FIN 
FIS 
FIR 
to devise, contrive, feign. Terent. cnu- 
sas Hence, Fictus, a, um, false, 
feigned,fictitious. Cic. dii. Id. fabula. 
Vtr<r. carmen, containing fictions, fabu¬ 
lous. — Hence, Fictum, subst., a fiction. 
Virg. an'd Ovid. — And, Fictus, subst., 
a feiirner , dissembler, hypocrite. Moral. 
— Also, to dissemble. Coes. Fingerevul- 
tum, h. e. to assume a look at variance 
with their real state of feelings. — Also, 
to intend, design. Plaut. fugam. 
FINIf.NS (finio), tis, particip. from finio. 
IT Subst. masc. (sc. orbis), the horizon. Cic. 
FINIS (finis), is, Ivi, itum, a. 4. to confine 
in limits; to circumscribe, limit; to fie or 
determine by limits. Cces. Rhenus finit 
imperium populi Rom. Lie. signuin am¬ 
mo. Cic. Lingua finita dentibus.- 
TT Figur. to bound, restrain, check. Cic. cu- 
piditates Liv. censuram.-IT Also, to 
determine, prescribe, assign, appoint. Cic. 
tempus. Liv. diem. Id. decern vades. 
Id. locum. Cic. modurn. Coes, latitu- 
dinem silv®. — Hence, Finitus, a, um, 
fixed, appointed, determined. Cic. Mors 
est omnibus finita. Quintil. Modus 
finiendi, h. e. indicative. — Hence, 
impers. Liv. Finitur, ne, &c. it is de¬ 
termined, decided, &c. — Hence, to de¬ 
fine, explain. Quintil. causam. - 
TT Also, to finish, terminate, end, put an 
end to, reheio. Cass, bellum. Horat. 
sitim, to quench. Cic. sententias ver¬ 
bis, to close with a verb. Plin. vitain, 
or Ovid, animam, or absol. Tacit. Fi- 
nire, to die. Hence, Cic. and Plin. Ep. 
Finiri, to end, come to an end, cease. — 
Hence, Ovid, and Quintil. Finire, to cease 
to speak. -IT See, also, Finiens. 
FINIS (unc.), is, m. and sometimes f. a 
limit, boundary, opo;. Cic. loci. Plur. 
Fines ; the limits, boundaries. Id. agro¬ 
rum. — Also, the country itself, a territo¬ 
ry. Coes. In finibus Eburonum. Also, 
a station. Virg. JEn. 5, 139. of ships. 
— Hence, figur. a limit, bound. Cic. 
Mihi fines terminosque constituam, ex¬ 
tra quos egredi non possum. Moral. 
natur®. -IT Also, a measure, duration, 
length. Cic. Q.ui finis istius consilii? 
Liv. temporis. Cic. Ad eum finem, or, 
usque ad eum finem, h. e. so long as, so 
far. Id. duem ad finem? how longl 
— Hence, Fine or fini, to, or up to. 
■Cato. Amphoras implere ansarum fini. 
Cms. B. O. 7. 47. Pectoris fine. — Quern 
ad finem signifies, also, how .far any 
tiling extends, &c. Cces. — Finis de¬ 
notes, also, a measure, amount, or, na¬ 
ture, quality, kind, manner. Pandect. 
pretii. Qell. Hac fini, in this manner ; 
as far as. Id. Qua fini, how far, or, in 
what respect. -IT Also, the end or con¬ 
clusion of any thing. Cic. Finem consti- 
tuere, or Terent. statuere. Tacit, po- 
nere. Cic. facere scribendi, or Terent. 
and Cces. alicui rei. Virg. dare, for 
facere, or, Id. ferre, imponere. Cic. 
afferre. Id. habere. Liv. capere, h. e. 
to come to an end, terminate. Cic. Finis 
vit®, and absol. Tacit. Finis, sc. vit®. 
Ovid. Nullo fine, or Nullo cum fine, or 
Id. Fine dempto, or exempto, without 
end, endless. Id. Ad finem, to the (very) 
end. Liv. Ad finem venire, to be accom¬ 
plished. -IT Also, a definition, expla¬ 
nation. Quintil. -TT Also, the extreme, 
highest, greatest point. Cic. bonorum, 
malorum. Id. honorum, the highest of¬ 
fices or posts of honor. Tacit. Duodecem 
tabul®, finis ®qui juris. - IT Also, 
end, intention, design. Cic. Domus finis 
est usus. Tacit. Ad eum finem, with 
this intention, for this purpose. 
FINITE (finitus), adv. to a certain extent, 
2 within limits, with limitation, restriction. 
Cic. - IT Also, definitely, particularly, 
in particular. Gell. 
FINITIMOS (finis), a, um, adj. neighbor¬ 
ing, bordering upon, adjoining, npdsopo;. 
Cic. —Finitimus, substant., a neighbor, 
borderer. - IT Figur. bordering upon, 
adjoining, nearly related, like, connected, 
closely allied. Cic. Nomen finitimum pe- 
riculo. Id. alicui rei. 
' NITI8 (finio), onis, f. a limiting, limit, 
boundary. Vitruv. -- IT Also, a ter¬ 
mination, state, condition. Id. — Hence, 
a rule Colum. -IT Also, a definition, 
explanation. Quintil. -IT Also, a di¬ 
vision or part. Hygin. 
FINITIVOS (finitus;, a, um, adj. defining, 
2 explaining. Quintil. 
FINIT8R ”finio), oris, m. one who fixes or 
determines and measures boundaries, a 
surveyor of lands. Cic. — Hence, the 
horizon. Senec. -IT Also, one that de¬ 
termines, fixes, finishes, ends. Stat. 
FINITUS, a, um, partic. from finio. 
FIS (d>vio), fis, factus sum, fieri, ir- 
reg. n. pnssiv. to become , yivopai. 
Plaut. Nihil fit. Cic. Poinpeio melius 
est factum. Particularly with an ablat. 
to the question with or of whom or what 7Id. 
Quid illo fiet, what will become of him 7 
Id. fluid fiet artibus. — Hence, Id. Si- 
quid eo factum esset, if an accident 
should befall him. — Also, with dc fol¬ 
lowing. Id. fluid de Tulliola mea 
fiet ? -— 11 Also, to occur, happen, fall 
out, come to pass. Terent. Inter ea fiet 
aliquid. — Also, without a nominat. 
Cic. Ut fit, or ita ut fit, or ut fieri solet, 
as it happens, as is usually the case. Par¬ 
ticularly with ut following. Id. Fit 
s®pe ut non respondeant ad tempus. 
Hence, Fieri potest, fieri non potest, it is 
FIRMIaNOS (Firmius), a,um, adj. called 
2 after the artist Firmius. Plin. 
FIRMITaS (firmus), atis, f. firmness, 
solidity, durability, stability, orepedry;, 
13c/3ai6rris. Plaut. postis. Cces. nra. 
teri®. Vitruv. ®dificiorum. —_ 
IT Also, firmness, strength, vigor, robust¬ 
ness. Cic. corporis. Gcll. vocis. — 
Hence, strength, power, constancy. Cic. 
animi. Plane, in Cic. Ep. exercitus, 
valor, prowess. 
FIRMITeR, same as Firme. Cces. 
FIRMIT0D8 (firmus), Inis, f. same as 
Firmitas, firmness, constancy, strength, 
vigor. Auct. ad Hcrenn. vocis. Cic. 
animi. Id. salutis, stability. 
FIRMS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to make 
firm or fast, orepeoev. Virg. vestigia 
Curt, graduin, h. e. to standfast. Plin. 
mobiles dentes. — Hence, figur. to for - 
tify , strengthen, secure. Cces. locum 
nrunitionibus. Liv. urbem prmsidio. 
Id. aciem. Id. muros. Virg. aditum 
urbis, to guard. — Also, to make stable, 
durable, firm. Cic. imperium. Cus. 
pacem. Cic. animum. — Also, to slay, 
possible, impossible. Id. — Also, to arisds stop , bind. Cels, alvum. TT Also, 
Id. Fit clamor maximus. — Hence, to \to make strong or stronger, to strengthen, 
jr.ii __ TH Ttn fit- or fi.vicrnrn.tK. recruit, refresh. Cic. cornua 
Id. v it Clamor maximus.— ™ ... -, 
follow as a consequence. Id. Ita fit, ut invigorate, recruit, refresh. Cic. corpus 
sapientia sanitas sit animi.-IT Also, lalSore, to harden. Liv. corpus cibo, to 
same as esse; to be. Terent. Mihi non 
fit verisimile. Cic. Nec potest fieri me 
quicquam superbius.-IT As the pas- 
siv. of facio it signifies, also, to be done 
or made. Cic. — Also, to be committed. 
Plaut. Cui furtum fiebat. — Also, to be 
produced, procreated, bred, born. Varr. 
Lepores in Galliafiunt permagni. — Al¬ 
so, to grow. Plaut. Ubi absinthium fit. 
— Also, to be made, chosen, created. Cic. 
Consules facti sunt. Nepos. Pr®tor fit. 
— Also, to be sacrificed. Id. Quum pro 
populo fieret. — Also, to be given. Liv. 
Id ei loco nomen factum. — Also, to be 
esteemed, valued. Cic. Mihi demonstra- 
vit, me a te plurimi fieri.-IT The 
partic. Factus, a, um, has all these sig¬ 
nifications, and denotes, besides, work¬ 
ed, wrought, manufactured, made. Cic, 
Argentum factum, silver vessels. Id, 
Phaler® pulcherrime fact®. — Also, pol¬ 
ished, instructed. Cic. dui illuc factus 
institutusque venisset, h. e. prepared 
and instructed. Horat. Ad unguem fac¬ 
tus homo, li. c. perfectus. — Also, made, 
born for a thing, as it were ; naturally 
formed for a thing, fitted, having talent 
fur a thing. Cic. Homo ad ista experi- 
enda factus. — Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3,91. 
Factum volo,/or faciam, or facere volo. 
— Terent. Alicui factum velle, or Gell. 
Alicui factum esse velle, to favor a per¬ 
son, wish well to him. — Facto opus 
est, h. e. it must be done. Terent. — 
Also, with the accus. quid. Id. duid 
opus facto sit, vide. Usus est is also 
used for opus est. Plaut. and Terent. — 
Terent. Dictum factum, no sooner said 
than done, immediately, in a moment. — 
Plaut. Bene factum, well done. Id. Ma¬ 
le factum, badly! — Terent. Factum, for 
factum est, in affirmative answers, just 
so, yes, or, it is done. -IT Fior was 
anciently also used. Cato ap. Prise. 
Fitur, fiebantur. Liv. ap. Non. Fitum 
est.-IT See, also, Factus, a, um. 
FIRCOS, a word used by the Sabines for 
liircus, according to Varr. L. L. 4, 19. 
FIRMaMEN (firmo), Inis, n. same as 
3 Firmamentum. Ovid. 
FIRMaMeNTUM (Id.), i, n. any thing 
used for fortifying Cces. — Figur. stay, 
support, strength. Cic. reipublicm. — 
Hence, proof. Id. — Also, a reason for 
recommendation. Id. — Also, main point. 
Id. _IT Also, the heavens, firmament. 
Augustin. 
FIRMaNOS (Firmum), a, urn, adj. at, of, 
near Firmum, pertaining tv it. Liv. — Fir- 
inani, the inhabitants of Firmum. Cic. — 
Cic. Firmanum, sc. prsdium, a country 
seat near it. 
FIRMaT 8R (firmo), oris, m. a confirmer, 
2 establisher. Tacit. 
FIRMe (firmus), adv. with firmness, firm¬ 
ly. Sueton. insistere, to stand firmly. 
Plin. Firmius. Vitruv. Firmissime. 
_ IT Figur. firmly, with firmness, 
steadily, resolutely, constantly, durably. 
Cic. aliquid comprehendere. Id. Fir¬ 
missime asseverare. 
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refresh. So, also, Curt, vexatos raili- 
tes. Virg. vires. Cic. vocem. Tacit. 
valetudinem. Quintil. memoriam. Liv. 
aliquem prssidiis, to reinforce with a 
body of soldiers. Id. pr®sidium, to re¬ 
inforce or increase a garrison. — Hence, 
to confirm, make sure, secure. Terent. 
(idem, to keep one’s word or promise. 
Cic. aliquid jurejurando. Hirt. civita- 
tes obsidibus. — Also, to confirm, show, 
prove. Cic. Naturani fati ex divlnatio- 
nis ratione. — Also, to affirm, declare, 
assert. Hirt. 
FIRMUM, i, n. a town of Picenum, on the 
Adriatic. It was also called CasteUm 
Firmanum. Plin. 
FIRMCS (for fidmus, from fido), a, um, 
adj. firm, not easily shaken, not movable, 
[3'efiaioq. Ovid, janua, arbor, sera. Cart 
solum. Virg. robora. Hence, figur. 
firm, constant, steady, steadfast, persever¬ 
ing, immovable, inflexible. Cic. Firmior 
in’ sententia. Id. Senatum firmiorem 
reddidisti. Id. Firmissimus in causa. 
— Also, firm, faithful. Id. amicus. II 
Socios firmissimos redderem. Id. spes 
Id. candidatus, who may expect to get 
an office. Id. accusator, not timid, boll 
Hence, Firmum, i, n. a cause, reason. Te- 
rent. Nihil satis firmi video.—Also,(ju¬ 
mble, lasting. Virg. vina. Cic. prasidia. 
- IT Also, strong, stout, robust, pro¬ 
vided with strength. Cic. corpus. H 
Si firmior esses. Nepos. vires. Sueton. 
Vixdum firmus a gravi valetudine. - 
Hence, strong, provided with every thug 
necessary to perform great things. Plane. 
in Cic. Ep. Firmus ab equitatu, strong 
in cavalry. — Also, strong, powerfi, 
considerable, able to resist. Cms.cmw. 
Cic. manus evocatorum. — Also, 
able, apt, capable, qualified. Cces. c oM 
tes. Liv. Exercitus firmus ad Bell® 
Cic. Firmus ad defensionem. AJ“i 
with an infinit. following. Horat. 
cere firtnus. Hence, to be depended ‘j 
relied upon, certain. Cic. Hoc, Q 
dico, firmum fore. Id. Llteras fit /J 
containing news which may be dep 
upon , Id. benevolentia. — Also , V 
substantial , nourishing , sir eng n 
Varr. cibus. — Also, healthy. 
Male firma, sickly. 
Olid 
FISCaLIS (fiscusj, e 
>, adj. fiscal, rdM 
2 to the exchequer. Sueton. cal H™ r ll jj 
h. e. false prosecutions for defrauding 
imperial treasury. Capitolvn. glutj ^ rll 
_• X tl,r 
imperial treasury, uapunun. (,■» 
maintained at the emperor’s private cm I 
paid out of the treasury. „ 
FISCaRIOS (Id.), n, m. •"***£ 
3 something to the treasury of the emp 
Finnic. . , „ f, t 
FISCkLLS. (dimin. of ^ scina) U,W 
2 little frail or basket, ^ 
Virg. and Colum. — Hence, a 
FIS^f.LLOS (dimin. of fiscus), '> 11 
2 same as Fiscella. Coluvu 
FISCINa (fiscus), ®, t. 
hamper, pannier, raXapos. 
and Colum. 
Cic. 
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