MAL 
MAM 
MAN 
mall or maul, atbvpa. Plin. Malleus 
Btuparius, a mallet to beat hemp .—Also, 
an instrument used in sacrifices to kill 
the animal, perhaps a hatchet, an axe. 
Ovid. -If Also, a disease. Veget. 
HaLLI, orum, m. a nation in India. Plin. 
HALLS [puXXds), onis, m. Veget. cajpa- 
3 rum, perhaps the stem of unions. - 
IT Also, a swelling, tumor. Veget. 
MaLLoTf.S, and MALOTbS [paXXioriis, 
Sand paX(brris), a:, in. a person fram Mal- 
los in Cilicia. Sucton. 
MALLuVIA (manus & luo), a;, f. and 
3 MALLO VrUM, ii, n. a basin to wash the 
hands in, xttpdvntrpor. Fest. 
MALO (for mavolo, or magis volo),mavis, 
mavult, irreg. n. to choose rather, pre¬ 
fer, aipcopai. With the accus. ot the 
thing or person. Tacit, ambigua. Cad. 
in Cic. Ep. Bones maiet. Cic. Hand 
paulo hunc animum inalim.— Also 
with the infill, following. Cic. Multo 
stare malo. — Also, with the accus. with 
the infin. Cic. And, redundantly, with 
the accus. of the subject which the verb 
implies. Cic. Mavult se esse, &.C. Id. 
Carere me mallem quam, &c.— With 
the subjunctive following without i it. 
Catull. Mallem dedisses.-11 Potius, or 
magis, are sometimes redundantly joined 
with it. Cic. An ille Uticie potius, quam 
liorna:, esse maluisset. Lio. Magis vin- 
cere, quam imperare malit. —— If Cic. 
Malo alicui, or malo alicui omnia, to wish 
well to a person. -If Quod mallem, I 
would rather, I should rather wish, that, 
same as Quod utinam potius, I would pre¬ 
fer. Ovid. Si tibi deformis, quod mallem, 
visa fuissem. Id. Si, quod mallem, va¬ 
cuus fuisses.-If Mavolo, mavolam, ma- 
velim, mavellem, &c. for malo, malam , 
inalim, mallem, &cc. occur especially-in 
Plant. 
MaLoBXTHRaTuS (malobathron), a, 
3 um, adj. anointed with malobathrum. Si- 
don. 
MAL5BXTHR8N,or -UM [pa\6(]a3pw), 
i, n. an Indian [according to Pliny, a Syri¬ 
an) tree, or, properly, the aromatic leaf of it, 
which produced an ointment much valued. 
Plin. Some suppose this tree to be the 
same viithThe wildcinnamon (Lauras Cas¬ 
sia, L.). Others take it fur the betel (Pi¬ 
per betel, L.).-If Also, the ointment 
of that leaf. Horat. and Plin. -If An¬ 
other reading is Malobathrum. 
MAL8GRANATUR1 (malum & grana- 
tum), i, n. a pomegranate. Plin. 
MALTHA [paXSa & paXSiq), te, f. a 
hind of petroleum or fossil tar; it was 
thus called by the Samosatians, according 
to Plin. 2, 108. -If A kind of plaster 
made of slaked lime and hog’s fat. Plin. 
_If Figur. an effeminate person. Lit- 
cil. 
R1ALTHIN03 (maltha), i, m. an effeminate 
man. Others take it for -a proper name 
Horat. 
MALTH5 (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
2 n-lue or plaster with maltha. Plin. 
MaLVA (paXaxv), », f- mallows. Plin. 
R1ALVACE0S (malva), a, um, adj. made 
2 of mallows, like or belonging to mallows. 
Plin. 
MALVANX (unc.), a, m. a river m Mau¬ 
ritania. Plin. 
MALUM, i,n. any thing evil in its kind, an 
evil. Plant. Pessimum malum. - 
IT Hence, misfortune, calamity. Ncpos. 
externum, h. e. war. Cic. Mala civilia. 
Ctes. pejus, ll. e. a greater misfortune. 
Liv. pessimum publicum, h. e. a great 
public calamity -If Also, punishment. 
Cic. habere, A be punished. Liv. Malum 
niilitibus (erit).-If Hence, torment , 
torture, whipping, crucifixion, and other 
punishments inflicted upon slaves. 
Liv. Auditis, Quirites, sicut servis, 
malum minitantem militibus? Cic. Vi, 
malo, plagis, ill usage. Tcrenit. Sine 
malo fateri.-IT Also, injury, preju¬ 
dice, disadvantage. Hence, Malo es¬ 
se alicui, to be prejudicial to, stand in 
the way of. Hep. and Cic. —— IT Al¬ 
so, an evil action, crime. Virg. and 
Q v id. - IT Also, disease, sickness. 
Ovid. Hence, the fever and ague. Cels. 
_IT Malum is frequently used as an 
nterjection expressing indignation. Cic. 
Hus, malum, est ista tanta.audacia ? 
hut, the plague; what, with a mischief. 
-IT For Male. Horat. Malum respon- 
sare. 
MALUM [pfjXov, Dor. paXov), i, n. an ap¬ 
ple. Colum. Quinces, pomegranates, 
peaches, oranges, and lemons were like¬ 
wise comprehended under this name. 
Hence, Virg. Aurea mala, quinces. — 
Figur. Justin. Malum discordis, an apple 
of contention, h. e. subject of quarrel. Ho¬ 
rat. Ab ovo usque ad mala, from the be¬ 
ginning to the end of themcal .[See ovum.) 
MALuNDRUM,i,n. supposed to be a wild 
species of Lychnis. Plin. [Ed. Hurd.) 
MALoS (malum), i, f. an apple-tree. Virg. 
-IT Malus, i, m. the mast of a ship. 
Cic. — Hence, a pole in the circus and 
amphitheatre to support the coverings ( v e-j 
nurse. Pers. — Also, a term of endear, 
mnnt, as, my dear! Plant. 
MAMMAS A, s, f. the mother of the emperoi 
Alexander Severus. 
RIaMRI/EANOS (Mammsa), a, um, adj 
belongmir to Marmncea. Lamprid. 
MAMRIaLIS (mamma), e, adj. pertaining 
3 to the breasts, good for complaints of them. 
Apul. Maminalis herba, h. e. chain®, 
pitys. _ 
MaMMaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. having 
2 breasts. — Figur. provided with lubes or 
pipes. Plin. 
MAiVIMEATOS (Td.), a, um, adj. same as 
3 Mammosus. Plant. 
MAMMILLA, s, f. an incorrect form for 
Manilla. 
la) drawn over them in ram or excessive IRIaMMoNaS [pappiovds), or RIaMMo 
heat. Liv. — Also, the beam erected in 
the middle of a wine-press. Plin. —Ad 
malum Punicum was the name of a place 
in the sixth ward or quarter of Rome. 
Sucton. 
MALuS (unc.), a, um, adj. compar. pejor, 
superlat. pessimus, a, um, had, evil, 
wicked., kukos. Juvenal. Nemo malus 
felix. Plaut. Malus, et nequam homo. 
JTep. civis. Cic. philosophi. Id. ver¬ 
sus. Id. poeta. Quintit. conscientia. 
Id. causa. Cic. Mala opinio de aliquo. 
Horat. consuetudo. Sallust, mores. 7’e- 
rent. Abi in malam rem, go and be 
hanged! Sallust. Mala res, spes multo 
asperior, It. e. res angusta domi. Quin- 
til. vox. Virg. ager, barren, unfruitful. 
-IT Also, roguish, wanton. Plaut. 
puella. Catull. Pessimie puellce. - 
IT Also, poisonous, noxious, hurtful, bane¬ 
ful. Tibull. herba;. Virg. falx. Tibull. 
manus. Virg. gramina. Plin. carmen, 
h. e. magicum. Virg. lingua, h. e. be¬ 
witching. - IT Also, burdensome, dis¬ 
agreeable. Plaut. ,-etas, A. e. senectus. 
°— IT Also, unsuccessful, unfavorable, 
adverse. Cic. pugna. Horat. avis, 
A. e. augurium. Cic. nuncius. - 
IT Also, ill, sick. Cels. Quum aiger pejor 
fiat. Id. Quum (oegroti) pessimi fiunt 
-IT Also, cunning, crafty, artful, mis¬ 
chievous. Plant. Oves Stult*, atque 
haud mal® videntur. Id. Nimio minus 
perhibemur rnalie, qua: sumus ingenio. 
Id. Amat hercle me: delituit mala.- 
II Unseemly , ugly, deformed. Plaut. 
forma. Id. mulier. Quintil. facies. 
Ovid. pes. Horat.. crus. Plaut. manci 
pium. - IT Malum pondus, light 
weiirlit. Plaut. 
MARIf-RCOS (RIamers, i. e. Mars), i, m. 
an Oscan preen omen, same as Marcus. 
Vest. -IT Also, a surname of the gens 
AEmilia in Rome. Cic. — Also, Ma- 
mercinus. Liv. 
RIAMERS, tis, m. the name of Mars in 
3 the Oscan language. Fest. 
MARIeRTINOS (Mainers), a, um, adj. 
Mamertini, the inhabitants of the city of 
Mcssana in Sicily, who called them¬ 
selves thus, on account of their valor 
(from RIamers, A. c. RIars). Cic. They 
emigrated from Italy. — Hence, Ma- 
mertinus, a, um, adj. Mamertinian. 
Cic. RIaniertina civitas, A. e. Rlessana. 
Plin. vina. 
MA.MILIOS, a, um, adj. Mamilian. Cic. 
lex._When used as a subst., Mamilius 
is the name of a man, and Mamilia, 
that of a woman. 
R1AMILIANOS (Mamilius), a, um, adj. 
relatino- to Mamilius. Sallust. 
RIARUlLa (mamma), a-, f. a pap or dug, 
2 nrSiov. Vellei. - If Also, a spout 
from which water runs. Van-. -"f Al¬ 
so, a term of endearment, my dear! 
Plant. 
R1ARIILLANCS (mamilja), a, um, 
2 having paps or dugs. — Figur Dl - 
cus, A. e. having protuberances. 
MXMTLLARE (Id.), is, il. a breast-cloth, 
3 stomacher, iiripaartStor. Martial. 
MAMMA [pappa), x, f. the breast, ll. e. 
the fleshy protuberance on both sides of 
the breast, especially of women. Plaut. 
Rlammam dare, to suckle. — Also, of 
men. Cic. — Also, of animals, a teat, 
dug. Cic., Varr. and Virg. — Plin. 
Rlammam preebere, to suckle. — Figur. 
the bump or protuberance of a tree, out of 
which the branches sprout. Plin. -- 
IT Also, an infant’s word calling mother, 
mamma. Varr. — Also, a nurse, wet- 
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3 NX, E, in. wealth, riches. Tertull. 
RIARlRloNi.CS (maininonas), a, um, adj. 
3 pertaining to mammon or riches. Prudent. 
Manrmonea tides, a faith professed from 
motives of avarice (where the second 
syllable is short). 
M AMMoSOS (mamma), a, um, adj .full- 
2 breasted, having large breasts, dugs or 
paps, pcyaXopaorijo;. Martial. - 
If Figur. protuberant. Plin. pira, swell¬ 
ed up, as it were, like a breast. Id. tus, 
h. e. in the form of clusters, because the 
drops hang on each other. 
MAMR'liJLA (Id.), ce, f. a little breast or 
teat. Varr. 
MAMPHOLA (unc.), x,f. akind of Syrian 
bread. Fest. 
RIAM5RT0S. ii, m. the name of the smith 
or artist who made eleven shields quite 
like the Ancile, so that the latter could, 
not be distinguished from the rest. Pro- 
pert. and Ovid. — The second syllable is 
short in Ovid, and long in Propcrt. 
RIAMORRA, le, m. a Roman of the eques¬ 
trian order, born at Formica. Horat. Urbs 
Rlamurraruin, k. e. Formia;. 
MANABILIS (mano), e, adj. flowing, 
3 penetrating. Lucrr.t. frigus. 
MANACUS. See Menceus. 
MaNaLIS (mano), e, adj. out of which 
3 any thing flows or runs. Fest. foils, pe¬ 
rennial,.* Hence, Varr. Rlanale, a little 
water-pitcher. -IT Also, Rlanalis, e 
(from manes). Fest. lapis, A. e. osti¬ 
um Orel, the entrance to the infernal re¬ 
gions. 
MaN AMEN (Id.), Inis, n. a flowing, run- 
3 ning. Jiusoii. Bivium manamsn, tide , 
ebb and flood. 
MAN AT 18 (Id.), onis, f. a dropping or 
3 running of water. Frontin. 
MANCEPS (maims fe capio),_Ipis, one who 
acquires property by way oj purchase, as 
at an auction, apurchaser. Cic. pr®d®- 
Id. Rlanceps fit Clirysogonus. Phn. Man- 
ct:ps annoiiam flagellat, a huckster, fore- 
stalter. Also, he that buys the property Oj 
the proscribed; same as Sector. Cic. 
Hence, figur. one that hires people to ap¬ 
plaud an. orator. Phn. Ep. — 
renter, farmer, especially a farmer of 
public taxes. Plin. sutrin®, « shop-keeper. 
Sucton. operarum, one who hires labor > 
adj. 
Plin. fi- 
UUl/kOII/1 - . , • . I 
and makes profit by employing I 
service of others. Plin- iEp.agn. Als< , 
undertaker of a work or charge. • 
— Also, a surety, bondsman. Plaut. i 
Cic. - Also, the proprietor or possessoi ») 
a thing. Ten-tall. j: 
RlANCfNIANOS (Mancmus), a, urn, Mj 
3 pertaining to Mancinus. Foi. 
niana deditio. p 
MANCINOS, i, ro. a consul of Rom , ^ 
was given up to tlm A uinan- • . 
hinge: disgraceful peace with tl M- 
MaNCIOLa (manus), f. « sllim 
3 Ln-vius ap. Oell. miNCOPATIS 
MANCTPATia, and MaNU' 
2 (mancipo), 6nis, I. the act of ■;. ■ jj 
certain things called* .in take pl^ 1 
farms, slaves, &c. which uMgUJ 
only between Roman cdr.ei s, wa „. 
formed with particular 
nor of sale b^e witness" 
delivery. — Hence, - JJar- 
a “srs"*» 
MANCIPaTOS (Id.), US, 
2 In inancipamm f armer (mancep 5 )- 
MANCCPa T i<3 
business or 
Cod. Theod.. 
RIANCIPaTOS, 
and 
