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not merely for me to consider. Ctes. Quasi 
vero consilii sit res, were a matter of 
consideration , needed deliberation. Cic. 
jVXaoni consilii est, h. e. requiring much 
consideration. Id. Mittere in consilium, 
leave or send {the judges) to deliberate, be¬ 
fore giving their verdict; hence, figur. of 
an orator, to finish his argument, oration. 
Id. Ire in consilium, to consider (before 
giving judgment), to go to deliberate. Id. 
Adhibere in consilium, to consult, ask or 
take counsel of. - IT Counsel, advice, 
given to another. Terent. Consilium 
dare. Id. Alicujus consilium sequi. Cic. 
Neque facturus quidquam, nisi de ipeo 
consilio, according to my advice. — Or, to 
one’s self, h. e. determination, resolve, 
measure, an intention formed, plan, de¬ 
sign. Liv. Unde consilium abfuerit, 
culpam abesse, h. e. premeditation, cor¬ 
rupt purpose. Cws. Consilium capere 
sibi, h. e. take measures for themselves , 
no on their own hook, look out for them¬ 
selves. Nepos. Aliquid novi consilii ca¬ 
pere, adopt some new plan, take some new 
course. Cic. sequi, and Cces. inire, make 
a resolution, adopt measures. — Also, 
Cats. Consilium capit, equitatum dimit- 
tere, for dimittendi. Nepos. Iniit con- 
silia, reges tollere, for tollendi. Cic. 
Consilium cepi, ut exirem. — Hence, 
Consilium est, I have resolved, I mean, I 
will. Cic. ita faeere. Sallust. Ea uti 
deseram, non est consilium, I do not in¬ 
tend, ’tis not my purpose. Terent. Jube 
illam redire. P. non est consilium, pa¬ 
ter. Cats. Suo consilio uti, to take his 
own way . Nepos. Id privato, non pub¬ 
lico fecit consilio, of his own head, and 
not by public resolution or authority. — 
Also, counsel, h. e. a counsellor, adviser. 
Ovid. Ilia (Egeria) Nuinoe consilium fuit. 
-IT Hence, the resolve put into execu¬ 
tion, the action or procedure, which is the 
result of deliberation. Cic. Hoc meum 
consilium laudes. Id. Vestrum de me 
factum consiliumque. 11 Mm, de¬ 
sign, view, settled plan, end. Cic. Bono 
consilio, with good intent. Nepos. Hoc 
consilio, ut, &c. Cic. Eo consilio, ut, 
&c. Terent. Quo consilio hue imus? 
— Hence, Consilio, on purpose, with the 
view, designedly. Liv. (followed by ut). 
Virg. and Cic. (absol.)-IT Prudence, 
discretion, sagacity, penetration, skill; in 
general, those qualities which enable one to 
give good counsel, or adopt wise measures. 
Cic. Quae quanto consilio gerantur, nullo 
consilio assequi possumus. Horat. Vis 
Consilii expers, without discretion. Nc- 
pos. Ad omnes res aptus, consiliique 
plenus. Id. Vir consilii maximi om¬ 
nium barbarorum. Terent. Tam iners, 
tarn nulli consilii sum. Ctes. Barbaris 
consilium non defuit, presence of mind, 
consideration, discretion. — Also, a wise 
or artful contrivance, management, art, 
stratagem. Nepos. Tali consilio prodi- 
tores perculit et hostes profligavit. Id. 
Victus consilio Themistoclis. Coes. 
Militum virtuti consilia Galiorum occur- 
rebant, contrivances, arts. -11 Consi¬ 
lium often stands for those who take any 
thing into consultation. Cic. ReipublicEe 
consilium, h. e. men who take care for the 
good of the state. — Hence, a commission, 
committee. Sueton. Instituit consilia sor- 
tiri. — And, in a narrower sense, the 
senate. Cic: Sapiens est consilium. 
So, Id. Consilium publicum, and Consi¬ 
lium Senatus. Liv. sanctius, h. e. the 
more select council or committee of the 
( Carthaginian) senate. — Also, the bench 
of judges, the judges. Cic. In consilio 
adesse, Consilium dimittere, &c. Id. 
Vos, qui estis in consilio, who sit in 
council (as judges). Id. Consilium pub¬ 
licum. — Also, a council of war. Cess. 
convocare. Sallust, habere. Liv. mili- 
tare. Id. castrense. — THe council of 
war was composed of the imperator, le- 
gaU, tribuni militum, and primipili; some¬ 
times the other centurions were admitted. 
;-IT In the last signification, concilium 
is also found in various editions; but 
concilium signifies any assembly. 
toNSIMlLtS (con & s'imitis), e, adj. like, 
3 similar, ogoios. Cic. Causa aliqua con- 
similis causarum earum. Id. Res con- 
similis rebus iis. Terent. Formic mores 
consimiles. Lucret. Quidnam consi- 
mile in cursu possint, ac (h. e. as) fortis 
equi vis ? Plant. Haud consimili inge- 
nio, atque ille. 
CoNSIMILlTf;R(consimilis),adv. in like 
3 manner, bpo'uoy. Oell. 
C6NSIPI5 (con &. sapio), is, ui, n. 3. to 
be perfectly in one’s senses, have all one’s 
wits about one, avyafpovsio. Liv. Romani 
non mentibus consipere poterant. Gell. 
A'e patres, de statu mentis suaj detur- 
bati, non satis consiperent.-IT Con- 
sipiens, in one’s senses, of sound mind. 
Senec. Non sapienti viro, sed tantum 
consipiente. 
CONSIPTUM for CONSEPTUM. Enn. 
3 ap. Fcst. 
CONSISTIO, read by some for Constitio. 
CONSISTS (con & sisto), is, constlti, n. 
3. to place one’s self with or together, as 
for conversation. Plant. Nec vobiscum 
quisquam in foro frugi consistere audet. 
Cic. Cum hoc consistit, hunc amplexa- 
tur. So, Nepos. Ut sine ducis opera 
ordinata; (copi.-e) consisterent, drew up, 
set themselves in array. Tibull. Seu sit 
opus, quadratum acies consistat in ag- 
men. — Hence, to agree, accord. Cic. 
cum Aristone verbis (/t. c. in words mere¬ 
ly). — Also, to appear in court with one, 
h. e. to go to law with. Senec. cum rna- 
tre. Pandect, cum debitoribus. Id. ad- 
versus dominos. — Also, to consist, be 
made up. Auct. B. Ihsp. ex fugitivis. 
Cws. Lacte et caseo et carne (victus) 
consistit.- IT To place one’s self any 
where, take a stand, post one’s self. Cic. 
Ad mensam pueros jussit consistere. 
Cces. Ut quisque primus venerat, sub 
muro consistebat. So, Constiti, I have 
placed myself, I stand. Cess. In jugo 
constiterant. Virg. Adducto constitit 
arcu. So, Senec. Consistere in pedes, 
to stand upright. Virg. Constitit in di¬ 
git 08 extempio uterque, raised himself on 
tiptoe. Ovid. Prohibent consistere vires. 
Cels. Ut consistere homo non possit, 
h. e. cannot stand upon the ground by 
reason of his being lifted up. — Hence, 
of a speaker who defends a cause, to 
take a stand, take certain ground, to make 
a certain disposition of the case. Cic. 
Part'd. 29. — Also, to come to pass, take 
place. Cic. Centum Venerios (sc. jac- 
tus, h. e. lucky throws) non posse casu 
consistere. — Also, to appear, make one’s 
appearance. Cic. Vix singulis letatibus 
binos oratores laudabiles constitisse. 
--H To make a stand, get a firm foot¬ 
ing. Cces. Censent, ut in jugo consis- 
tant. So,Lie. Si acies a fuga constitisset, 
should rally. — So, of persons on board 
ship, to reach the shore, to land. Cic. 
Plura scribam, cum constitero. Virg. 
Prima vetant consistere terra_Hence, 
to settle in a place, take up one’s abode. 
Cais. ibi negotiandi causa_Also, of a 
lawsuit, be instituted or brought. Cic. 
Causa consistit apud magistratum. — 
Also, Cic. Consilium constitit, a firm re¬ 
solve is made. So, Cces. In eo constitit, ad¬ 
hered to,persisted in -U To stand still, 
to stand, remain standing, to stop, stay. 
Cces. Viatores consistere cogunt. Cic. 
Neque consistens in loco, sed inambu- 
ians. Senec. Ista qu<e spectantur, ad 
qu® consistitur, h. e. in order to sec them. 
— In particular, of soldiers in battle, 
not to give way, to keep one’s foot ing, hold 
one’s ground. Cces. Ut nemo eorum 
consistent. — Also, of one on board 
ship, to lie at anchor. Cics. Ipse ad an co¬ 
ram constitit. — Hence, figur. of a 
speaker, to remain standing, h. e. to con¬ 
tinue his speech, to speak without interrup¬ 
tion. Cic. in dicendo. Id. prmclare. 
Hence, Id. Verbo quidem superabis, re 
autem ne consistes quidem ullo judice, 
prove yourself in the right, maintain your 
cause. — Also, in speech, to dwell upon. 
Cic. in singulis. — Also, to stand still. 
h. e. to beat rest, be firm, composed, stand 
fast. _ Cic. Consistere mente non posse. 
Id. Ut neque mens, neque vox, neque 
lin gua consisteret, was not master of itself, 
failed him. Id. Miserum tandem consis¬ 
tere, have rest, find rest. Id. Ut neque 
mente, neque lingua consisteret, was 
firm, composed. — Also, to stand still, 
h. e. to be obstructed in its course, to be at 
a stand, to stay. Ovid. Frigore constitit I 
Liter. Lie. Bellum ad Trebiam consti- 
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tit. Sueton. Caius in equestri ordma 
constitit, stoad still, h. e. sought or ob¬ 
tained no higher rank. — So, in general, 
to stop, to be stopped, to cease. Cato. Al- 
vus consistit. Cic. Consistere usura 
debuit. Cces. Administratio belli con¬ 
sistit. Pluut. Omnis familis causa 
consistit. — Also, to stand still,, h. e. to 
remain in the same condition, be station¬ 
ary; applied to diseases. Cels. Morbus 
an increscat, an consistat, an minuatur. 
— In general, to stand, exist, stand firm, 
to consist in, depend upon, rest upon. 
Leqnd. in Cic. Ep. Studia officii inter nos 
constiterunt. Cic. In quo lie suspicio 
quidem potuit consistere. Id. Quum in 
eo libertas populi Rom. consisteret. Id. 
Omne bonum in una honestate consis¬ 
tit. Nepos. Spes omnis consistebat Ha- 
tami in se locique natura. Horat. Quos 
ultra nequit consistere rectum. Pl'm. 
Vino consistit auctoritas, h. e. it enjoys 
esteem or repute. Pandect. Legatum in 
omnibus consistit, is valid. -IT Tran¬ 
sitively, to make to stand, to post, to halt. 
Sallust, agmen. (Otiiers i :ad constituit.) 
— Hence, figur. Lucret. fitam consis¬ 
tere tutam, render secure. Gell. causam, 
to bring, commence, institulj. 
CoNSiSToRIUM (consisto), ii, n. a place 
3 of assembly ; hence, the earth is so called 
by Tertull ; and an anteroom where slaves 
wait their masters’ orders, ly Sidon. - 
ir In particular, the place where the coun¬ 
cil of the emperor held their meetings, a 
cabinet, consistory. — The members of 
this council were hence called Consisto- 
riani. Cod. Just, and Ammian. 
CoNSITIS (consero), onis, f. a planting, 
1 setting, sowing. Cic. 
CoNSITOlt (Id.), oris, m. one who plants 
3 or sows; a planter. Ovid. uvie. 
CoNSITuRA, x, f. a sowing, planting. 
1 Cic. 
CoNSITOS, a,um, particip. from consero, 
Sevi. 
CONSIVIUS. Macrob. Sat. 1, 9. Janus 
Consivius. 
CONSoBRiNOS (con & sobrinus), a, um, 
adj. Those persons bore the relation of 
consobrini, whose mothers were sisters, 
according to Caius. But it is also more 
widely applied to all cousins-german, the 
children of brothers or sisters; first-cous¬ 
ins. — Hence, Consobrinus, a (male) 
cousin-german; and Consobrlna, a (fe¬ 
male) cousin-german. Cic. and Nepos. 
— Also, Sueton. Consobrinus, a cousin 
in a more remote degree. 
CoNSQC£R (con & socer), eri, m. the fa- 
2 ther of cither a husband or wife considered 
with reference to the father of the other ; 
h. e. those are called consoceri, whose 
children have married each other. Sueton. 
CoNSOCI aBIEIS (consocio), e, adject. 
3 Ambros. Quid enim tam consociabile, 
h. e. congruum et conveniens. 
CoNSOCIaTIM (consociatus), adverb, 
3 together, unitedly. Ammian. 
CoNSGCIATIS (consocio), onis, f. a con¬ 
necting, uniting, association. Cic. 
CGNS5CI aTCS, a, um, particip. from 
consocio.-IT Adj. connected, bound 
together. Cic. Consociatissima volun¬ 
tas. 
C6NS5CI8 (con & socio), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to make common, to join, share, asso¬ 
ciate, unite, (n'vayeXugu). Cic. Cum A. 
Gabinio consociare consilia. Id. Cum 
atnicis consociare injuriam. Horat. (of 
two trees) umbram. Plant. Se se sudor 
cum unguentis consociavit. Id. Consoci¬ 
are milii quidem tecum licet, to associate 
with you (h. e. we have both experienced 
the same sufferings, or are unfortunate). 
Liv. imperiuin, to share the sovereignty. 
Id. rem inter se. Cic. Consociati cum 
diis. Id. Consociati inter nos. 
CoNSGCIOS (con & socius), a, um, adj. 
3 united, associated, leagued together. Ful¬ 
gent. — Consocius, ii, m. an associate, 
participator. Cod. Just. 
C5NS5CR0S (con & socrus), us, f. cor- 
3 responding to Consocer. Auson. 
CGNfeoEABILIS (consolor), e. adj. ad¬ 
mitting of consolation, consolable, that may 
be comforted or appeased, evirapapvSrirns. 
Cic. dolor.-IT Also, serving to con¬ 
sole, consolatory. Gell. 
CoNS6LaTI 5 (Id.), onis, f a consoling, 
consolation, comfort. Cic. Erit ilia con- 
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