PES 
PES 
PES 
feet, h. e. in your power. So, Hirg. Sub 
pedibus verti regique. Hence, Ovid. 
Sub pedibus tiinor est, is made nothing 
of, is down. So, Id. Sub pedibus jace- 
re. Likewise, Senec. Sub |>edibus fata 
poauit, regarded not. So, Hirg. Metus 
et fatum 'subjecit pedibus. Ovid. For- 
tuna votis malignum opponit nostris 
pedem, h. e. malignantly opposes our 
wishes. Id. Pedem trab.e're, to drag the 
foot, to halt., limp, used of an iambic 
verse. Cic. Per me ista (A. e. ist® res) 
pedibus trahantur, let those things go 
heller shelter for all me. 'Cerent. Non 
quod ante pedes modo est, videre, sed 
etiam ilia, qute futura sunt, prospicere, 
what is before one's feet, before one's eyes, 
before one's face, palpable, glaring. Cic. 
Transilire ante pedes posita, et alia 
longe repetita snmere. Cic. and Mar¬ 
tial. Tollere pedem ; or, Martial, pedes ; 
obsceno sensu. Qi until. Omni pede 
stare, take all pains, use every effort, malcn 
every exertion. Herat. 1)ucentos versus 
dictabat, stan3 pede in uno, li. e. without 
exertion, with ease. Id. Pede pulsare 
terrain, to dance. Cic. Circum pedes, 
fur circum se. Id. Ante pedes Manilii 
constituunt, h.. e. before Manillas. Id. 
Ad pedes alicujus accidere, to fall at his 
feet, suppliantly. So, Id. Ad pedes 
alicujus se projicere, se prosternere, se 
abjicere. Also, Id. Mater mibi ad pe ¬ 
des misera jacuit. Liv. Excipere se in 
pedes, jump down to one’s feet, spring to 
the ground. Plin. Aves in pedes lias- 
cuntur, with the feet foremost. Hirg., 
Sil. and Ovid. Pes dexter, felix, secun- 
dus, h. e. felix accesses, adventus boni 
ominis. Cic. Res ita contractas, ut 
nec caput, nec pedes, sc. habeant, or 
appareant.-IT Figur. of other things. 
Thus, the foot of a table, bench, couch, 
&c. Terent., Ovid, and Jluct. ad Her. 
— Also, Plano pede, on plain ground, 
on the ground, par terre. Hitruv. 
so, Pedes betacei, the roots or beets. 
Harr. — Also, Navales pedes, the row¬ 
ers or sailors. Plant. — Also, the bar- 
row of a litter or palanquin. Catull. 10, 
22. Fractum veteris pedem grabati in 
collo sibi collocare.-IT Sever, in ^Et¬ 
na. Bacchus flueret pede suo, spontane¬ 
ously. 
PeSCeNNIaNOS, a, urn, adj. Pescennian, 
pertaining to the emperor Pcscennius Ni¬ 
ger. Spartian. 
PeSSaRIUM, ii, n. same as or similar to 
3 Pessum. Theod. Prise. 
PeSSIMe, or PeSSOMe (pessimus ; it 
serves as the superl. of male), adverb, 
worst, very ill, very badly, KCLKiara. Cic. 
&c.-IT Also, very greatly, exceeding¬ 
ly. Plant. Pessime metui, ne solve- 
ret.- IT Petron. Pessime mihi erat, 
ne, &c. h. e. maxinie metuebam.- 
IT See Mule. 
PeSSIMUS, or PeSSOMOS (perhaps allied 
with pessum ; it serves as an irreg. su¬ 
perl. of malus), a, um, adj. the worst, 
very bad, novripbraroi, kokuttos. Cic. 
&c. —Absol. Pessimum, the worst, the 
worst thing or part ; very great evil. 
Plin. Pessimum sanguinis, the worst 
part of the blood. Id. Cum induruit vi- 
tis, pessimum in vinea palmitem tradu- 
cere. Harr. Metelli acLuculli pessimo 
publico certant, with very great harm to 
the public ; very much to the hurt of the 
state. —Pessimum esse, to be worst, at 
the worst, of a sick man. Cels. - 
IT Also, very roguish, very wanton. Ca- 
II rmollfn - IT SflP .JVTn.his. 
tull. puellfe.-IT See Malus. 
PeSSINOS, orPESINOS (Tleamvovs, Ilc- 
atvovs), untis, f. a town in Oalat.ia, fa¬ 
mous for a temple, of Cybele, who is hence, 
called Pessinuntia. Liv. — It is found 
of masc. gen. in Cic. Harusp. 13.- 
IT Hence,' Pessinuntius, a, um, adj. be¬ 
longing thereto, PessinunUan. Cic. — 
Also, '’Pessinunticus, a, um, adj. same 
as Pessinuntius. Apul. [3 
Also, Pes veli, the rape, which was sus-. PeSSOLUM, i,n. sameas : Pessum. CtBl.Aur. 
pended from each of the lower angles of 
the sail, by which the sail might be hauled 
to the wind, and hauled in or veered out at 
pleasure; the sheet. Cic. Pes in navi. 
Hence, Ovid. Pede labitur <equo, A. e. 
before the wind, with the. wind right aft. 
So, Cic. Pedibus cequis. And, Catull. 
Sive utrumque Jupiter simul secundus 
incidisset in pedem. Also, Hirg. Una 
oinnes fecere pedem, veered one sheet, 
took advantage of a side wind , hauled the 
wind. Plin.°V roferre pedem, to veer out 
the lee sheet, and so take the side wind. 
So, Senec. Prolato pede transverso3 cap- 
tare Notos. — Also, in verse or the 
rhythm of prose, a foot. Cic. Hence, 
Horat. Pedibus delectat claudere verba, 
to make verses. So, Ovid. In suos volui 
cogere verba pedes. Id. Musa per un- 
denos emodulanda pedes, h. e. hexame¬ 
ters and pentameters. Hence, for the 
kind of verse, kind of poem. Ilorat. 
Lesbium servate pedem, the Lesbian 
measure ; the cadence of the Sapphic verse. 
Id. Hunc socci cepere pedem, kind of 
verse. Also, in music, a time. Plin. 
Pedes musici— Also attributed to flow¬ 
ing water, as the poets apply to it the 
terms ire, currere, &c. Thus, Horat. 
Levis lympha desilit crepante pede. 
Hirg. Sonans liquido pede labitur unda. 
So,°of time. Ovid. Cito pede labitur 
letas. — Also, a foot, as a measure of 
dimension. Plaut. Non pedem, not a 
foot broad. Cic. Unum pedem disces- 
sisse, a foot, or a step. So, Id. Pedem 
non egressi sumus. Cues. Duas fossas 
quindecim pedes latas perduxit. Post 
eas vallum duodecim pedum ex 
struxit. Hence, measure, generally. 
Plin. Pes justus, the right measure. 
Horat. Pede suo se metiri, to measure 
himself by his own measure, h. e. his own 
powers, ability. — Also, the foot, or roots 
of a mountain. Ammian. Imi pedes Cas- 
sii montis. — Also, the ground, soil, ex¬ 
tent of surface of a land. Solin. and 
Auson. — Also, the stalk or pedicle, in 
particular, of grapes, together with the 
pressed grape. Colum. So, of olives. 
Plin. — Also, a louse. Harr. — Also, 
Pe 3 milvinus, or milvi, the stalk or stem 
of the herb batis. Colum. — Also, Pedes 
gallinacei, a certain herb. Plin. — Al- 
PeSSOLOS (naooa'Xos), i, m. the bar or bolt 
3 of a door, poxXos > 0\rjrpov, emftXqs, 
payyavov. Plaut. Occlude sis fores 
ambobus pessulis. Terent. Pessuluni 
ostio obdo, I bolt the door. 
PeSSUM, i, n. or PeSSOS (ireo-cdf, nea- 
3 <rdv), i, m. a pessary. Apul. and Plin. Hal 
PESSUM (unc. perhaps an ace. of some 
obsol. nomin. with a prepos. under¬ 
stood ; it appears to resemble venum), 
down, to the bottom. Colum.. Si (caseus) 
pessum ibit, scies (muriam) esse adhue 
crudam ; si innatabit, maturam, sink to 
the bottom. Lucret. Mult® per mare 
pessum subsedere urbes, have gone to 
the bottom, sunk. So, Plaut. Abire pes¬ 
sum, t.o sink, go to the bottom, of a ship, 
and of a net. Even with an adj. Id. 
Abivisse pessum altum, to the deep bot¬ 
tom or abyss. Prudent. Pessum mer- 
gere pedes. Mela. Lacus folia non 
innatantia fert, sed pessum penitus 
accipit. Also. Pessum do (also written 
pessumdo, or pessundo), to send or let 
fall to the bottom, plunge down. Lucan. 
Celsa cacumina pessum tellus victa de- 
dit.-IT Figur. Pessum ire, to go to 
the bottom, go to ruin, siilk, perish, be ru¬ 
ined. Plant. Quia miser non eo pes¬ 
sum. Plin. Pessum iere vitas pretia. 
Tacit. Pessum ituros Italiie campos, si, 
&c. So, Senec. Vitia civitatis pessum 
sua mole sedentis. — And, Pessum da¬ 
re (pessumdare, pessundare), to send or 
let fall to the bottom, ruin, destroy, undo, 
put out of the world. Plaut. Res pes- 
simas pesspndedi, iram, &c. have 
put an end to, banished, put out of 
the way. Id. pessumum exemplum. 
Cic. fragm. Yelle pessundare aliquein 
verbis. ’ Ovid, cuncta. Passively, Sal¬ 
lust. Animus ad inertiam pessumdatus 
est, has sunk into indolence. — Also, 
Plaut. Istum pro suis factis pessimis pes¬ 
sum premam, press or force to the bottom.. 
— And, Apul. Earn pessum de tantis 
opibus dejecero, A. c. fling or cast quite 
down, precipitate utterly. — Also, Enn. 
ap. Lactant. /Elate pessu m acta, ad deos 
abiit, having come to an end. 
PkSSOMDo, or Pf.SSuNDo (pessum & 
do), as, dedi, datum. See the preceding 
word. 
PeSSOS, i, m. same as Pessum, i. 3 
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PEST1B1L1S (pestis), e, adj. destructive, 
3 noxious, pestilential. Cod. Just. 
PESTIFER, and PeSTIFERuS (pestis & 
fero), a, um, adj. destructive, pcrnictous, 
noxious, baleful, baneful, deadly, ruinous, 
fatal, \oipwSqs. Cic. Pestifer civis. Cels. 
Sudor frigidus in acuta febre pestiferus 
est. Id. Acutus, et pestifer morbus. 
Cic. Pestiferum bellum. Colum. Pestifer 
aer. Cic. Vipera venenata et pestifera. 
Id. Antonii reditus crudeli3 et pestifer. 
PeSTIFERe (pestifer, or pestiferus), adv. 
destructively, mischievously, perniciously, 
banefully, Xotyicos. Cic. 
PeSTILeNS (pestis), tis, adj. pestilent, 
pestilential, unhealthy, deadly, infected, 
XoiptASris. Cic. Alios (locos) esse salu- 
bres, alios pestilentes. Id. ASdes pesti- 
entes. Liv. Pestllentior annus. Cic. 
Pestilentissimus annus. Id. Aspiratio 
gravis et pestilens. With dat. Liv. 
Annus pestilens urbi. - IT Also, de¬ 
structive, noxious, pestilent. Liv. Pesti¬ 
lens collegie munus esse. Cic. (of a 
Sardian) Homo pestilentior patria sua. 
I’eSTILeNTIA (pestilens), ®, f. a plague, 
pestilence, epidemic disorder, infectious or 
contagious disease, \oip6i. Cars. Massi- 
liensesgravi pestilentiaconflictati. Col. 
Alia genera pecorum cum pestilentia 
vexantur, a murrain. Liv. Eo anno 
pestilentia gravis incidit in urbem 
agrosque. Id. Pestilentia urens urbem 
atque agros. — Also, generally, ipiwhole- 
somc air or weather, or region. Cic. 
Agrorum genus propter pestilentiam de- 
sertum, unwholesome air, noxious atmos¬ 
phere. Id. In pestilential finibus,/or in 
pestilentibus finibus. Id. Possessores 
pestilentiie, for agri pestilentis. Id. 
Pestilenti® signa percipi, whether the 
weather is or will be unhealthy .-IT Fig¬ 
ur. plague, pest., pestilence. Catull. Ora- 
tio plena veneni et pestilenti®. 
PeSTILeNTIaRIOS (pestilentia), a, um, 
3 adj. pestilential. Tertull. 
PeSTILeNTIoSCS (Id.), a, um, adj .pesli- 
3 lential. Pandect, locus. 
PeSTILeNTOS, a, um, adj. same as Pcs- 
3 tilens. Ism. ap. (rill. 
PESTILIS (pestis), e, adj. pestilential. Ar- 
3 nob. 
PeSTILITaS (pestilis), atis, f. same as 
3 Pestilentia, Lucret. 
PESTIS (unc.), is, f. a general name for 
evil, mischief, bane, curse, plague, calami¬ 
ty, disaster, ruin, destruction, death, dis¬ 
temper, &c. kukov, 0\d0q. It differs 
from pestilentia, as the whole troin a 
part ; it may refer to a pestilence, in the 
same way as it does to a fire, to death, 
&c. Cic. Nulla tam detestabilis pestis 
est, quie non homini ab homine nasca- 
tur. Id. Ista imago, quie domi posita 
pestein atque exsilium Sex. Titio attu- 
lisset. Id. Ibes avertunt pestem ab 
/Egypto, sc. by killing the winged 
snakes. Liv. Adeo ne fug® quidem iter 
patuit, ut vix mille evaserint : ceteri 
passim, alii alia peste, absumpti stint. 
Virg. Servatic a peste carin®, h.e. ab 
incendio. Tacit. Improvisior, gravior- 
que pestis fuit, h. e. damnum ex terrie 
inotu. Plaut. Quanta pernis pestis ve- 
niet! what destruction ! what consump¬ 
tion! from the gluttony of the parasite. 
Catull. Nasorum interfice pestem, A. e. 
stink, stench. Cic. T. Annius ad illam 
pestem comprimendam,exstinguendam, 
funditus delendam natus esse videtur. 
Id. Pestem depellere. Id. miserrimain 
importare alicui. Id. machinari alictu. 
Sallust. Monere, ne prsrnia Metelli it. 
pestem suam converteret, to his ownruin 
or detriment.— Hence, by metonymy, nun, 
destruction, bane, curse, &c. h.e. tlieperson 
or thing that, brings ruin, &c. Liv. Ava- 
ritia et luxuria, qu® pestes omnia nnig- 
na imperia everterunt. Cic. e Sop A. 
Peste interimortextili, h. e. the poisoned, 
consuming garment of Ncssv.s. Id. II * 
furia ac pestis patri®, A. e. Clodius. 1 e- 
rent. Pestis sum adolescentium, the, ru¬ 
in, the death, the pest. Lucan. Viles nec 
habentes nomina pestes, A. c. poisonous 
herbs. Also, with a genit. following, 
instead of an adj. Cic. Q,u®dam p 
tes hominmn laude aliena dolentiu . 
A. c. pestiferi homines, dangerous, inju¬ 
rious, baleful. - IT But. sometimes 
absolutely, a pestilence, epidemic, pes - 
