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When goods were sold by auction at 
Rome, it was said proverbially, “ Por- 
sena’s goods are sold.” Liv. 2, 14. 
PoRTA (line.), se, f. a gate, mXq. Cic. 
urbis, or, simply, Id. Porta, ft. e. the 
gate of a city. Id. Porta introire, h. c. 
to go in at the gate. Liv. Porta; fores 
objicere, h. c. to shut the gate. So, also, 
Virg. Portas objicere. — Also, the gate 
of a camp. Cats, decumana. Virg. 
belli, A. e. templi Jani. Van-. Porta 
itineri longissima, h. e. we are longer in 
setting out than in making the journey ; 
or, the first step is the hardest. -IT Al¬ 
so, any place of egress, approach or en¬ 
trance ; an outlet, inlet. Virg. coeli,/or 
cceluin. Macrob. solis, h. e. duo tropi¬ 
ca signa. — Hence, a strait. Manil. — 
Hence, Porta;, a narrow pass, passage, 
defile. JYejws. Cilicia;. Ovid. Porta 
Tienaria, h. e. a cavern by which Hercules 
is said to have descended to the infernal 
regions. Hence, Cic. Port* jecoris. - 
IT Figur. Lucret. Quibus e portis oc- 
curri cuique deceret, A. c. by what means. 
PoRTaBILIS (porto), e, adj. portable, 
3 < pepros. Sidon. Et portandus quideni, 
_sed portabilis. Augustin. Portabilius. 
PoRTaTIS (Id.), oliis, f. a carrying, car¬ 
tridge, conveyance, dycoyij, q>opa.' Sal¬ 
lust. _ 
PoRTaToRIOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. that 
3 serves for carrying. Ccel. Aurel. sella, 
h. e. a sedan. 
PoRTeNDS (probably for porro tendo), 
is, di, turn, a. 3. properly, to stretch 
forth. Hence, to show. Liv. Victoria 
portendit se omnibus, h. e. shows itself. 
Id. Deos portendisse auspicia, h. e. sig- 
nificasse, dedisse. —■ Hence, Porteniii, 
to impend. Liv. Pericula portenduntur_ 
Hence, to presage, portend, forebode, fore- 
tel, foreshow, betoken, augur, prognosti¬ 
cate, inurypaivoi. Liv. Dii portenderunt, 
clarum fore hoc caput. Id. Quod aves 
fieri posse portendunt. Cic. Diipericu- 
lum portendunt. Id. Reruin futura- 
nim, qus turn dormientibus turn vigi- 
lantibus portenduntur. 
PoRTeNTIFjEII (portentum & fero), a, 
3 urn, adj. carrying monsters with itself, 
effecting miracles or wonders. Ovid, ve- 
nena. 
PoRTeNTIFICuS (portentum & facio), 
3 a, um, adj. extraordinary, causing won¬ 
der, wonderful, prodigious ; portentous, 
unnatural. Lactant. 
PoRTitNToSOS (portentum), a, um, adj. 
extraordinary, unnatural, portentous, mon¬ 
strous," strange, prodigious, wonderful, 
reparooSris. Cic. Portentosa nata di- 
cuntur, h. e. monstrous births. Sueton. 
caput. Senec. Portentosius. Id. Gra¬ 
de portentosissima. 
PoRTeNTUM (portendo), i, n. an omen, 
prodigy, miracle, portent, repas. Cic., 
Sallust, and Virg. — Hence, any thing 
strange, a singular fiction, unnatural or 
singular occurrence or appearance. Cic. 
poetarum et pictorum. — Also, any sin¬ 
gular or unnatural animal or birth, a mon¬ 
ster. Horat. Portenta subegit. Ovid. 
Portenta sub inguine Seville, h. e. dogs. 
Cic. Hominum pecudumque portentis, 
A* e ■ monstrous births. — Hence, figur. 
of a monster in human shape. Thus 
Piso is called portentum reipublicai. Cic. 
1 oRTHMEUS (iropSpevs), ei and eos, m. 
2 a ferryman. Pet.ron. Navita Porthmeus, 
h. e. Charon. 
PoRTHMOS (icopSpds), i, m. a strait. 
4 Plin. 
PoRTICaTIS (porticus), onis, f. a row of 
4 galleries or porticus. Pandect. 
i GRTICDLX (dimin. of porticus), te, f. a 
1 small gallery, covered way or portico. 
PoRTrCDS (porta), us, f. a portico, piazza, 
porch, covered walk surrounded with pil¬ 
lars, erred. The Romans had such por¬ 
ticos for walking in., at their houses, 
temples and public buildings, in order 
that they might be sheltered from the 
ram. Cic. and Vitruv. Since Zeno 
taught in such a covered walk or porti- 
w.heuce porticus (<rro a) is said of his 
Philosophy or sect. Cic. - If Also, 
an engine used at sieges, by which the sol¬ 
diers were defended from the missile weap- 
^ -S °f the enemy, otherwise called vinea. 
--IT Also, perhaps, a tent. Cic. 
Tusc. 2, 16. e poeta. -IT Also, a pent¬ 
house, eaves. Cic. - U Also, the up¬ 
permost row of scats in the amphitheatre, 
which was covered and destined for the use 
of poor citizens. Calp. 
PORTIS (from tt opto), onis, f. a portion, 
1 part, pepos, pepis- Plin. and Justin. - 
II Also, a share. Justin. Vocare ali- 
quem in portionem muneris, li. e. to in¬ 
vite to a share. -IT Also, a proportion. 
Cic. Nunquam in Sicilia frumentum 
estemptum, quin Mamertinis pro por¬ 
tions imperaretnr, h. e. in proportion to 
the quantity collected. So, also, Plin. 
Portione, h. e. in proportion. Sometimes 
it is followed by ac, as. Varr. - 
V Also, condition, quality, relation, re¬ 
spect, regard. Plin. situs. Id. Ad su- 
am quisque portionem, h. e. nature, 
power. 
P6RTI0NALIS (portic', e, adj. relating 
3 to or containing a part or portion. Tertulv. 
PoRTISCuLOS (unc.), i, m. a hammer or 
3 other instrument, with which the officer in a 
ship, who commanded the rowers, used to 
beat time, and to regulate the motion of 
the oars. Enn. 
P5RTIT5 (frequentat. of porto), as, a. 1. 
3 to carry. Gell. 
PORTITOR (portus), oris, m. he who 
watches the harbors and exacts the cus¬ 
toms ; a toll-gatherer, custom-house officer, 
custom-receiver, collector of portage, iX- 
Xiptvio-rfji. Cic. They were very un¬ 
popular. Letters were also forwarded 
by them. Terent. 
PORTITOR (from obsol. poro), oris, m. 
2 one. that conveys any person or thing. In 
a boat or ship, a ferryman, captain of a 
trading vessel. Senec. and Cod. Just. 
Hence, Charon is called portitor. Virg. 
— Also, by land, a earner, carter, 
wagoner. Hence, Slat. Portitor Ur¬ 
sa;, h. e. the constellation Arclophylax, 
who, as it, were, drives the wain of the. 
constellation Ursa. -IT Also, a porter, 
bearer, carrier. Colum. Phryxi nec 
portitor Helles, li.e. theram which safely 
carried over Phryxus, but not Helle. Pru¬ 
dent. ciborum. 
PoRTIuNCOLX (dimin. of portio), *, f. a 
3 small part or portion, pepis- Plin. 
PORTO (from obsol. poro, zr6pw), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to carry, bear, convey, ipipw, 
0acrTa$io. Horat. panem humeris. 
Cir.s. onus. Horat. puerum Romam, 
h. e. to carry, conduct, bring. Cic. vi¬ 
aticum ad hostem. Id. Massiliam in 
triurnpho. Id. hominem octophoro. 
JVepos. Vehiculo portaretur, h. e. rode. 
Liv. legiones secum in Hispaniam. 
-IT Also, to bring. Terent. aliqnid 
boni. Liv. laetum nuncium ad, &c. 
Terent. Nescio quid peccati portat h*c 
purgatio, li. e. carries with it, imports, 
betokens, contains. Prop, alicui tirno- 
rem, h. e. to cause, occasion. Ovid. 
Portantia verba snlutem, h. e. importing. 
Terent. fallaciam alicui, h. e. to make 
use of a<rainst him. 
PORTORIUM (from obsol. polo, h. e. por¬ 
to), ii, n. the tar., duly or tribute paid for 
goods imported ; customs, imposts, tolls, 
tollage, portage, rtXoj. Cic. vini, h. e. 
from xoine. Plaut. Portorium solvere, 
h. c. to pay. Cic. dare. Id. exigere, 
h. e. to demand. Id. imponere. Id. 
Portorium circumvectionis, h. c. a tax 
paid for the right of carrying about and 
selling roods in the country. -IT Also, 
fare, freight, money paid for carriage. 
Apul. 
PORTOeNSIS (portus), e, adj. being in a 
3 harbor, particularly, being in the harbor 
of Ostia, near Rome. Cod. Theod. men- 
sores, h. e. -who measured com in the har¬ 
bor of Ostia, commeters. 
PORTOLX. (dimin. of porta), *, f. a little 
2 port or gate, rrvXis- Liv. 
PoRTOLaCX (unc.), eg, f. purslain. Var- 
ro. See Porcilaca. 
PORTUMNUS, i, m. See Portunus. 
PORTuNaLIS, or PORTuMNaLIS (Por- 
3 tumnus or Portunus), e, adj. relating to 
the god Portunus or Portumnus. Varr. 
Portunalia, h. e. a festival in his honor. 
PORTuNOS, or PORTuMNOS (from ob¬ 
sol. poro, A. e. portol, i, m. a god of navi¬ 
gation, otherwise called Palcemon. Cic. 
and Ovid. 
PORTOoSdS (portus), a, um, adj. abound- 
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ing in harbors, having many good havcns\ 
XigcvcbSqs. Cic. mare. Id. navigatio, 
Sallust. I’ortuosior. 
PoRTiiS (from obsol. poro), us, m. aport, 
harbor, haven, Xiptjn. Cic. Portum tene- 
re, h. c. to have reached or gained the port. 
JVepos. intrare, or, Cic. in portum per- 
venire, or venire, or penetrare, or inve- 
hi, h. c. to come into port, enter a harbor. 
So, also, Id. In portum navim conjiee- 
re, or, Cats, se recipcro. Id. Portum 
capere, It. c. to come -into port. So, also, 
Virg. tangere. Cats. E portu proficisci, 
h. e. to sail out cfport. Terent. In portu 
navigare, h. k. to be safe. Cic. In portu 
esse, li. e. to be in port, to be in safety or 
rest. -V Also, a place where customs 
or duties for goods imported or exported 
are taken care of. Cic. In portu operas 
dabat, h. e. was receiver of customs. - 
ir Also , a place of refuge, place of retreat 
or security, shelter, asylum, rest, place of 
rest. Cic. Senatus erat portus natio- 
num. Id. philosophic. Id. supplied, 
h. c. a refuge from. Hence the grave is 
called portus coiyoris. Enn. -IT Also, 
the mouth of a river. Ovid. -If Also, 
a magazine, warehouse. Pandect. - 
II Also, fur domus. Fest. e leg. xii. tab. 
Oh portum obvagnlatum ito. 
P5R0S (tropes), i, m. a passage, way, ca- 
2 nnl. Plin. 20, 84 (si lectio certa). 
PoROS (truipus), i, m. tophus, a loose cal¬ 
careous stone. Plin. - V Also, a 
king of India. Curt. 
PoSCX (unc.), ;c, f. a kind of sow drink 
composed of vinegar, water and eggs. 
Plant, and Suet. — Pusca occurs also. 
Vecret. 
PeSCmOMMIOS, or PoSCINuMIbS 
3 (posco & nummus), a, um, adj. demand¬ 
ing money. Apul. basiola. 
P6SC5 (unc.), is, poposci, a. 3. to desire 
to get any thing from any one, to ask , call 
for, demand, pray earnestly, importune, 
airio). Cic. aliqnid sibi. Terent. and 
Cic. aliquid ab aliquo. Also, with ut 
following. Juvenal. Poscimus, ut cce- 
nes civiliter. Virg. aliquem in preelia, 
h. e. to challenge. Cic. aliquem, h. c. to 
demand to give up, or to demand for pun¬ 
ishment. Liv. dictatorem renin, A. e. to 
accuse. Also, of inanimate things. 
Cais. Ouod res poscere videbatur. JTcp. 
Ouuni tempus posceret_The person 
of whom one requires or demands any 
thing, is also put in the accusat. Cic. 
Oui parentes pretium posceret. Hence, 
Poscor, I am requested, they demand of 
me. Ovid. Poscor meum Lielapa, h. e. 
Lndnps mens poscitur a me. Ovid. Pos¬ 
cor Palilia, ft. c. they desire of me now to 
introduce or celebrate the Palilian festival. 
Prop. Apollo poscitur verba, ft. c. Apol¬ 
lo is called upon or invoked to assist in 
composing a poem. Also, absolutely. 
Ovid. Met. 2, 144. Poscimur, ft. c. I am 
called for, must now appear. Ovid. Posci- 
mur Aonides, ft. e. now we must sing, 
were called upon, or requested. So, also, 
Horat. Od. 1, 32, 1. Poscimur. But, in 
this passage, Bentley reads Poscimus, 
sc. a te, barbite. — Also, without a 
case. Cic. Poscunt majoribus poculis, 
sc. bibere, ft. e. to drink from goblets. — 
Hence, to express a desire, desire , wish, 
dare, with an infinit. following. Virg. 
Si poscunt solo decedere nostro. Vat. 
Flacc. contra occurrere.-IT Also, to 
ask a price for any thing. Plaut. Quan- 
ti poscit, ft. e.for what he aslcs. -11 Al¬ 
so, to ask, inquire, demand to Imow. 
Virg. causas. Id. duie sit sententia, 
posco. —— IT Also, to call, call upon. 
Senec. Alciden gemitu. Plaut. Homi¬ 
nem posco. But this may mean, I de¬ 
mand money of him. Hence, Virg. 
Poscor Olympo, A. e. heaven colls me, I 
am meant, I am called or commanded to 
come and to fight. — Also, to invoke. 
Ovid, riumina. 
PoSKX, or P5SIX, *, f. same as Pausea. 
2 Cato. 
P0SITI5 (pono), onis, f. a placing, setting, 
2 or putting, Seen;. Quintil. nominis pro 
nomine. Colum. surculi, a setting, 
planting. - 11 Also, an affirmation. 
Senec. - IT Also, a theme, subject, 
argument. Quintil. Positionis vitia.-- 
11 Also, a lowering, depressing. Quintil. 
Sublatio ac positio, sc. manus vel pedis. 
