquaquam contemnenda,

Liv. 30, 7 fin.; id. 44, 27.—

Beyond the milit. sphere, in gen., a body, host, number, company, multitude:

Romam veniet cum magna manu,

Cic. Att. 16, 11, 6:

evocatorum,

id. Fam. 15, 4, 3:

manus ad Quirinalia paratur,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 4; cf.:

manum facere, copias parare,

id. Caecin. 12, 33:

manus bonorum,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16:

Judaeorum,

id. Fl. 28, 66:

conjuratorum,

id. Cat. 1, 5, 12:

bicorpor,

i. e. the Centaurs, id. Tusc. 2, 9, 22:

purpuratorum et satellitum,

Liv. 42, 51:

magna clientium,

Suet. Tib. 1:

comitum,

Stat. S. 5, 3, 262:

juvenum,

Verg. A. 6, 5.—

Labor, hands, i. e. workmen:

nos aera, manus, navalia demus,

Verg. A. 11, 329:

quale manus addunt ebori decus,

id. ib. 1, 592.—

Power:

haec non sunt in nostra manu,

Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 3; cf.: in tua manu est, it rests with you, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1:

juxta deos in tua manu positum est,

Tac. H. 2, 76:

victoria in manu nobis est,

depends on, Sall. C. 20, 10:

in vostra manu situm,

id. J. 31; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 43:

in manu esse mihi,

id. Trin. 1, 2, 67. —

In partic., in jurid. lang., the legal power of a husband over his wife, the manus:

in potestate quidem et masculi et feminae esse solent: in manum autem feminae tantum conveniunt. Olim itaque tribus modis in manum conveniebant: usu, farreo, coëmptione, etc.,

Gai. Inst. 1, 108 sq.; Cic. Fl. 34, 84 al.—

Law t. t., manūs injectio, i. e. an arrest: per manus injectionem agebatur, Gai Inst. 4, 21: ob eam rem ego tibi sestertium X. milium judicati manus inicio, Vet. Form. ap. Gai. ib.

mānus, i. q. bonus, Varr. L. L. 6, 2, 4; Macr. S. 1, 3, 13; Isid. 5, 30, 14; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 139; 2, 286; v. ‡ cerus manus.

signĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [id.].

A pointing out, indicating, denoting, signifying; an expression, indication, mark, sign, token, = indicium, signum, episêmasia, etc. (freq. and class.).

Absol.:

gestus sententiam non demonstratione sed significatione declarans,

Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 220:

aliquem nutu significationeque appellare,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: ignibus significatione factā. Caes. B. G. 2, 33:

significatione per castella fumo factā,

id. B. C. 3, 65; id. B. G. 7, 81.—With subj. gen.:

ex significatione Gallorum,

Caes. B. G. 7, 12 fin.:

litterarum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7.—

With obj. gen. (so most freq.):

voluntatis,

Cic. Clu. 11, 31:

victoriae,

Caes. B. G. 5, 53:

adventus,

id. ib. 6, 29 fin.:

virtutis,

Cic. Lael. 14, 48; cf. id. Off. 1, 15, 46:

significatio calamitatum,

id. Div. 2, 25, 54:

artificii,

id. de Or. 2, 30, 153:

probitatis,

id. Lael. 9, 32; id. Fam. 5, 7, 2 et saep.— Plur.:

valetudinis significationes,

Cic. Div. 2, 69, 142:

rerum futurarum,

id. N. D. 2, 66, 166. —

With object-clause (very rare):

ex quibus magna significatio fit, non adesse constantiam,

Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131.— Plur.:

multas nec dubias significationes saepe jecit: ne reliquis quidem se parsurum senatoribus,

Suet. Ner. 37.—

In partic.

Pregn., like the Gr. episêmasia, a sign or token of assent, an expression of approbation, applause:

populi judiciis atque omni significatione florere,

Cic. Sest. 49, 105; cf. id. ib. 57, 122;

59, 127: ut ex ipsā significatione potuit cognosci,

Caes. B. C. 1, 86.— Plur., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42:

significationibus acclamationibus multitudinis,

Liv. 31, 15, 2 (corresp. to assentatio).—

Also, like episêmasia, a sign, token, foretoken, prognostic of the weather (Plinian):

est et aquarum significatio, etc.... caeli quidem murmur non dubiam habet significationem. Praesagiunt et animalia,

Plin. 18, 35, 85, § 359 sq. —

In rhet. lang., significance, emphasis:

significatio est, quae plus in suspicione relinquit, quam positum est in oratione,

Auct. Her. 4, 53, 67; Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; id. Or. 40, 139; Quint. 9, 2, 3 (as a transl. of the Gr. emphasis).—

In gram., meaning, sense, import, signification of a word or phrase:

verbi,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 40 Müll.:

scripti,

Cic. Part. Or. 31, 108; cf. id. ib. 38, 132:

est igitur tropus sermo a naturali et principali significatione translatus ad aliam,

Quint. 9, 1, 4:

ejusdem verbi contraria significatio,

id. 9, 3, 68:

voces eaedem diversā in significatione ponuntur,

id. 9, 3, 69:

verborum,

id. 10, 1, 10:

latens,

id. 10, 1, 90:

propriae,

Gell. 12, 13, 2.—So the titles of the lexical works of Aelius Gallus, Verrius Flaccus, Festus, etc.: De verborum Significatione or Significationibus.—

Meaning, intent:

duas significationes habet propositio vestra,

includes two assertions, Sen. Ep. 87, 28.

tessĕra, ae, f., = tesseres, a (lon. for tessares, a, four), a square, square piece of stone, wood, etc., for various purposes.

Most freq., a die for playing, numbered on all the six sides (while the tali, prop. pastern-bones, were marked only on four sides; v. talus;

syn. alea): ludere tesseris,

Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 21:

ut homines ad pilam se aut ad talos aut ad tesseras conferunt,

Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 58:

tesseras jacere,

id. Div. 2, 41, 85; id. Sen. 16, 58:

in tesserarum prospero jactu,

Liv. 4, 17, 3; Mart. 14, 15, 1; 4, 66, 15; 14, 17, 1:

mittere,

Ov. A. A. 3, 354; id. Tr. 2, 475; Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 13 al.; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 257 sq. (2d ed.).—

In milit. lang., a square tablet on which the watchword was written, a watchword, parole, countersign:

tessera per castra a Livio consule data erat, ut, etc.,

Liv. 26, 46, 1; 7, 35, 1; 7, 36, 7; 9, 32, 4; Auct. B. Hisp. 36, 5; Suet. Galb. 6: it bello tessera signum, Verg. A. 7, 637; Sil. 15, 475: Stat. Th. 10, 17:

missam ad se tesseram finxit redeundi,

a private token, Amm. 30, 10, 3. — Hence,

Transf., the watchword, signal:

militem levi tesserā colligi posse,

Amm. 25, 7, 2 al. —

Tessera hospitalis, a tally, token, which was divided between two friends, in order that, by means of it, they or their descendants might always recognize each other (the Greek sumbola): Ag. Ego sum ipsus, quem tu quaeris... Ha. Si ita est, tesseram conferre si vis hospitalem, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 87; 5, 1, 25; 5, 2, 92:

TESSERAM HOSPITALEM CVM EQ FECERVNT,

have entered into a bond of friendship, Inscr. Orell. 1079; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 133 (2d ed.);

hence: hic apud nos jam confregisti tesseram,

i.e. have broken our friendship, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 27.—

A square tablet or block, a checker for the construction of pavements, ornamenting garments, etc., Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 187 (al. tessella); Pall. 1, 9, 5; Mart. 10, 33; Plin. 35, 9, 36, § 62.—

A token, ticket, billet for the distribution of corn or money:

frumentariae,

Suet. Ner. 11; cf.

frumenti,

Juv. 7, 174; Mart. 8, 78, 10; and absol., Suet. Aug. 40:

nummariae,

id. ib. 41.

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auspĭcĭum, ii, n. [auspex], divination by observing the flight of birds, augury from birds, auspices (cf. augurium).

A.. Lit.:

auspicia avium,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 203 (as if overlooking the origin of auspicium): praetor auspicat auspicium prosperum, Naev. ap. Non. p. 468, 28: Dant (Romulus et Remus) operam simul auspicio augurioque etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 81 sq. Vahl.:

pullarium in auspicium mittit,

Liv. 10, 40, 2:

ab auspicio bono proficisci, of marriage,

Cat. 45, 19 Ellis (cf. auspex, II. A. 2.) et saep.; cf.

the class. passages,

Cic. Div. 1, 47 sq.; 2, 34 sq.; Liv. 6, 41, 4 sq.—So auspicium habere, to have the right of taking auspices (which, in the performance of civil duties, was possessed by all magistrates, but, in time of war, only by the commander - in - chief):

omnes magistratus auspicium judiciumque habento,

Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 10:

quod nemo plebeius auspicia haberet,

Liv. 4, 6, 2.—Of the commander - in - chief:

expugnatum oppidumst Imperio atque auspicio mei eri Amphitruonis,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 37:

Ut gesserit rem publicam ductu, imperio, auspicio suo,

id. ib. 1, 1, 41;

2, 2, 25: qui ductu auspicioque ejus res prospere gesserant,

Liv. 5, 46, 6; 8, 31, 1; 10, 7, 7; 41, 28, 1 al.;

21, 40, 3: recepta signa ductu Germanici, auspiciis Tiberii,

Tac. A. 2, 41:

Septentrionalis oceanus navigatus est auspiciis divi Augusti,

Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167:

alia ductu meo, alia imperio auspicioque perdomui,

Curt. 6, 3, 2:

domuit partim ductu partim auspiciis suis Cantabriam, etc.,

Suet. Aug. 21 Ruhnk.—And so absol.:

vates rege vatis habenas, Auspicio felix totus ut annus eat (sc. tuo),

Ov. F. 1, 26 Merk.—Hence for the chief command, guidance:

tuis auspiciis totum confecta duella per orbem,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 254 Schmid:

Illius auspiciis obsessae moenia pacem Victa petent Mutinae,

Ov. M. 15, 822.—And, in gen., right, power, inclination, will:

Me si fata meis paterentur ducere vitam Auspiciis et sponte meā componere curas, etc.,

Verg. A. 4, 341:

Communem hunc ergo populum paribusque regamus Auspiciis,

id. ib. 4, 103 (aequali potestate, Serv.).—

Transf., in gen., a sign, omen, a divine premonition or token:

Liquido exeo auspicio foras, Avi sinistrā,

Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 2; so id. Ps. 2, 4, 72:

optimum,

id. Stich. 3, 2, 6: dicere ausus est optimis auspiciis ea geri, Cic. Sen. 4, 11:

quae contra rem publicam ferrentur, contra auspicia ferri,

id. ib.:

melius,

Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 88:

vanum,

Prop. 1, 3, 28:

infaustum,

Verg. A. 11, 347:

felix,

Just. 1, 10 al. —So, auspicium facere, of things which give signs, tokens, omens:

augurium haec (mustela) facit,

Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 10:

cur aliis a laevā, aliis a dexterā datum est avibus, ut ratum auspicium facere possint?

Cic. Div. 2, 38, 80:

circa summum culmen hominis auspicium fecisse,

Liv. 1, 34, 9.— Poet.: cui (diviti) si vitiosa libido Fecerit auspicium, gave him a token (viz. for changing), urged him to a new decision, Hor, Ep. 1, 1, 86.—

Trop., = initium, a beginning (cf. auspicor, II., and auspex, II. B.):

auspicia belli a parricidio incipientes,

Just. 26, 2, 2:

auspicia regni a parricidio coepit,

id. 27, 1.

palma, ae [palamê; Sanscr. phal, to open], f., the palm of the hand.

Lit., Cic. Or. 32, 113; Cels. 8, 18:

cavis undam de flumine palmis Sustulit,

Verg. A. 8, 69:

aliquem palmā concutere,

Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 7:

faciem contundere palmā,

Juv. 13, 128: os hominis liberi manus suae palmā verberare, Laber. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 13. —

Transf.

(Pars pro toto.) The hand:

compressan' palma an porrecta ferio?

Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 53:

palmarum intentus,

Cic. Sest. 55, 117:

passis palmis salutem petere,

Caes. B. C. 3, 98:

teneras arcebant vincula palmas,

Verg. A. 2, 406:

duplices tendens ad sidera palmas,

id. ib. 1, 93:

amplexus tremulis altaria palmis,

Ov. M. 5, 103; Val. Fl. 8, 44.—

The sole of a goose's foot:

palmas pedum anseris torrere,

Plin. 10, 22, 27, § 52.—

The broad end or blade of an oar: palmarum pulsus, Laber. ap. Non. 151, 27:

caerula verrentes abiegnis aequora palmis,

Cat. 64, 7; Vitr. 10, 8.—

A palm-tree, a palm, phoinix:

ab ejus summo, sicut palmae, rami quam late diffunduntur,

Caes. B. G. 6, 26; Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 39:

in palmarum foliis primo scriptitatum,

id. 13, 11, 21, § 69; 16, 42, 81, § 223; Gell. 3, 6, 2:

arbor palmae,

Suet. Aug. 94:

ardua,

Verg. G. 2, 67:

viridis,

Ov. A. A. 2, 3:

arbusto palmarum dives Idume,

Luc. 3, 216.— Sing. collect.:

umbrosa,

Juv. 15, 76.—Hence,

Transf.

The fruit of the palm-tree, a date ( poet.):

quid vult palma sibi rugosaque carica,

Ov. F. 1, 185; Pers. 6, 39.—

A palm-branch, e. g. which was suspended in wine to make it sweeter, Cato, R. R. 113; Col. 12, 20, 5.—

Hence, also, a broom made of palm-twigs:

ten' lapides varios lutulentā radere palmā,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 83 (pro scopis ex palmā confectis, Schol.); Mart. 14, 82.—

A palm-branch or palm-wreath, as a token of victory:

eodem anno (461 A.U.C.)... palmae primum, translato e Graeciā more, victoribus datae,

Liv. 10, 47; cf.:

more victorum cum palmā discucurrit,

Suet. Calig. 32: IMP. CAES. EX SICILIA EID. NOV. TRIVMPHAVIT, PALMAM DEDIT, dedicated to Jupiter, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 607; so very frequently: palmam dare, Tabulae Fastorum Triumph., v. Bullet. Instit. Archaeol. 1861, p. 91; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 2, 4; hence,

Transf., a token or badge of victory, the palm or prize; and still more gen., victory, honor, glory, pre-eminence:

antehac est habitus parcus... is nunc in aliam partem palmam possidet,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 32:

plurimarum palmarum gladiator,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 17:

cum palmam jam primus acceperit,

id. Brut. 47, 173:

quos Elea domum reducit Palma caelestes,

Hor. C. 4, 2, 17:

quam palmam utinam di immortales tibi reservent,

Cic. Sen. 6, 19:

docto oratori palma danda est,

id. de Or. 3, 35, 143; id. Att. 4, 15, 6; id. Phil. 11, 5, 11:

alicujus rei palmam alicui deferre,

id. de Or. 2, 56, 227; cf. Varr. R. R. 2, 1:

palmā donare aliquem,

Ov. A. A. 2, 3:

arbiter pugnae posuisse nudo Sub pede palmam Fertur,

Hor. C. 3, 20, 11. —Of things:

Siculum mel fert palmam,

bears away the palm, has the preference, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 14.—

Hence, in gen., the topmost twig or branch of any tree:

quae cujusque stipitis palma sit,

Liv. 33, 5, 10; cf. Curt. 4, 3, 10 (Mütz.)—

Poet., of the victor himself:

post Helymus subit et jam tertia palma Diores,

Verg. A. 5, 339; Sil. 16, 504, 574.—

Of horses:

Eliadum palmae equarum,

Verg. G. 1, 59.—

Also, of one about to be conquered, and who is to become the prize of the victor:

ultima restabat fusis jam palma duobus Virbius,

Sil. 4, 392.—

A branch on a tree, esp. on a vine, = palmes, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 202; Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 3; Col. 3, 17, 4; 4, 15, 3; 4, 24, 12 sq.—

The fruit of an Egyptian tree, Plin. 12, 22, 47, § 103.—

An aromatic plant growing in Africa and Syria, Plin. 12, 28, 62, § 134 (= elate).—

A marine plant, Plin. 13, 25, 49, § 138.—

A town in the Balearic islands, Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 77.

palma, ae, a collat. form for parma, v. parma init.

prae-nuntĭus ( praenunc-), a, um, adj., that foretells or forebodes.—Subst.

praenuntĭus, i, m., a foreteller, harbinger, foreboder, an indication, token, omen (class.):

Zephyrus Veris praenuntius,

Lucr. 5, 737:

lucis praenuntius ales,

i. e. the cock, Ov. F. 2, 767.—

praenuntĭa, ae, f.:

belli praenuntia,

Ov. F. 6, 207:

stellae magnarum calamitatum praenuntiae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14:

inquisitio candidati, praenuntia repulsae,

id. Mur. 21, 44:

Thraseam prohibitum immoto animo praenuntiam imminentis caedis contumeliam excepisse,

Tac. A. 15, 23.—

praenuntĭum, ii, n., a harbinger, token, omen:

futuri eventus alicujus id praenuntium est,

Plin. 2, 84, 86, § 200:

istarum procellarum quaedam sunt praenuntia,

Sen. Ira, 3, 10, 2:

ignes,

beaconlights, Plin. 2, 71, 73, § 181; v. Sillig N. cr. ad h. l.

prae-nuntĭus ( praenunc-), a, um, adj., that foretells or forebodes.—Subst.

praenuntĭus, i, m., a foreteller, harbinger, foreboder, an indication, token, omen (class.):

Zephyrus Veris praenuntius,

Lucr. 5, 737:

lucis praenuntius ales,

i. e. the cock, Ov. F. 2, 767.—

praenuntĭa, ae, f.:

belli praenuntia,

Ov. F. 6, 207:

stellae magnarum calamitatum praenuntiae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14:

inquisitio candidati, praenuntia repulsae,

id. Mur. 21, 44:

Thraseam prohibitum immoto animo praenuntiam imminentis caedis contumeliam excepisse,

Tac. A. 15, 23.—

praenuntĭum, ii, n., a harbinger, token, omen:

futuri eventus alicujus id praenuntium est,

Plin. 2, 84, 86, § 200:

istarum procellarum quaedam sunt praenuntia,

Sen. Ira, 3, 10, 2:

ignes,

beaconlights, Plin. 2, 71, 73, § 181; v. Sillig N. cr. ad h. l.

prae-nuntĭus ( praenunc-), a, um, adj., that foretells or forebodes.—Subst.

praenuntĭus, i, m., a foreteller, harbinger, foreboder, an indication, token, omen (class.):

Zephyrus Veris praenuntius,

Lucr. 5, 737:

lucis praenuntius ales,

i. e. the cock, Ov. F. 2, 767.—

praenuntĭa, ae, f.:

belli praenuntia,

Ov. F. 6, 207:

stellae magnarum calamitatum praenuntiae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14:

inquisitio candidati, praenuntia repulsae,

id. Mur. 21, 44:

Thraseam prohibitum immoto animo praenuntiam imminentis caedis contumeliam excepisse,

Tac. A. 15, 23.—

praenuntĭum, ii, n., a harbinger, token, omen:

futuri eventus alicujus id praenuntium est,

Plin. 2, 84, 86, § 200:

istarum procellarum quaedam sunt praenuntia,

Sen. Ira, 3, 10, 2:

ignes,

beaconlights, Plin. 2, 71, 73, § 181; v. Sillig N. cr. ad h. l.

signum, i, n. [perh. Sanscr. sag-, to cling to, adhere; cf. sigilla].

In gen., a mark, token, sign, indication (very frequent in all styles and periods; cf.

insigne): meo patri torulus inerit aureus Sub petaso: id signum Amphitruoni non erit,

Plaut. Am. prol. 145 sq.:

ut eam (nutricem) adducam et signa ostendam haec, i. e. crepundia,

Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 38; 5, 3, 5:

ut fures earum rerum, quas ceperunt, signa commutant, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 74; so (with notae) id. de Or. 2, 41, 174; id. Lael. 17, 62; cf.:

omne probabile aut signum est aut credibile... Signum est, quod sub sensum aliquem cadit et quiddam significat, quod ex ipso profectum videtur, etc.,

id. Inv. 1, 30, 47 sq.:

aut pecori signum aut numeros inpressit acervis,

Verg. G. 1, 263; cf.:

servitii signum cervice gerens,

Ov. M. 3, 16:

jaculo mihi vulnera fecit.—Signa vides: apparet adhuc vetus ecce cicatrix,

Ov. M. 12, 444:

metam Constituit signum nautis pater, unde reverti Scirent, etc.,

Verg. A. 5, 130:

scutum signi gratia positum,

Quint. 6, 3, 38:

signa pedum,

tracks, prints, Ov. M. 4, 543;

and simply signa,

Verg. A. 8, 212 al.:

oculis mihi signum dedit, Ne se appellarem,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

dare,

Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 11:

dicere deos gallis signum dedisse cantandi,

Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57 al.:

signa esse ad salutem,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 2:

animi pudentis signum,

id. Heaut. 1, 1, 68:

color pudoris signum,

id. And. 5, 3, 7:

signa doloris ostendere,

Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 190:

mortis dare,

Lucr. 6, 1182:

timoris mittere,

to exhibit, display, Caes. B. C. 1, 71 et saep.—With obj.-clause:

magnum hoc quoque signum est, dominam esse extra noxiam,

Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 57; Nep. Att. 17, 2.—In predic. gen. with neutr. pron.: hoc est signi;

ubi primum poterit, se illinc subducet,

Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 14:

id erit signi me invitum facere, quod, etc.,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 83; Auct. Her. 4, 5, 8; Cato, R. R. 38, 4; 88, 2:

nil tamen est signi,

Lucr. 5, 918; cf.:

quid signi?

Cic. Cael. 16, 38, 2.— Hence, a surname, epithet (rare):

huic signum exercitus apposuit,

Vop. Am. 6; cf. Capitol. Gord. 4.—

In partic.

In milit. lang.

The distinctive sign of a division of an army.

A military standard, ensign, banner (including the aquila):

signifero interfecto, signo amisso,

Caes. B. G. 2, 25:

ut neque signiferi viam, nec signa milites cernerent,

Liv. 33, 7:

Hasdrubal ut procul signa legionum fulgentia vidit,

id. 28, 14; 22, 21; Col. 9, 9, 4:

inter signa militaria,

Hor. Epod. 9, 15:

cum unius signi militibus pergit ire,

Liv. 33, 1:

signa militaria ex proelio relata,

Caes. B. C. 3, 99; so,

militaria,

id. B. G. 7, 2; Plin. 33, 33, 19, § 58.—

Hence the expressions: signa sequi,

to follow the standards, to march in military order, Sall. J. 80, 2; Liv. 24, 48, 11:

signa subsequi,

to keep in order of battle, Caes. B. G. 4, 26:

signa observare,

Sall. J. 51, 1:

signa servare,

Liv. 8, 34, 10; Veg. Mil. 1, 9:

ab signis discedere,

to desert the standards, leave the ranks, Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 5, 33 fin.; id. B. C. 1, 44; Liv. 25, 20 al.; cf.:

ab ordinibus signisque discedere,

Front. Strat. 1, 5, 3:

signa relinquere,

to desert, Sall. C. 9, 4; Liv. 5, 6 al.:

signa deserere,

Liv. 8, 34, 9: signa ferre, i. e. to break up the camp, Caes. B. G. 1, 39 fin.; 1, 40; Liv. 2, 49, 3; 10, 5 al.;

for which: movere signa,

id. 1, 14, 9; 27, 2, 12; Verg. G. 3, 236; and:

tollere,

Vell. 2, 61, 2; Auct. B. Alex. 57, 1;

but: ferte signa in hostem,

attack, Liv. 9, 23, 13:

signa constituere,

to halt, Caes. B. G. 7, 47; cf.:

infestis contra hostes signis constiterunt,

id. ib. 7, 51:

signa proferre,

to advance, Liv. 4, 32, 10: signa convertere, to wheel, turn, or face about, Caes. B. G. 1, 25 fin.; 2, 26: Liv. 8, 11; 2, 14; 4, 29; for which, [p. 1698] vertere signa, id. 9, 35:

signa inferre (in aliquem),

to advance to the attack, make an assault, Caes. B. G. 1, 25 fin.; 2, 26; 7, 67; id. B. C. 2, 42; Cic. Phil. 5, 8, 23; Sall. J. 56, 5; Liv. 2, 53; 9, 27; 44, 12 al; cf.:

signa conferre cum aliquo,

to engage with, engage in close fight, Cic. Att. 7, 5, 5; id. Pis. 21, 49;

and cf.: collatis signis pugnare, superare aliquem, etc.,

Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 44; Liv. 1, 33; 2, 50; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 66; but conferre signa also means simply to bring the standards together (to one place), Caes. B. G. 7, 2; 2, 25; Liv. 37, 21:

signa in laevum cornu confert,

concentrates his troops, id. 7, 15, 4:

signa transferre,

to desert, Caes. B. C. 1, 24: signa convellere, to take up the standards, which had been fixed in the ground, Liv. 3, 7, 3; 3, 54, 10; 5, 37, 4; so,

vellere signa,

id. 3, 50, 11; Verg. G. 4, 108:

revellere signa,

Luc. 7, 77; cf.:

signa figere,

to encamp, Amm. 27, 10, 9:

defigere signa,

Sil. 8, 625:

sub signis ducere legiones, ire, esse, etc.,

together, in order, in rank and file, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 71 (with ordine); Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2; Liv. 3, 51; Tac. H. 2, 14:

signa hostium turbare,

to throw into disorder, Liv. 9, 73:

ante signa,

before the army, id. 5, 18; 6, 7; 7, 16:

post signa,

id. 2, 49.—

Transf., in gen.:

infestis prope signis inferuntur Galli in Fonteium,

Cic. Font. 20, 44 (16, 34).—

Esp., the standard or ensign of single cohorts and maniples (opp. aquila, the standard of the entire legion):

cum fasces, cum tubas, cum signa militaria, cum aquilam illam argenteam... scirem esse praemissam,

Cic. Cat. 2, 6, 13; Galb. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30, 5; Suet. Calig. 14 fin. Oud.; Tac. A. 1, 18; id. H. 2, 29 fin.; Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23; Luc. 1, 6; 1, 224 al. (cf. aquila, 2.):

manipulos exercitus minimas manus quae unum sequuntur signum,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 88 Müll.—

Meton., a cohort, a maniple:

octo cohortes in fronte constituit, reliquarum signa in subsidio artius collocat,

Sall. C. 59, 2; Liv. 8, 9; 25, 23 fin.; 33, 1; 27, 14; 28, 14; Auct. B. Hisp. 18, 3.—

A sign, signal; a watchword, password, given by a wind-instrument, by the tessera, or otherwise:

signum tubā dare,

Caes. B. G. 2, 20; 7, 81:

proelii committendi dare,

id. ib. 2, 21:

recipiendi dare,

id. ib. 7, 52:

receptui dare,

Liv. 4, 31; 26, 45; 3, 22; cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 2, 3:

signum dare ut, etc.,

Liv. 2, 20; 4, 39:

proelii exposcere,

Caes. B. G. 7, 19:

concinere,

id. B. C. 3, 92 fin.; Liv. 30, 5; cf. Tac. A. 1, 68:

canere,

Sall. C. 59, 1; id. J. 99, 1; Liv. 1, 1; 4, 31; 27, 47; Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 3 al. (v. cano).—For the chariot race:

signum mittendis quadrigis dare,

Liv. 8, 40, 3: signum mittere, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107: signo Felicitatis dato, the word, watchword, Felicitas, Auct. B. Afr. 83:

signum petere,

Suet. Calig. 56; id. Claud. 42; id. Ner. 9; cf.:

it bello tessera signum,

Verg. A. 7, 637.— Transf.:

tu illam (virtutem) jubes signum petere,

i. e. to be in subjection, Sen. Ben. 4, 2, 2.—

A sign or token of any thing to come; a prognostic, symptom (cf.:

portentum, indicium): ipse et equus ejus repente concidit: nec eam rem habuit religioni, objecto signo, ut peritis videbatur, ne committeret proelium,

Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:

medici signa quaedam habent ex venis et ex spiritu aegroti,

id. ib. 2, 70, 145; cf. Verg. G. 3, 440; 3, 503; 4, 253; Cels. 2, 3:

prospera signa dare,

Ov. H. 18 (19), 152.—

An image, as a work of art; a figure, statue, picture, etc. (syn.: effigies, imago, simulacrum);

inerant (classi) signa expressa, Titani quomodo, etc.,

Naev. 2, 13: statuas deorum, exempla earum facierum, s gna domi pro supellectile statuere, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 782 P.:

signum pictum in pariete,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 44:

signum in fano,

id. Rud. 2, 7, 2:

aëna signa,

Lucr. 1, 318:

ante signum Jovis Statoris concidit,

Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:

signum aeneum, marmoreum, eburneum,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; cf. id. Off. 1, 41, 147; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 248:

cratera impressum signis,

Verg. A. 5, 536; 5, 267; 9, 263:

(vestis) auro signisque ingentibus apta,

Lucr. 5, 1428:

ex ornatis aedibus per aulaea et signa,

Sall. H. 2, 23, 2 Dietsch:

pallam signis auroque rigentem,

Verg. A. 1, 648:

e Pario formatum marmore signum,

Ov. M. 3, 419; cf. id. ib. 5, 183;

12, 398: statuas, signa, picturas commendet,

Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 5.—

An image or device on a seal-ring; a seal, signet: ostendi tabellas Lentulo, et quaesivi, cognosceretne signum. Annuit. Est vero, inquam, notum signum, imago avi tui, etc., Cic. Cat. 3, 5, 10:

(patera) in cistulā obsignata signo est,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 265; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:

tabulae maximae signis hominum nobilium consignantur,

id. Quint. 6, 25:

imprimat his signa tabellis,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 38:

litterae integris signis praetoribus traduntur,

Cic. Cat. 3, 3, 6; Sall. C. 47, 3:

signo laeso non insanire lagenae,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 134:

volumen sub signo habere,

to have under seal, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 4; cf.:

sub signo claustrisque rei publicae positum vectigal,

id. Agr. 1, 7, 21:

nec pacta conventaque inpressis signis custodirentur,

Sen. Ben. 3, 15, 1:

cum sol duodena peregit signa,

Ov. M. 13, 618.—

A sign in the heavens, a constellation (cf. sidus):

caeli subter labentia signa,

Lucr. 1, 2:

loca caelio Omnia, dispositis signis ornata,

id. 5, 695:

signorum ortus et obitus,

Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59:

signis omnibus ad idem principium stellisque revocatis,

id. Rep. 6, 22, 24:

in signo leonis,

id. Div. 1, 53, 121:

signorum obitus speculari et ortus,

Verg. G. 1, 257; id. A. 7, 138:

signum pluviale Capellae,

Ov. F. 5, 113:

ponemusque suos ad vaga signa dies,

id. ib. 1, 310:

nox caelo diffundere signa parabat,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 10; cf. id. C. 2, 8, 11.—

Miraculous works (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Dan. 3, 99; id. Matt. 24, 24; id. Joan. 2, 11 et saep.

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