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JEneas, from whom Catsar was said to be i sc. festa, or Feria; Matronales, a festival 
descended. Cic Maternus sanguis. Virg.\ celebrated on the first of March by the ma- 
aves. h. e. pigeons, which were sacred to , trons in honor of Mars, 
yeans. Ovid. Venus monet inaterna MaTRoNaTuS (Id.), us, m 
per aequora ire, h. e. from which she was 
produced. Virg. £>elus (Apollinis), 
inhere he was born. Id. nobilitas, by 
liis mother's side. Ovid. Nuraa, by the 
mother's side related to. Liv. patria, by 
the mother's side. Also, of animals. 
Colum. 
HaTeRTERX (mater), a;, f. a mother’s 
sister; an aunt by the mother's side, rirSis, 
Sci'a, priTpuKiioiyvfiTr]. Cic. — Magna 
matertera, a grandmother's sister, grand 
aunt. Pandect. — Major matertera, a 
great-grandmother's sist.ei\ Id. 
MXTHeMXTICOS (paSrigariKOs), a, um, 
adj. relating to the science of mathematics, 
mathematical. Vitruv. Hence, Cic. Ma- 
tlieinaticus, a mathematician. Senec. 
Mathematics, sc. ars, mathematics. - 
1[ Also, relating to astrology (h. e. the 
art of foretelling things by the knowledge 
of the stars). Quintil. and Tacit. Mathe- 
matici, astreloa-ers, especially Chaldw- 
ans. Sueton. Mathematic l, sc. ars, as¬ 
trology. 
MXTIIeSIS (pdS-ptn?), is, f. the mathc- 
3 medics. -If Also, the art of foretelling 
future events by observing the stars, as¬ 
trology. Jul. Finnic. 
SIATIaNOS (Matins), a, um, adj. called 
after a person by the name of Matius. 
Sueton. malum (apple). 
MifTiNOS, i, m. a mountain in Apulia. 
Hence, Matinus, a, um, adj. Matinian. 
Hurat. 
MATIuS, a, um, the name of a. Roman fam¬ 
ily. — Adj. Matian. — Subst. as, Cn 
Matius, an ancient poet. Oell. 
MaTRaLIS (mater), e, adj. Ovid, festa. 
3 or, simply, Id. matralia, a festival kept 
by matrons in honor of the goddess Mater 
Matuta, who is the same as Ino. 
MaTRESCS (Id.), is, n. 3. to become like a 
3 mother. Pacuv. 
MaTRICaLIS (matrix), e, adj. pertain 
Single the womb or matrix. Apul. lierba, 
motheriDort. Veo-et. vena. 
MaTRICIDX (mater & c:edo), m. and f. 
a matricide. Cic. 
MaTRICIDIUM (matricida), ii, n. matri¬ 
cide. Cic. 
MaTRJCuLX (diinin. of matrix), se, f. a 
3 roll, or list of names, wherein persons are 
registered and matriculated. Vegct. * 
MaTRIMoNIaLIS (matrimonium), e 
3adj. matrimonial. Jul. Firmic. 
MaTRIMoNIUM (mater), ii, n. marriage, 
wedlock, matrimony, ovtjvyia. Cic. Tene- 
re matrimonium alicujus (viri), h. e. to be 
one’s wife. Id. Aliquain in matrimo- 
njum (lucere, to marry. Id. Dare alicui 
"Ram in malrimonium, to give in mar- 
nage. dc. Habere aliquam in matri- 
monio, or, Justin, in matrimonium, to 
be married. Cic. Collocare aliquam in 
matrimonium, and, Id. Locare in matri- 
mom° (stabili), to marry. Plaut. In 
matrimonium ire, to enter into matrimo- 
. detail, petere, to ask for wife. -Id. 
inmittere aliquam e matrimonio. to di¬ 
vorce, repudiate, pul away. Plaut. Ma 
mmomo uxorem exigere. Tacit, ex- 
' U i ? are - T . d ■ ex Pellere.-ir Also, a 
Sueton. and Justin. 
WS r (W ->’ a ’ um > ad J- ^ose 
Mother IS alive. Cic. 
q icis > *■ a fomalc of any kind 
2 « ewe hr r ee f m ZJ°™>g i as, a cow. Farr.; 
IW AIso > of birds. Id. _ 
* rc . ' ^ trees , the parent-stock, mother- 
'^ TmuU Ms X h ^ “T’ orisin > 
i mull -IT Also, thematnee, 
tootoA. Vegct. -IT Also, a 
were re f Ls ^ er i or catalogue, wherein 
Ze dZ V " of Persons ma- 
Term, and Veiret. 
S* (,d - ) > as « f -«^ fee-bom 
called Rn tr ™ Jlino 18 also 
sort, With wife ' con ~ 
M 0«hi. and P« n f l0W,ng - Horat -' 
in Fluent’ "p, In ’ noW thc ^ Iarn< t, a river 
e> aflj ’ ° f ' ^ 
, ,, , _ lady's 
3 dress. Apul. 
MaTROeLIS (mater), is, m. sc. frater, a 
3 mother's brother’s son. Pandect. 
MaTTA (unc.), a;, f. a mat or mattress, 
3 xpiafos. Ovid — Hence, Mattarius, one 
who sleeps on such a mat or mattress. Au¬ 
gustin. 
MATTARIUS. See Malta. 3 
MATTEA, MaCTEA, or MaTTyX (par- 
2 rva), ae, f. a dainty dish, junket. Martial. 
and Sueton. — In Martial. 10, 59, some 
Edd. read mattya (mactea, &c.) juvant; 
then it would be neutr. plural. 
MATTE8LX,MXTE8LX,or MACTEBLX, 
3 x, f. dimin. of mattea, fee. Arnob. 
MaTTIACUM (from the German matte, 
h. e. a meadow), i, n. a town supposed 
matrix, 
roll , 
Pavit; 
"s. Hence, Tertull 
Plin. Ep. 
Matronalia, 
to have been situated near Wcisbaden in 
Germany — Hence, Mattiacus, a, um, 
adj. pertaining to this place. Plin. fon- 
tes (mineral waters), now Wiesbaden 
in Germany. Martial, pilae, soap-balh 
to paint one's hair with. Tacit. Mattiaci, 
the inhabitants of Mattiaoum. 
MaTTIUM, ii, n. the principal town of the 
Catti, and supposed to be what is now 
called Maden near Fritzlar in Germany. 
Tacit. 
MaTTOS, or MATOS (unc.), a, um, adj. 
3 perhaps for madidus, intoxicated. Pe- 
tron. 
MATTYA. See Mattea. 
MATOLA (unc.), ce, f. a chamberpot, uri- 
3 nal. ' Plant.. Or, perhaps, any small 
vessel to hold water. — Also, an abusive 
word; as, coward, blockhead, simpleton. 
Id. 
MaTuRX (maturus, a, um), se, f. a god- 
3 dess that was supposed to preside over the 
ripening of fruits. Augustin. 
MaTuRaTe (maturatus), adv. hastily, 
2 speedily, quickly. Liv. 
MaTuRaTIB (maturo), dnis, f. a hasten- 
2 ing. Auct- ad Herenn. 
MaTuRe (maturus), adv. seasonably, op¬ 
portunely, {ipaiioy, evKaipto f. Cic 
IT Also, quickly, soon, speedily, hastily. 
Cces. and Cic. Maturius. Id. Maturri- 
me. Cic. Maturissime. - IT Also, 
early, too early, prematurely. Nepos. Ma¬ 
ture decessit.-IT These three signi¬ 
fications of mature are contained in a 
sentence of Plautus's Curcul. iii, 1, 10. 
Q.ui homo mature qmesivit pecuniam, 
nisi earn mature parsit, mature esurit, 
MaTuREFXCIB (maturus & facio), is, 
3 eci, actum, a. 1. to make ripe, mature. 
Theod. Prise. 
MaTuReSCQ (maturus), is, urui, n. 3. to 
ripen, grow ripe, come to maturity, nenai- 
vopai. Cces. — Figur. Ovid. Maturuit 
pueila, arrived at the age of puberty, mar¬ 
riageable, in her teens. Cic. partus. Liv. 
virtus. 
MaTuRITaS (Id.), atis, f. ripeness, ma¬ 
turity. Cws. frumentorum. Cic. fru- 
gum. — Hence, figur. ripeness, maturity, 
h. e. the right or proper time for any 
thing. Cic. gignendi, h. e. pariendi, 
the full time of delivery. Id. ffitatis 
ad prudentiam. Plin. Ad maturitatem 
perducere. Id. venire, or pervenire. 
Id. Maturitatem adipisci. Colum. mu- 
riffi, h. e. when it is sufficiently salted. — 
Also, proper quality and perfection. Cic. 
Maturitatem suam habere. Id. Scele- 
rum maturitas in nostri consulatus tern- 
pus erupit. — Also, an occasion, oppor¬ 
tunity. Cic. rei. — Also, maturity of 
understanding or judgment. Tacit. Ma¬ 
turitatem Galli criminando. — Also, 
season, seasonableriess, convenient time. 
Cic. temporuin.-ir Also, promptness, 
expedition. Sueton. poen*.-IT For 
fructus maturus, the ripe fruit. Pallad. 
MaTuRB (Id.), as, avi, atum, 1. is either 
an intrans. or a trans. verb. — As an 
intrans., it signifies to ripen; to grow 
ripe. Pallad. Gastanea tardius maturat. 
— Also, to hasten, make haste. Cic. Non 
potest ita maturare. Liv. Maturare est 
jussus. Id. Maturato opus est. - 
IT As a trans., it denotes to ripen, make 
ripe, mature. Tibull. uvas. Plin. Ma- 
turari, to grow ripe; to be made ripe. — 
Also, to ripen, mature, soften, as an ulcer, 
a swelling. Plin. — Also, to brino- a 
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thing to perfection or its proper quality 
Id. partus conceptos. Id. ova. Cic 
Omnia maturata. Plin. Mustum ma- 
turatum, h. c. purgatum. — Also, to 
accelerate, hasten, (quicken, despatch, ex¬ 
pedite. Liv. ccepta. Cws. and Liv. 
iter. Horat. necem alicui. Cic. mor¬ 
tem. Virg. and Tacit, fugam. Liv. 
censum, nuptias. Also, with the infin. 
following, to hasten. Cic. venire. Cws. 
proficisci. — Also, to be precipitate, be in a 
hurry, act rashly. Sallust. Ni Catilina 
maturasset signum dare. — Also, to do a 
thing in time or seasonably. Vim. Mul- 
ta maturare datur. 
MaTOROS (unc.), a, um, adj. ripe, ma¬ 
ture, neireipus. Cic. poma. Virg. uvte. 
Colum. Ficus maturissimas. Also, with 
a dat. following. Liv. messi_Hence, 
figur. being of the proper age, having 
gone through the required timesharing tlie 
proper strength, skill or quality. °Liv. 
Maturus militia?. Id. imperio. Virg. 
Filia matura viro, marriageable. Cic. 
Maturior. Colam. ovis, h. e. apta ad 
pariendum. Ovid, venter, ripe for de¬ 
livery, ready to bring forth. So, also, Id. 
Matura (mulier). Liv. gloria, that has 
risen to the highest pinnacle. Viro-. Ma¬ 
turus tevi, or, Ovid, sevo, old^ aged. 
Sueton. Centurionum maturi jam, those, 
that had nearly served out their time, and 
were soon to be discharged. Viro. ani- 
mi, and Ovid, animo. - if Also, 
seasonable, done in season, at the right 
time. Cic. tempus. I.iv. Maturum 
videbatur, with the acc. and infin. fol¬ 
lowing. Cic. mors, when a person dies 
of old age. -If Also, early, speedy, 
quick. Cic. decessio. Tibull. mors. 
Liv. victoria. Cws. hiems, that comes 
on soon. Auct. ad Herenn. ^Etas matu- 
rissima, early life. Ovid. Sum matu¬ 
rior illo, / came earlier, am here sooner 
MATHS. See Mattus. 3 
MaTOTa, a?, f. Ino, the daughter of Cad¬ 
mus, after she had been made a goddess, 
was called Matuta by the Romans, anil 
Leucothea by the Greeks. Cic. — She 
seems also to be Aurora, or, at least, to 
produce the morning twilight. As it 
were, the goddess of the morning. I.a- 
cret. 
MaTuTINaLIS (matutinus), e, adj. 
3 Auct. carm. de Philom. tempus, the 
morning. 
MaTuTi'Ne, and MaTOTINo (matuti- 
3 nus), adv. early in the morning. See 
Matutinus. 
MaTuTJNOS (matuta), a, um, adj. early, 
in thc morning, early done or happening, 
doing a thing in the morning, being early 
somewhere. Cic. tempora, morning hours, 
morning time. Liv. nebula. Horat. 
frigus. Martial, somnus. Id. cliens, 
one that comes early. Id. Jupiter, that is 
saluted early in thc morning. Ovid, equi, 
h. c. Aurora. Propert. ales, h. e. the 
cock. Id. arena, h. e. venatio matutina 
in circo. Ovid, radii, the morning sun. 
Horat. pater, h. e. Janus, who used to be 
invoked early in the morning. Colum. 
dies, morning time. Ovid. Matutinus 
pectens capillos, h. e. early in the morn¬ 
ing. Virg. ./Eneas se matutinus age- 
bat, rose betimes in the morning. — Hence, 
Matutinum, sc. tempus, the morning 
time, the morning, mom. Quintil. Eo- 
dem matutino. Hence, abl. Matutino, 
early in the morning. Plin. 
MaVBLB, for malo; so, also, Mavelim, 
3 &c. See Malo. 
MaVoRS, tis, m. same as Mars ; Mars, 
1 the god of war. Virg. Urbs Mavortis, 
h. e. Roma.-IT Also, war. Auson. 
MaVoRTIOS (Mavors), a, um, adj. same 
3 as Martius, relating to Mars, belonginrr 
to him. Virg. rnoenia, h. c. Romc,.° Id. 
tellus, h. e. Thracia. Ovid, proles, the 
Thebans, as having come forth from the 
teeth of the serpent that was consecrated 
to Mars. Id. Mavortius, h. e. Meleager, 
who was supposed to be the son of Mars. 
-IT Also, martial, warlike, relating to 
war. Val. Flacc. and Stat. 
MAURETANIA, ce, f. See Mauritania, 
MAURI, orum. See Maurus. 
MAURICaTIM, adv. same as Maurice. 
3 Labor. 
MAURICE (Maurus), adv after the man- 
3 ner of the Moors. Varr. 
