ACC 
ACC 
ACC 
of any thing. Senec. Crystallina, quo¬ 
rum accenait fragilitas pretium. Incen- 
do is used in like sense. 
XCCeNS25, and aDCeNS£Q (ad & cen- 
2 seo), es, sui, nsitum, & nsum, a. 2. to 
add to, or to the number of, to reckon 
among the list of, cvvap&pcw, adscri- 
bere, adnumerare. Non. 
aCCeNSITOS, from Accenseo. 
aCCeJVSOS, and aDCeNSOS (accenseo ; 
others from accio)., i, m. a public officer, 
whose business it was to attend on the 
magistrates, and summon courts; a mes¬ 
senger or servitor belonging to a court, 
&.C., a pursuivant, usher, mace-bearer, ser- 
jeant, beadle, mqpcryg. -TT Also su¬ 
pernumeraries, soldiers kept in reserve. 
Festus. 
aCCeNSOS, and aDCeNSUS (accendo), 
a, um, partic. and adject, set on fire, set 
fire to, inflames, lighted up, illuminated, 
JiUKeKavpevos, infiammatus. Cic. Ac- 
cens® faces.-IT Also, scaldinir hot, 
boiling. Senec. Ustus accenso Delias 
aheno.-TT Figur. inflamed, excited, 
stirred up, animated, enraged, exasperat¬ 
ed. Liv. Accensusinjuria. Virg. Spes 
accensa, h. e. aucta.-TT Accensus or 
Adcensus, a, um, is also a particip. from 
accenseo, enlisted, incorporated, enrolled. 
Liv. 
ACCeNSOS (Id.), us, m. a kindling, or 
lighting up, accendendi actus. Plin. 
but the reading is disputed. 
aCCeNTIuNCOLa (accentus), ®, f. ac- 
3 cenlual mark, accent, tone, note, modula- 
_ tion, harmony, accentus. Oell. 
aCCeNToR (ad & cantor), oris, m. one 
3 who sings to or with another, npooa 6 <ov. 
Isidor. ‘ 
aCCeNTOS (ad & cantus), us, m. song, 
2 melody, harmony, music, an accompani¬ 
ment, same as cantus, tt postoSia, Solin. 
-- TT With grammarians, decent, mod¬ 
ulation of tone, sound, or voice. Quintil. 
-IT Accentum hiemis, the depth of 
winter. Sidon. 
aCCePSS is an ancient form for accepero, 
from accipio, or, as Nonius explains it, 
for accipio. 
aCCePTA (accipio), as, f. a portion or al- 
j lotment of land. Siculus Flacc. 
ACCePTaBILIS (accepto), e, adject, ac- 
3 ceptahle, worthy of acceptance, pleasina-, 
grateful, accipi dignusj Einrp 6 s 6 eKT 0 s. 
Lactant. 
aCCeP F aBOLUM. See Acetabulum. 
aCCePTaTIS. See Acceptio. 
aCCePTaTOR (accepto), oris, m. one 
_ thatreceiveth. Tertull. 3 
aCCePTILaTIQ (accepti latio, in which 
3 form it sometimes occurs), onis, f. 
( verbal ) absolution or discharge from 
obligation, liberation from agreement, 
compact, or promise; quittance, acquit- 
_ lance (by word of mouth). Pandect. 
aCCePTIS (accipio), onis, f. an accepting, 
1 or receiving,tLCcipiendi actio, np6sXyipi’s. 
Cic. -U The granting of a proposition, 
or the conceded proposition itself. Apul. 
' IT Acceptio vocis, a comprehending 
_ of what is said. Siculus Flacc. 
aCCePTITS (accepto), as, a. I. to receive, 
or accept, same as accepto, TzpoaSc'YOuai. 
_ Plant apud Non. 
aCCePTS (frequentat. from accipio), as, 
a. 1. to receive, to accept, submit to, 
VTroocxppai , of nearly the same signif. 
as accipio. Plant. Qui res, rationes- 
que heri euro, argentum accepto, ex- 
penso, et cui debet, dato. Quintil. 
Zeno, Cleanthes, Chrysippus merce- 
des a discipulis acceptaverunt.- 
IT Among ecclesiastical writers, to re¬ 
ceive with pleasure; whence acceptabilis, 
_ and acceptator. Tertull. 
ACCEPTOR (accipio), oris, m. qui ac- 
3 JJP't, Xrinrrip, one who receives. Plant.. 
Q.ui iilorum verbis falsis acceptor fui, 
_«• e. approbator. 
aCCePTqRIos (acceptor), a, um. adject. 
3 that rcccivcth, lioldcth, containcth. Front. 
_ ae Aqumduct. 
aCCePTRIX (Id.), Icis, f. she who re- 
icwf- 3 ’ c l u ® accipit, &ck rpia. Plant. 
aCCePTOS (accipio), a, um, partic. and 
adject, received, accepted, Seurds. Cic. 
Accepta, et devorata pecunia.- 
" Often the same as chares, gratus, ju- 
cundus, grateful, pleasing, accepluhle, 
\apieis. Cic. Quod vero approbaris, 
id gratum, acceptumque habendum. 
Cic. Nihil est Deo acceptius, quam 
ccetus hominuin, &c. Liv. Accep- 
tissimus militum animis. Plant. Ac- 
ceptissimus apud te servus. __ 
IT With the adv. bene, male, valde, 
and similar words, treated, entertained. 
Cic. Tribus tricliniis accepti valde co- 
piose.-IT In accounts, acceptum re - 
ferre (and sometimes acccptum ferre ) 
denotes scribere in tabulis, te accepisse, 
to mark, or set down, on the debtor’s side, 
as received as expensum ferre means 
scribere, te dedisse, vel expendisse, to 
note down in one’s book of accounts mon¬ 
eys paid or expended. Cic. In the same 
way are to be taken accepto ferre, and 
in acccptum ferre, or ref errc. Cic. Ne- 
gabat, opus in acceptum referre posse. 
Ref err e in acceptum opus, is to write in 
the account-book, that the work has been 
done according to contract, and of course 
to be paid for. -IT These expressions 
are also figurative : hence acccptum re¬ 
ferre, or ferre alicui aliquid, to acknowl¬ 
edge a debt, make an acknowledgment to 
any one of a debt, both in a good and bad 
sense. Cic. Ut esset nemo, qui non 
mihi vitam suam, liberos, rempublicam 
referret acceptam. Odd. Acceptum 
refero versibus esse nocens.-IT As 
a law term, acceptum or accepto facerc, 
and acceptum habere, to acknowledge a pay¬ 
ment and give a discharge, either verbal¬ 
ly or in writing. Vlpian. -TT The 
same, Figur. Cic. Sponsionem accep¬ 
tam facere, h. c. remittere, a sponsione 
facta discedere. Plin. Quamobrem 
culpa ejus non naturae fiat accepta, will 
not sit on nature’s back, must not be as¬ 
cribed to nature. Catull. Acceptum face, 
redditumque votum, ratify, make good 
your promise. -IT Acceptum rogare, 
or accepto rogare, to ask for a receipt or 
discharge. Vlpian. Digest _TT Accep¬ 
to liberare, on the part of the creditor, 
to acknowledge payment. Vlpian. It is 
to be remarked, 'however, that these 
forms are generally used by jurists, 
where the payment is merely nominal. 
aCCeRSS, With its derivatives. See 
_ Arcesso, &c. 
aCCe&SIBILIS (accedo), e, accessible, 
3 that may be approached. Tertull. 
aCCeSSIS (Id.), onis, f. a going near un¬ 
to, an approaching, the act of drawing 
nigh to, actus accedendi, np6soSot 
Cic. Cum ad corpora necessitate turn 
accessio fieret, turn abscessio.-TT It 
is specially used of fevers or other 
diseases, a fit, relapse; to which are 
opposed decessio and remissio. Cels. 
— TT Often an accession, addition, 
increase, enlargement, in'idovis, np6s6e- 
eis. Cic. Accessionem adjungere a;di- 
bus, h. e. ®des ampliare addita parte 
aliqua, to enlarge, or add to the size of, a 
building. Sueton. Morbi accessio, a 
paroxysm, fit, periodical exacerbation of a 
disease. -IT Senec. Venire in acces- 
sionem, to come in as an acquest, appen¬ 
dage, make-weight. -TT Also, an hon¬ 
orary gift over and above the taxes or 
payment, to which decessio is opposed. 
Cic. Populus publice coactus est ei 
conferre lucri tritici medimnum XXVI, 
et accessionem HS CIO CIO. Colum. 
Ligna, et ceteras parvas accessiones 
exigere, honorary gifts or allowances. I 
-TT Figur. Cic. In omnibus meisl 
epistol s, qnas ad Catsarem mitto, le-| 
gitima qutedam est accessio cominen 
dationis tu®, I uniformly introduce a 
compliment in favor of you. -TT Also, 
the thing itself which is added, an appen¬ 
dages Plin. Turba gemmarum pota- 
mus, et smaragdis teximus calices, et 
aurum jam accessio est, gold is now a 
mere appendage, mere addition, h.e. minus 
pretiosum in poculis. -TT Among ju¬ 
rists, all the persons or things accessory 
to a contract or obligation are expressed 
by accessio. Paul. Digest. Clique prin¬ 
cipalis debitor perpetuat obligationem ; 
accessiones autem an perpetuent, dubi- 
_ um est. 
aCCeSSIT 5 (frequentat. fr. accedo), as, 
3 n. 1. to approach frequently, to be in the 
habit of going to. Cato. 
aCCeSSOR (accedo), oris, m. one who is 
added. Val. Max. 
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aCCeSSOS (Id.), us, m. an approaching 
or drawing near to, a coming, tt pdsoSo;, 
accessio. Cic. Solis accesses, discea- 
susque. Id. Accessus nocturnus ad 
urbem. Gcll. Accessus morbi, et dis- 
cessus.-TT Figur. Cic. Turn acces¬ 
sus ad causam, turn recessus. - 
TT Sometimes put for the place itself, 
through which we approach ; a pass, de¬ 
file. Sueton. Explorare accessum ad in- 
sulam. Virg. Omnem accessum lus- 
_ trare. - -TT In Vitruv. a kind of machine. 
aCCIaNOS (Accius), a, um, adject, per¬ 
taining to the poet Accius, Cic. Posu- 
_ isti versus Accianos. 
aCCIDeNS (accido), tis, particip. falling 
down at, or before, irpoSirt-nrov. Cic. 
Ad pedes omnium accidente Clodio. 
Tacit. Deprecabundus, et genibus prin- 
cipis accidens.-T1 As a substantive, 
an. accident, disaster, calamity, mishap, 
misfortune, circumstance, casualty, event, 
incident, hap, incidental peculiarity or 
quality. Quintil. Causa, tempus, locus, 
occasio, instrumentum, modus, et cet¬ 
era, rerum sunt accidentia.-TT Ex 
accidente, ex eo quod accidit, from that 
event, from that circumstance. Pompon. 
-H Per accidens, accidentally, casu- 
__ ally, as hap may be. Finnic. 
aCCI'DeNTIX. (accidens), ®, f. an acci- 
2 dent, any thing that happens. Plin. Esse 
vero illam nature accidentiam, etiam 
in locis quibusdam, apposito occurrit 
exemplo, that that is a mere accident in 
_ the common course of nature. 
aCCiDS (ad & c®do), is, idi, Isum, a. 3. 
to cut off, to cut , to lop, to cut doion, to 
fell. Cais. Accidunt arbores tantum, 
ut summa species earum stantium re- 
linquatur.-TT Figurat. omnino con- 
cidere, evertere, prorsus extenuare, to 
ruin utterly, destroy entirely. Liv. Hos- 
tes in aciem invitos extraxit; et ita 
pr®lio uno accidit Vestinorum res 
Scft *$ccisiis* 
aCCIDS, and aDCTDS (ad & cado), is, 
2 idi, n. 3. to fall, to fall down at or before, 
noosTT'nrrw, cado, vel juxta cado. Cass. 
Ut missa a Gallis gravius acciderent, 
fell with greater effect, made a heavier 
impression. Terent. Accidere ad genua, 
to prostrate one’s self before any one. 
Liv. Genibus alicujus accidere.- 
TT It is used also forpervenire, to airive, 
to come. Liv. Repente fama accidit, 
classem Punicam adventare. Id. Quod 
ubi ad aures accidit regis. Plin. Cla¬ 
mor accidit auribus nostris. Cic. Quod 
me vetas quidquam suspicari accidisse 
ad animum tuum, that any thing has 
occurred that icill have been welcomed by 
you. Id. Quod ad oculos, animumque 
acciderit, that was calculated to please 
the eye, and delight the understandhi o-. 
-IT It is joined also with the acc. 
without a preposition, the acc. being 
governed by the prep, in compos, by 
Plant. Mihi patern® vocis sonitus au¬ 
res accidit. -TT With acc. and prep. 
in, it is used for quadrare, convenire, by 
Terent. Istuc verbum vere in te acci¬ 
dit, has turned out well for you, will suit 
you exactly. - TT It is most often put 
for evenire, contingere, to happen, oc¬ 
cur, fall out, cnipBaiucu , with the dot. 
expressed or understoou', and generally 
in the third person. Cic. Accidit pra¬ 
ter opinionem. Id. Ut omnia, qu® 
non nostra culpa nobis accidant, forti- 
ter ferre debeamus.—Also with the 
particle quod. —And with other cases, 
governed by prep. Cic. Qu®risexme, 
quid acciderit de judicio, quod, &c. 
It is also sometimes joined with the 
infin. but not often. Cic. -TT Si quid 
alicui accidat, and si quid humanitus 
accidat, if any thing should happen, befall, 
are forms of speech especially used in 
wills, denoting possible death. Cic. 
Ctijus heres non in testamento quis- 
quam scriptus erat, si quid pupillo ac- 
cidisset, if aught should befall the ward, 
if the ward should die. Id. Si quid mihi 
humanitus accidisset. Contingo and 
evenio are used in a similar sense.- 
TT Between accidere and contingere there 
seems to be this difference : the former 
is more often used of unfortunate, the 
latter of fortunate events ; but the dis¬ 
tinction is not always observed. Ac- 
