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PEN 
PER 
of a house, of land, &c. Suet.on. Pen- 
sio.iein annuam reprxcsentare fisco. .Ju¬ 
venal. Pensio clamat, posce.-1i Alsu, 
interest. Lump rid. 
PkNSITaTIO (pensito), on is, f. a pay 
Zuiunt, tribute, tax, avrrtXua. A.icon. -- 
1i Alsu, a compensation, recompense. 
Plin. - 11 Alsu, expenditure., expense. 
Sutlpic. Sever. 
PeNSITaTCiR (Id.), oris, m. a weigher, 
3 minute examiner, critical inquirer, i^traa- 
n',;, \uyio--fi;. Oell. Verborum pensi- 
latures subtilissimi. 
FeNSITS /irequentat. from penso), as, 
avi, atum, a. I. to weigh, weigh, often or 
exactly, ara 'dpaipai. Surd. Viet. I Mi- 
pis, quo lana pensitari solebat. Plin. 
Vitam sequa lance pensitare. - 
IT Hence, figur. to compare. Oell. Tncom- 
moda cum emolumento pensitanda.- 
IT Also, to examine, weigh, ponder over, 
consider. Liv. Imperatoria consilia qua; 
pensitanda magnis ingeniis essent. Oell. 
Virtutes pensitare. Id. Pensitare de ali- 
qua re. Sueton. Morosissime pensitare 
aliquid. -- 11 Also, to pay, disburse. 
Cic. Pritdia quae pensitant, pay taxes. 
Id. Qui vectigalia vobis pensitant. 
PeNSIuNCOLX (diminut. from pensio), 
2 ae, f. a small payment. Colum. Fenoris 
pensiuncula. 
PENS5 (frequentat. from pendo), as, avi, 
atum, a 1. to weigh, oruSpaopiu. Liv. 
Aurum pensare. - 11 And, figur. to 
make an estimate of, judge of, estimate, 
value. Liv. Ex factis amicos pensare. 
Id. Vires magis oculis quam ratione. 
Horat. Pensantur eadem Scriptores tru- 
tina. -11 Also, to weigh, ponder, ex¬ 
amine, consider. Liv. Consilium pen¬ 
sare. Id. lionesta. - 11 Also, to 
weigh one thing against another, compare. 
Liv. Adversa secundis pensare. Id. No¬ 
va maleficia veteribus malefact.is. - 
IT Also, to compensate, recompense, make 
amends for, make good, repair, requite, 
counterbalance. Senec. Beneficiis bene- 
ficia pensare. Sueton. Aurei hami dam¬ 
num nulla captura pensari potest. — 
Hence, Lucan. Pensabat iter, shorten¬ 
ed the way. — And, Plin. Aquae ma¬ 
rinas vicem pensat, supplies the place of 
sea-wattr. -IT Also, to pay. Flor. 
Caput auro pensatum, was paid for by its 
weight in gold. Val. Max,. Concubitum 
voluutaria morte pensarunt. Ovid. 
Nece pensare pudorem, to repair my lost 
honor. Veiled. Victoriam damno amissi 
pensare militis, li. e. to pay for,purchase. 
Sil. Vitam pensabitis auro, h. e. ransom. 
— Hence, to suffer. Senec. Poenas pen¬ 
sare. — Also, to exchange. Plin. Lseti- 
tiam mcerore pensare. Calpum. Pen¬ 
sare Palatia c;r1o. — Also, to quench. 
Calpum. Sitis est pensanda gregum 
viridante cibo. 
PeNSOR (pendo), oris, m. a weigher or 
3 examiner. Augustin. 
PeNSUM (Id.), i, n. a small portion of 
wool or flax, weighed out to female slaves 
to be dressed or spun ; a task, piece of 
work, to cTadpnScv. Virg. Nocturna 
carpentes pensa pueilie, teasing or card¬ 
ing the wool assigned to them by their mis¬ 
tress. Id. Dum fusis mollia pensa devol- 
vunt. Ovid. Data pensa trahemus. Jus¬ 
tin. Pensa inter virgines partientem. 
So, of the thread of life, spun by the Par- 
cw. Senec. Durse peragunt pensa Soro- 
res. Calpum. Mortale resolvite pen- 
sum, make immortal. — And, figur. a 
charge, duty, office. Cic. Me ad meum 
munus pensumque revocabo. Varr. 
Nostrum pensum absolvimus. Liv. 
Pensum familiae. 
PeNSuRX (Id.), te, f. a weighing. 3 Varr. 
PeNSuS, a, um,particip. from pendo.;- 
IT Also, adj. valuable, estimable,precious, 
dear. Plaut. Utra sit conditio pensior. 
Hence, alrsol. Nihil, or Nec quidquam 
pensi habere or ducere, not to care or re¬ 
gard ; not to mind or consider ; to have no 
consideration ; not to value. Sueton. Ni¬ 
hil pensi habuit, quin priedaretur omni 
modo. Sallust. Nihil pensi, neque sanc- 
ti habere. Id. Neque id quibus modis 
assequeretur, quidquam pensi habebat. 
Id. Prorsu3 neque dicere, neque facere 
quidquam pensi habebat. Liv. Sed ill is 
nec quid dicerent, nec quid facerent, 
quidquam unquam pensi fuissse. 
PeNTXCHCRDOS (mrrdxopSos), a, um, 
3 or —OS, on, adj. having five chords, five- 
stringed. Martian. Capcll. 
PeNTXDaCTyLOS (■KcvTO.daKTvhus), on, 
adj. five-fingered. Plin. 
PeNTaDoRSS (Ttevradtopog), on, adj. of 
2 five hand-breadths. Plin. 
PeNTXGoNjOS, and PeNTXGoNOS 
3 (irevrayoivog), a, um, adj. quinqtiangu- 
lar, pentagonal. Auct. de limitib. - 
H Also, absol. Pentagonum, the herb 
cinquefoil. Apul. 
PENTAMETER (irevrapCTpog), tra, trum, 
2 adj. having five poetical feet. Absol. 
Qnintil. In pentametri medio, in the 
middle of a pentameter. 
PeNTXPETES ftcvTonrcrig), is, n. the 
2 herb cinquefoil. Plin. 
PeNTAPHyLLON, the same as Pentapc- 
2 tes. Plin. 
PeNTAPQLIS, is, f. Hcvra-TroAif, a dis¬ 
trict of Palestine containing five cities. 
Solin. - 11 Also, a similar district of 
Africa, Cyrenaica. Plin. — Hence, Pen- 
tapolitanus, a, um, adj. Plin. Pentapoli- 
tana regio, h. e. Cyrenaica. 
PENTXPRoTTA (KcvranpaiTCia), ffi, f. a 
3 board or college of five superior officers. 
Cod. Just. 
PENT AS (jrri /rag), adis, f. the number five. 
3 Martian. Capcll. 
PeNTXSeMOS (mvTaaquos), a metrical 
3 foot of jive syllables. Martian. Capcll. 
PENTASPASTON (rrtnrdcrrraarot'), i, n. 
2 a pentaspast, engine with five pulleys. 
Vitrwo. 
PeNTaSTTCHCE (TTtvTaoTtxoi) porticus, 
3 havincr five rows of columns. Trebell. Poll. 
PeNTATEUCHOS, i, m. or PeNTA- 
3 TEUCHUM, i, n. tue Pentateuch, or five 
books of Moses, n eoraTCvxog. Tertull. 
PeNTaTHLOS (irtvraOhug), i, m. one 
2 who practised the pentathlum. Plin. 
PENTATHLUM (nh'TadXm), i, n. the ex¬ 
's excise of the pentathlum or exercise of 
five arts, h. e. discus, cursus, saltus, luc- 
_ta, jaculatio. Paul, ex Fest. 
PeNTeCoSTe (UevrqKooTii), es, f. Pente- 
3 cost. Tertull. 
PeNTELICOS, i, m. nEv-EAucoj, a moun¬ 
tain near Athens, famed for its marble. — 
Hence, Pentellcus, a, um, adj. Pentclic, 
of Pcntelic marble. Cic. Pentelici Her¬ 
nias. 
PeNTeRIS (irevTrjpris), is, f. a ship of five 
2 banks or benches of oars. Ilirt. Alex. 
PENTETHRONICUS, a, um, adj. a word 
3 coined liy Plaut. Pugna Pentetlironica. 
PeNTHeMIMERIS (utveppipspis), is, f. 
3 a verse consisting of five half feet of an 
hexameter, that is, of two feet and a ctesu- 
ra. Auson. 
PeNTHESILeA, a;, f. nfi/Ssc-iAsia, queen 
of the Amazons, killed by Achilles in the 
Trojan war. Virg. 
PENTHEUS, ei and eos, m. IHi'S-rij, 
king of Thebes, torn in pieces by the Bac¬ 
chanals, because he treated the sacred 
rites of Bacchus with contempt. Ovul. 
— Hence, Penthexus, and Pentheus, a, 
um,adj. of Pentheus. Id. Penthea cedes. 
PeNTHIDrS, e, m. n£v$£i<5ijf, the son or 
descendant of Pentheus. So, Lycurgus is 
called by Ovid. 
PENTOR6BON {ncvrfipiftov), i, n. the 
herb pinny or penny. Plin. 
PENOARIdS. See Penarius. 
PeNoLX, &c. See Pcenula. 
PENuLTIMOS. See Pwnultimus. 
PeNuRIA (nehui), e, f. want, need, scarci¬ 
ty, ampin., varCpqcrig. Virg. Penuria 
edendi, want of food. Lucret. Penuria 
cibi. Sallust. Cselo, terraque penuria 
aquarum. Cic. Magna sapientium civi- 
um penuria. Sallust, liberorum. Liv. 
mulierum. Plin. Penuria consilii,/coin 
not knowing what to do. 
PENOS, us and i, m. and f. PENUM, i, n. 
PENoS (aircvog, or aipevog), oris, n. pro¬ 
vision of food, stores for the support of 
life, meat, sustenance, provisions, victuals, 
0iog. Cic. Est enim omne, quo ves- 
cuntur homines, penus. Plaut. Penns 
annuus. Id. Omne penus. Terent. 
Penum omnem. Horat. Portet fruinen- 
ta, penusque. Colum. Penora conser- 
vare. Plaut. Procurator peni. Pandect. 
Penu certa. Id. Tradita peno. - 
II Also, the sanctuary or innermost part 
of the temple of Vesta, in which were kept 
her statue and the Palladium. Lamprid. 
PEPXRETIIfiS, or PEPXRETHOS, j, f 
TLerrapritlog, an island if the JEgcan sea 
Ovid. — Hence, Peparetliius, a, um, adj 
of Peparethus. Plin. 
PEPLIS (xtettAIj), ldls, f. and PEPLION 
(ninXiov), ii, n . a species of euphorbia. 
Plin. 
PEPLUM (neirXov), i, n. and PEPLdS 
(nenXog), i, in. a woollen robe embroider¬ 
ed with purple and gold, which on solemn 
occasions was used to be . put upon the 
statues of the gods, and especially upon 
that of Minerva. Virg. Ad templum 
non <equ» Palladis ibant, peplumque 
ferebant. Claudian. Cythene peplurn 
fluentem allevat.-11 Also, any loose, 
flowing robe. Manil. 
PEPS (nenow), onis, m. a sort of melon or 
gourd. Plin. 
PePTICOS (JUirrucds), a, um, adj. digest¬ 
ive, peptic. Plin. 
PER (jrcipcj), prep, through, through the 
midst of, Sia. Cic. Coronam per forum 
ferre. Id. Per membranas oculorum 
cernere Horat. Per mare pauperiem 
fugiens. Virg. It hasta per tempos 
utrumque. In this use it must some¬ 
times be rendered along, over, down, &c. 
Cais. Se per munitiones dejicere. Liv. 
Per gradus dejicere, down the steps. Id. 
Per agros vagari, over the fields. - 
IT Also, of time, during, throughout, for. 
Cic. Hecem per dies. Id. Per idem 
tempus, at the same time. Liv. Per lu- 
dos, during. So, Id. Per inducias. Cic. 
Per triennium.-IT Also, for in. Liv. 
Invitati per domos. Cic. Qui per impe¬ 
rii tui provincias ei credidissent. Tacit. 
Ipsorum tela per tenebras vana. Virg. 
Per silvarn procubuit, in the wood. Id. 
Ire per umbras, into the lower regions. 
Terent. Per tempus advenis, h. c. in 
tempore, in the very nick of time, oppor¬ 
tunely. - IT Also, for inter, between. 
Virg. Via secta per ambas (zonas). PL 
Per duas arctos.-IT Also, by, through, 
by means of. Cic. Injurias per vos ulcis- 
ci, through your means. Id. Detriments 
per homines eioquentissimos importata. 
And, hence, Per me, per se, of myself, 
himself; by my or his own exertions; with, 
out help or assistance. Cic. Per me tibi 
obstiti. Id. Homo per se cognitus. Id. 
Nihil ipsos per se facere potuisse, of 
themselves ; by themselves alone. Horat. 
Satis per te tibi consulis. Cic. Per se 
ipsa maxima est, in itself. Id. Per se 
esset virtus expetenda, for itself alone. 
-IT It often denotes the instrument, 
manner, cause, by, in, according to. Cic. 
Turmas per quas Salaminios coerceret, 
with which ; by which; by means of which. 
Id. Per litteras petere, by letter. Id. Per 
fraudem. Id. Per summum dedecus 
vitam amittere, disgracefully. Id 
Per iram facere aliquid, in anger. Id 
Aliquem per insidias interficere, by 
treachery ; treacherously. Qnintil. Per 
ordinein, in order. Liv. Per occasio- 
nem, as opportunity offers. Cic. Per lu- 
dum et jocum, playfully, jestingly. —— 
IT Also, with verbs expressing permis¬ 
sion, possibility, necessity, &c. on ac¬ 
count of, in behalf of. Cic. Per me ster- 
tas licet, as far as concerns me. Terent. 
Per me stetisse, quo minus lire fierent 
nuptiiE, that I was the cause. Cic. Per 
me ista pedibus trahantur. Id. Ut nihil 
emu deiectaret, quod per leges liceret. 
Id, Cum per valetudinem posses.- 
II Also, under the appearance or color of, 
&c. under the show or pretext of, &c. 
Cic. Qui per tutelam, aut societatem 
fraudavit quempiam. Id. Aliquem per 
fidem fallere, under color of security. 
Liv. Per speciem aliens; fungend® vicis 
suas opes firmavit.- IT Also, for, for 
the sake of. Cic. Per avaritiam decipere. 
Liv. Per causam renovati belli. Plaut. 
Per metum mussari.-IT Also, used 
in prayers, exclamations, by. Cic. Per 
dexteram te istam oro. Id. Sed propera 
per deos, for god’s sake. Id. Per deos 
atque homines, in the name of gods and 
men. In this sense it is often separated 
from its object. Liv. Per, vos, vestram 
fidem. Terent. Per ego te deos oro. 
- IT So, in asseverations, oaths, by. 
Cic. Per deos jurare.-IT Also, fof 
post, after. Ovid. Per tempora ionga. 
-IT Also, before or by. Sallust. In 
