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Periculum a 1 ; icui creare, or con flare, or 
intendere, or injicere, or faeessere, to 
make, occasion. So, Sallust, and Terent. 
face re rilicui. Also, Cic. injpndere in 
aliqiiem. Id. moliri, or comparare ali¬ 
en':. Id. Adducta est resin maximum 
T.ejriculum. Id. Se in periculum capitis 
inferre. Id. In periculum venire, ne, 
&c. Id. In periculum certum se com- 
mittere. Sucton. Ne periculum memo¬ 
riae adiret, h. c. that lie might not he. ex.- 
nosed to a failure of memory. Liv. Peri- 
culum facere summas rerum, h. e. torisk 
a decisive battle. Tacit. Glorias pericu- 
lum facere, to expose his glory to danger. 
Cic. In periculo versari, or esse. Plaut.. 
In periculo verti. Cic. Ne quo pericu¬ 
lo te proprio existimares esse, sc. in. 
So, Ccel. ad Cic. Majore esse periculo 
videtur. Attic, ad Cic. Tibi non sim 
auctor, te quoque profugere, summo 
enim periculo facies, h. e. cum summo 
periculo. Also, Periculo meo, tuo, &c. 
at my, thy, &c. risk, on my, &c. warranty 
or responsibility. Thus, Cic. Navem 
sumptu periculoque suo, armatam at¬ 
que ornatam. Id. Putas, periculo nos¬ 
tro vivere tuos contubernales. Terent. 
Hujus periclo fit, ego in portu navigo. 
Cic. Rem illam suo periculo esse. Pan¬ 
dect. Des ei nummos fide et periculo 
meo. So, Id. Si fundum petere neglex- 
it vir, rem periculi sui fecit, he has done 
it at his own risk, peril. Also, Apul. Bo¬ 
no periculo, li. e. without danger, safely. 
Also, Periculum est, there is danger. 
Thus, Cic. Haud sane periculum est, 
ne, there is indeed no danger, that, &c. 
Id. A securi periculum est ei, he is in 
danger from the axe. Also, Terent. Ut 
perfculum etiam fame mihi sit, h. e. that 
1 am even in danger of dying by hunger. 
— Hence, a lawsuit, judicial process, ac¬ 
cusation, as bringing life and one’s dear¬ 
est rights {caput), or at least one’s prop¬ 
erty, into danger. Cic. Meus labor 
in privatorum periculis versatus. He- 
pos. Hunc in periculis non defendit. 
Tacit. Periculum alicui faeessere, h. e. 
to accuse one. — Also, a disease, illness, 
malady. Plin. Acuta pericula. — Also, 
danger of ruin. Arnob. Nutant usque 
ad periculum civitates, sc. in an earth¬ 
quake. — Also, a hazardous boldness of 
expression. Quintil. Audaci proxime 
periculum translatione (he gives, as an 
instance, Pontem indignatus Araxes). 
_If Also, a protocol, register, record 
of a judicial sentence, bill of condem¬ 
nation. JVepos. Epam. 8. Unuin ab iis 
petivit, ut in periculo suo conscriberent, 
&c. — Also, Cic. Scribis tabula; publi¬ 
cs periculaque magistratuum commit- 
tuntur, h. e. (according to Ernesli) ta- 
bell®, libelli, in quibus aliquid scribi- 
tur. - IT Perielum, by syncope for 
periculum , often occurs in the poets. 
TERIDoNEOS (per&idoneus), a, urn, adj. 
2 very fit, suitable or convenient. Cces. Lo¬ 
cus peridoneus castris. Tacit. Delege- 
rat Imminent consiliis suis peridoneum. 
Sallust, fragm. Gens ad furta belli peri- 
donea. 
FERIeGeSIS {irepiriyrjaii), is, f. a leading 
3 round to show one every thing ; hence, 
the title of a poem by Avienus, h. e. a geo¬ 
graphical description of the earth. 
PERIeRGI A (ncpiepyia), te, f. excessive 
laboriousness, over-anxiety, &c. Martian. 
Capell. (who personifies it). 
PERJERO, for pejero. Plaut. 
PERIGNaROS (per & ignarusy a, um, 
adj. very ignorant, very inexperienced. 
Sallust. locorum. 
PERILEUCOS ( 7 repiXevKos, h. e. white 
2 round about), i, m. a precious stone. 
Plin. 
PERILLfiS, i, m. an ingenious worker m 
metal. lie made a hull of brass or bronze 
for Phalaris, in which that tyrant might 
inclose those who had incurred his disjileas- 
ure, and put them to a slow death by pla- 
ci.na fire under it.. Phalaris, on receiving 
the bull, made the first trial of its efficacy 
upon the artist himself. Ovid. — Hence, 
Perilleus, a, um, adj. of orpertaining to 
Perillus, Pcrillean. Ovid, res, h. e. the 
said bull. . 
TERII.LuSTRIS (per & illustns), e, adj. 
very evident, very plain. Nepos. Guod 
quidem sub ipsa proscription penllus- 
PER 
tre fuit.-U Also, very much honored, 
in great esteem, in high honor. Cic. Ibi 
inorati biduum perillustres fuimtis. 
PERIMACHIA {nepipax'ia), te, f. attack, 
3 hostile assault. Sidon. 
PERiMBeCTLLOS (per & imbecillus), a, 
um, adj. very weak or feeble. Cic. 
PERIMeDeOS, a, um, adj. pertaining to 
Perimede, a famous sorceress, Perimede- 
an; and so, magical. Propert. manus. 
PERIMeLe, es, f. a nympli and island of the 
Ionian sea. Ovid. 
PERIMETR5S {mp'iptrpos), i, f. the cir- 
2 cumference or perimeter of a circle. Vi- 
truv. 
PERIM5 (perfeemo), is, emi, emptum 
or emtum, a. 3. to take away wholly * ex¬ 
tinguish, annihilate , dvaipeoj. Cic. Ncc 
potest esse miser qui3quam sensu per 
empto, after all feeling has been extin¬ 
guished. Id. Luna subito perempta est, 
h. c. vanished, disappeared. - IT Also, 
to bring to nought, interrupt, break off, 
thwart, bar, preclude, put a stop to, prevent 
from taking place. Cic. Si vis aliqua re- 
dituin peremisset. Id. Nisi aliquis ca¬ 
sus consilium ejus peremisset. Id. Si 
ludi non intennissi sed perempti atque 
sublati sunt. Plin. Ep. Prima senten- 
tia comprobata, cetera; perimuntur. 
Pandect. Solutio prior peremit {for peri- 
mit) alteram actionem. -IT Also, to 
annihilate, ruin, destroy. Cic. Simula¬ 
cra peremit fulminis ardor. Id. Si cau- 
sam publicam mea mors peremisset. 
Virg. Troja perempta. — Hence, figur. 
to consume, break down. Liv. Corpus 
pallore et ntacie peremptum. — Also, to 
destroy, inhire, or to torture, plague, 
hurl. Liv. Pestis {h. e. sagitta) perimens, 
sc. corpus. - IT Also, to kill, slay. 
Cic. ex Homero. teneros volucres. Ov¬ 
id. ipsum (Rhesum) comitesque. Co- 
lum. herbas. Virg. Indigna morte per- 
emptus. - IT JPeremo, for perim.o. 
Cato ap. Fest. and Pandect. 
PERIMPEDITOS (per & impeditus), a, 
3 um, adj. very difficult to be passed. Auct. 
B. Afr. 
PERINCeRTuS (per & mcertus), a, um, 
2 adj. very uncertain. Sallust, ap. Oell. 
PERINCoMMQDe (per & incommode), 
1 adv. very inconveniently, very unfortu¬ 
nately. Cic. 
PERTNC6MM5D0S (per & incommodus), 
2 a, um, adj. very inconvenient. Liv. Gure 
perincommodaregiis erant. 
PERINCoNSEGUeNS (per & inconse- 
3 quens), tis, adj. that by no means fol¬ 
lows, very inconsequent or absurd. Oell. 
PERINDE (per & inde), adv. just so, in 
the same manner, equally, in like manner, 
’iami, bpo'uos. Cic. Vivendi artem tan- 
tam, tamque operosam, et perinde fruc- 
tu'osam, equally, quite as. Liv. Si perinde 
cetera processissent, had turned out in 
the same way, had been equally successful. 
Tacit. Non Philippum Atheniensibus 
perinde metuendum fuisse, so much to be 
feared. Sallust, ap. Quintil. Mithrida- 
tes corpore ingenti, perinde armatus, 
h. e. armed accordingly, to suit his stature. 
FI or. Atrox caelum : perinde ingenia, 
the same with their dispositions. Perin¬ 
de ac, atque, ut, prout, just as, accord¬ 
ing as, so as, as. Cic. Vereor, ut hoc, 
quod dicam, non perinde intelligi audi- 
tu possit, atque ego ipse cogitans sentio. 
Id. Non perinde atque ego putaram, ar- 
ripere visus est. Id. Ilrec perinde acci- 
dunt, ut eorum qui adsunt, mentes 
tractantur. Id. Perinde utcumque tem- 
peratus sit aer, ita, &c. Plin. Paneg. 
Perinde conjecturam de moribus suis 
homines esse facturos, prout hoc vel il- 
lud egerint. — Perinde ac si, quasi, tan- 
quam, just, asif, as if. Cic. Perinde ac 
si inhanc formulam omniajudicia legiti- 
nia eomprehensa sint, perinde dicemus. 
Id. Atque hrec perinde loquor, quasi de- 
bueris, autpotueris, &c. Liv. Et perin¬ 
de hoc valet, tanquam servum aliquis 
consulem futurum dicat. — Perinde 
quam, so much — as, so — as. Sucton. 
Nulla tamen re perinde motus est, quam 
responso mathematici. So, Perinde 
quam si, as much — as if, equally — as if. 
Tacit. Jusjurandum perinde restiman- 
dum, quam si Jovem fefellisset. — The 
member of the sentence which com¬ 
pletes the comparison is sometimes to 
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be supplied. Sucton. Itaque ne inorluo 
quidem perinde affectus est, sc. as lit 
should have been, or as was natural. Id. 
Crure sinistro non perinde valebat, sc. 
ac dextro.-IT Also, so, in such a man¬ 
ner, so far. Eutrop. Nimius insectator, 
perinde tamen, ut cruore abstineret.- 
IT See Proinde, at the end. 
PERINDIGE5 (per & indigeo), es, n. 2. to 
3 need very much, be in great need. Ter- 
tull. 
PERINDIGNE (per & indigne), adv. very 
2 indignantly. Sucton. Tulit perindigne 
actum a Senatu, ut, &c. 
PERINDIGNtJS (per & indignus), a, um, 
3 adj. very unworthy, very unbecoming. Si¬ 
don. 
PERINDOLGeNS (per & indulgens), tis, 
adj. very complying, very kind, very 
ready to yield. Cic. Perindulgens in pa- 
trem. 
PERiNFaMIS (per & infamis), e, adj. in 
very ill repute. Sueton. Vir amore liber- 
tinie perinfamis. — With a gev.it. an¬ 
swering the question, For what.1 Apul. 
PERINFIRMdS (per & infirmus), a, um, 
adj. very weak, feeble or infirm ; figur 
very weak, of very little force or weight. 
Cels, and Cic. 
PERINGENISSOS (per & ingeniosus), a, 
um, adj. of very good talents, of very 
good parts, very acute, very ingenious. 
QIC. 
PERINGRaTOS (per & ingratus), a, um, 
2 adj. very ungrateful. Senec. 
PERINIGUOS (per & iniquus), a, um, 
adj. very unjust, very unfair. Cic. - 
IT Also, greatly dissatisfied, very discon¬ 
tented. Cic. Etsi periniquo patiebar 
animo, te a me digredi. 
PERINJuRIOS (per & injunus), a, um, 
3 adj. very unjust, very unfair, very wrong. 
Cato ap. Priscian. 
PERINSIGNIS (per & insignis), e, adj. 
very remarkable, very striking, very ex¬ 
traordinary. Cic. corporis pravitates. 
PERINTEGER (per & integer), egra, 
3 ggrum, adj. very upright or virtuous. 
Oell. 
PERINTHOS, or ~.SS, l, f a town of 
Thrace. Plin. — Hence, Perinthlus, a, 
um, adj. belonging to Perinthus, Pcnn- 
thian. Terent. 
PERTNVISOS (per & invisus), a, um,adj. 
1 much hated, very odious. Cic. Homo dus 
perinvisus. 
PERINVITOS (per & invitus), a, um,adj. 
I very unwilling. Cic. 
PERIN0ND5 (per & inundo), as, a. 1. to 
overflow, flood. Alcim. Avit. 
PERINuNGS (per & inungo), is, a. 3. to 
anoint all over. Farr. 
PERrSCIIX (ncpioxv), f : a sw nmar V’ 
compendium, argument, for instance, ot a 
poem or play. Auson. wrote such, of 
Homer’s Iliad. 
PERISDEUTX {ire(HoSevrris), m : one 
3 who goes about, for instance, to visit; a 
visitor (ecclesiastically). Cod. Just. 
PERI5DIC0S {nepiodiKos), a, um, adj. re¬ 
turning at stated times, periodic, periodi¬ 
cal. Plin. febres. 
PERIODOS {Kepioios), i, f- a period; com¬ 
posed of several members or sentences 
accurately connected together. Q,uin- 
til. Called by Cic. ambitus, eircuitus, 
comprehensio, continuatio, circumscrip- 
tio. . , „ 
PEIUPXTeTICuS {nepi-KaryriKOi), 
um, adj. peripatetic, relating to the school 
and way of teaching of Aristotle. Coliim. 
secta, h. e. of Aristotle. — Hence, Peri¬ 
patetics, peripatetics, philosophers of vie 
sect of Aristotle. Cic. They had their 
name from irepnrare'n, to walk about, ne 
cause their master delivered hi 3 instruc¬ 
tions while walking about. 
PERIPETaSMa {-rrepnreTaopa), atis, n. a 
1 covering of doth, a coverlet, hanging, 
curtain, piece of tapestry, carpet. In piur. 
Cic • 
PERIPHaS, antis, m. a king in Attica. 
PERIPHERIA (repi<t>cpeia), jf, 
3 riphery of a circle, circumference. Man 
PERIPHRASIS {T,ep'uppaais)js,f. circutn- 
2 locution, periphrasis. Sucton. Cal e<i 
by Quintil. eircuitus eloquendi ; also, 
circumlocutio. . 
PERII’LCS (7repttrXot)j),i,m. acircumw 
