MEN 
MEN 
MEN 
um.adj. pertaining to Mendes. Ovid. — 
Also, Mendesicus, a, um, adj. sauje as 
Mendesius. Plin. noraos. 
sIeNDICaBOLUM (mendico),i,n.a beggar, 
3 mendicant. Plant. 
MeiVDTCaBuNDOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
3 begging. Augustin. 
MENDICaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a begging, 
2 obtaining by begging. Sencc. 
MeJNDICe (mendicus), adverb, in a bcg- 
2 gaily manner, meanly. Sencc. Mendice. 
Tertutt. Mendicius. 
MfNDICIMoNIUM (Id.)-, i, n. same as 
2 Mendicitas. Labor. 
MENDICITAS (Id.), atis, f. beggary, 
mendicity, indigence , poverty. Cic. 
MeNDICo (Id.), as, avi, a turn, n. and a. 1. 
3 and MeNDICSR, aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
intrans- to beg, ask alms, go a begging. 
Plant, and Juvenal. -IT Also, trails. 
to beg for a thing, obtain bit begring. 
Plant, and Ovid. 
MeNDICOLa (Id.1, ®, f. sc. a beggar's 
3 garment. Plaut. 
MeNDICuS (unc.), a, um, adj. poor, beg¬ 
garlike, beggarly, nrtoxbs. Apul. Habi¬ 
tus mendicus. Tertull. Mendicior. — 
Figur. poor, paltry, sorry, pitiful. Cic. 
instrumentum.-Hence, subst. Men¬ 
dicus, a beggar. Cic. — The priests of 
Cybele, who went about begging aims, 
were also called mendici. Horat. Sat. 1, 
2, 2.— Cic. Mendicissimus, the greatest 
beggar, the most needy. — Mendicus is 
also a word of abuse. Terent. 
MsKDOSe (mendosus), adv. full of mis¬ 
takes, incorrectly. Cic. scribere. Id. 
Mendosissime. - IT Also, wrongly, 
miss. Pers. and Lucrct. 
MeNDoSOS (menduin), a, um, adj. full 
of faults or blunders, faulty, exceptionable, 
incorrect, erroneous. Plin. Ep. Exem¬ 
plar testament! mendosum. Cic. Men- 
dosumest. Id. Historia mendosior.- 
IT Also, making faults, blunders, mistakes, 
&c. asirwriting. Cic. servus. 
MeNDUM (unc.), i, n. a fault, error, blun¬ 
der, nraiaya, as in writing. Cic. - 
IT Also, a defect, blemish, as in one’s 
face. Ovid. - IT Figur. Cic. Idus 
. ***'!jdurn continent, mistake, error. 
MSascLeS, is, m. an orator of A labanda, 
in Caria, who settled at Rhodes. Cic. 
— Hence, Meneciius, a, um, pcrtainiiur 
to Ian. id. 
MSNSLauS (McrtAaoj), or MENF-LASS, 
’• m ‘ a S( ”t of Atreus, brother to Agamem¬ 
non, and husband to Helen, who eloped 
jromhimwith Paris. — Hence, Menelae- 
Pertaining to Menelaus. Prop. 
R UNCS (Alenenius), and MFNF- 
o, a. um, adj. relating to Menenius, 
°™ a! * “tizen. Cic. Menenia tribus, 
of the Roman tribes, called after a 
by l l le mme of Menenius. 
MPVu att?/' ® ee dklamius. 
MININyVm' See Menianvs. 
island^,, S is > f - now Gerbi, an 
01 tbe coast of Africa, near the Svr- 
S c 2 nor ; ; «&»-IT Also, the skin 
MWiPPos^i h m in ' n ■ 
satiric m * a ”v mc philosopher and 
“m as ~J' Ience > Menippeus, a, 
^,.;r atjra; . Men, Ppe®, composed by 
AlcXts / °f Mcnippus’s style. 
3used ldls > a orescent, which 
ooks r be put in lh e beginning of 
“tnament. _ Hence, Anson. 
MENtrua *’ tlie ^ginning. 
J IENNo,\ a ’ U j m ‘ yee dtltenius. 
MtNJiONrs | ^ ee Memnon. 
MeXNoNIX hi 
to us. pi A unc, )i *> a S em unknown 
m Sf‘aijn l k } ' 0 ‘ KC r i ^ gi and gos ’ m ‘ 
himself f or °f T/le ^s; he killed 
- He.nce M b l : nefil of his country. 
MEXffiTrcs u CeUS ’ a ’ um - Stot. 
Mher to Pa’ tr ' I. 0 s ° n °f Actor, and 
des, a;, m T ? ence > Alencetla- 
^fntrociiM. Ocii° n °^ -^lencetius, h. e. 
3 S ° lhe moon is 
,, U - le “PPearance nft * d ?’ JS ’ when she has 
l,E -\S fc vo a ; ce t f being horned. Jul.Firm. 
Voi k- Plant rl *' jamd, disposition, b 
a J)imi, h.TkfT 1 - and CatuU • Alens 
Matus mZT t,0n of the hcarL 
ad disposition hn ma,IIS animus, 
,nent es a lq!,7let J, eart - Cic ~ Vestr® 
ententiaj, yaur sentiments 
and opinions. — Hence, mind, heart, soul. 
Id. Mens cujusque is est quisque, the 
soul of a man is he himself. Id. Mens 
mollis ad perferendas calamitates. Liv. 
xxxvii. 45. Animi, qui nostras mentis 
sunt, h. e. sentiments, feelings, inclinations 
of our soul, our heart. -IT Also, the 
higher faculties of our soul, the spiritual, 
thinking part of it, understanding or intel¬ 
lect, and reason (in opposition to animus, 
h.c. vital power, the sensual part of our soul, 
the powers by which we feel and desire). 
Cic. Mens, cui regnum totius animi 
(soul) a natura tributum est. Id. Mens 
et ratio, h. e. intellect and reason. Id. Esse 
sum mentis, to be in his right senses. Id. 
Sum mentis compotem esse. Id. Mente 
cactus, or, Ovid. Inops mentis, out of 
his senses, bereft of reason, beside himself, 
mad. Cic. Mente comprehendere, or 
complecti, to comprehend, to understand. 
— Hence, consideration, reflection, recol¬ 
lection, judgment, mind. Cic. Sine ulla 
mente, without any reflection. Id. Di 
centi effluit mens, his recollection fails 
him. Id. Quite tanta mente hunt, h. e. 
judgment, design. Id. Animus et mens, 
both heart and mind. Id. Mentis acies, 
the eye of the mind. — Also, courage, 
bravery, fortitude, spirit. Liv. Fortuna 
urbis Volscis pnedonum potius mentem, 
quam hostium dedit. So, also, Horat. 
Addere mentem. -IT Also, thought, 
memory, recollection. Cic. Mentem inji- 
cere, or dare, or, Virg. mittere. to 
prompt, suggest, instil. — Venit mihi in 
mentem, literally, it comes into my 
thoughts, is used either of a person or 
thing, which I recollect, and the person 
or thing remembered is put in the genit. 
(Cic. temporis, hominis. Id. tuarum 
virtutum); or of a thought or idea sud¬ 
denly occurring to me, or striking my 
mind ; the thought or idea, in this lat¬ 
ter case, is put in the nominat. or infinit. 
or follows in a sentence beginning 
with ut. Id. Nunquam ea res tibi tarn 
belle in mentem venire potuisset. Id. 
Quid venit in mentem Callistheni di- 
cere. Id. Ei in Gallia primum venit in 
mentem, ut, &c. — Hence, opinion, view. 
Cic. Mentibus (in opposition to vocibus) 
reliquorum respondebo. Sallust. Longe 
mihi alia mens est. Ncp. Eadem mente 
esse. — Also, intention, purpose, design, 
plan. Cic. Muta jam istam mentem. 
Id. Classem ea mente comparavit, ut, 
&c. Nep. Hac mente amicis sum mas 
potestates dederant. Virg. Qua facere 
id possis, nostram accipe mentem, hear 
my plan. - TT The nominat. mentis 
occurs in Enn. ap. Varr. -IT Mens, 
as a goddess, in Liv. xxiii. 31. comp. 
Ovid. Fast. vi. 241. 
MENS A (metior), ae, f. properly, a survey¬ 
ing board, but also, in general, a table, 
especially a table to eat on. Plaut. Apud 
mensam, at table. So, also, Curt. Su¬ 
per mensam. Flor. Super inensas. Cic. 
Ad mensam consistere. Id. Manum 
ad mensam porrigere, to help one s self. 
Id. Mensam ponere. Cic. tollere. AI 
so, jocosely, Virg. Mensas consumi 
mus, bread on which fruits were put. — 
Also, table, h. e. the food on the tabic. 
Cic. Mi’tere alicui de mensa, to send 
some dish, or part of it to a person absent. 
— Also, a dish, course. Cic. Syracu- 
site mens®. Cic. and A r ep. Mensa se- 
cunda, the second course, the dessert, as 
fruit, &c.-IT Also, an altar. Cic. 
-IT Also, Sueton. lanionia, shambles. 
-IT Also, a counter, table for counting 
money upon. Cic. Mensa pu blica, a pub¬ 
lic treasury, public bank (for money trans¬ 
actions). -IT Also, the oblong and flat 
part of the catapult® and balist®. Vi- 
truv. -IT Also, perhaps, a stage, on 
which slaves were placed for sale. 
Apul._ 
MeNSaLIS (mensa), e, adj. oj or belong- 
3 ing to a table. Vopisc. vinum, table-wine. 
MeNSaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. relating 
to a banker’s table or counter. — Hence, 
Mensarius, subst. a banker. Sueton. 
Also, one who takes care of the treasury 
under the quwstors, one who regulates the 
payment of public money, a public cashier 
or banker. Cic. — Liv. Mensarii trium¬ 
viri, or, Id. quinqueviri, three or five- 
persons appointed by the senate to regulate 
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the affairs concerning the public debt, and 
to provide for the payment thereof. 
MeNSaTIM, adv. from table to table. Jo- 
3 vcnc. 
MeNSIS, onis, f. a measuring. Cic. vo- 
1 cum, prosody. 
MeNSIS (yi]o), is, m. a month. Cic. Qui 
quia mensa spatia conficiunt, menses 
nominantur. Virg. Coeli menses et 
sidera, for menses et coeli sidera. Id. 
Mense prirno, in the beginning of the 
month. - IT Also, the monthly course 
of women. Plin. So, also, in the plural. 
Id -IT Ovid. Mensum,/or mensiuin. 
MeNSOR (metior), oris, m. a measurer. 
Horat. — Especially, a surveyor. Ovid. 
-IT Also, an architect. Plin. Ep. - 
IT Also, one who marks out the ground 
for an encampment, and assigns to each 
his proper quarters, which was done by 
erecting flags of different colors in the 
several parts ; a quartermaster. Veirct. 
MF. ASTRO A, orum. See Mcnstruus. 
MeNSTROaLIS (menstruus), e, adj.wcn- 
strual, monthly, happening once a month. 
Hence, of women, having the catamenia, 
or pertaining to the monthly course of 
women. Plin. mulier.-11 Also, month¬ 
ly, h. e. for a month. Plaut. epul®.. 
MeNSTROS (Id.), as, n. 1. to menstruate 
3 Pallad. 
MeNSTRuOS (mensis), a, um, adj. of a 
month, happening every month, monthly, 
menstruous, £ppqvos. Cic. usura. Virg. 
Luna, h. c. returning every month, or 
performing her course in a month. —— 
IT Plin. Ep. Menstruum meum, the month 
during which it is my turn to perform the 
duties of my office. -IT It is especially 
used of the catamenia of women. Plin 
purgationes. So, also, Plin. Menstru 
um (subst.), or, Cels. Menstrua (plural), 
the catamenia. Hence, Plin. Femina 
menstrua, menstruating. -IT Also, of 
a month’s duration. Cic. vita. Id. spa- 
tium. -IT Also,/or a month. Cic. ci- 
baria. So, also, Liv. Menstruum, sc. 
frumentum. 
MENSoLXfdimin. of mensa), ®, f. a little 
3 table. Plaut. 
MeNSOLaRIOS (mensula), ii, in. amoney- 
2 changer, banker. Pandect. 
MeNSuRA (metior), ®, f. a measuring. 
Ovid. Mensurainrei facere. Colum. ini- 
re. Plin. Ep. agere, to measure. Figur. 
Cic. Quicquid sub aurium mensuram 
cadit.-IT Also, the measure whereby 
any thing is measured. Cic. Majore men- 
sura reddere. JVepos. Qui modus men- 
sur® medimnus appellatur. Cws. Men- 
sura ex aqua, h. c. clepsydra.-IT Fig¬ 
ur. quantity, quality , length. Sc c. Ovid. 
Alicui mensuram bibendi dare, to pre¬ 
scribe how much he should drink. Tacit. 
legati, character or capacity. Quin til. 
discentis, capacity. Id. 10,1,10, verbo- 
rum, the time required for pronunciation. 
Ovid. Mensura ficti crescit. Id. Men¬ 
suram nominis implere, li. e. satisfa- 
cere.-IT In painting, the art of pro¬ 
portioning light and shade, perspective. 
Plin. 35, 36, 10. 
MeNSuRaBILIS (mensuro), e, adject. 
3 that can be measured. Prudent. 
MeNSuRaLIS (Id.), e, adj. pertaining 
3 to or serving for measuring. Sicul. 
MeNSuRaLITjER (mensuralis), adv. by 
3 measure. Hygin. 
MeNSuRaTIO (mensuro),onis, f. ameas- 
3 uring ; mensuration. Auct. de limitib. 
MeNSORNOS (mensis), a, um, adj. same 
. as Mcnstruus. JTovat. 
MeNSuRS (mensura), as, a. 1. to mcas- 
3 ure. Vcgct. 
MENSUS, a, um. See Metior. 
MeNSOS (metior), us, m. a measuring. 
3 Apul. 
MfNTX, re, f. same ns Mentha. 
MeNTXGRX (mentum & avpa), ®, f. a 
2 foul tetter, or scab, which begins on the 
chin and spreads over the face ; a kind of 
ring-worm, avpios Xctxnu. Plin. 
MeNTaSTRUM (menta), i, n. wild mint. 
ySvocruos ay/uos. Plin. 
MkNTHA (ph/$a, or ptvSri), ®, f. the herb 
called mint, })&bocpos, pti/Sq. Plin. 
MeNTIGB (mentum), inis, f. a scab with 
2 which lambs arc seized about the mouth and 
lips. Colum. 
MENTIS (memini), onis, f. mention; a 
making mention or spealdng of, pvfipq. I. 
