time. Cic. Also, at last. Pallad. — 
Also, the worst, basest, vilest, meanest, 
most contemptible, extreme. Cic. homo. 
Id. Servitus omnium malorum postre- 
mum est. (A new comparative and 
superlative of poslremus occurs also. 
Oracch. ap. Oell. Natorum postremissi- 
mum, li. c. the worst. JIpul. Nullum 
animal liomine postremius). — Postu- 
mus, a, um, the last. — Hence, Postu- 
mum, the last. Tertull. It is particu¬ 
larly used of the last children of a 
father. Firg. proles. Also, simply, 
Cic. and Pandect. Postumus, sc. filius. 
Also, Pandect. Postuma, sc. filia. But 
it denotes generally one born after the 
death of his father, or after his father has 
made his will, a posthumous offspring. 
Plant, and Pandect. Hence, some pre¬ 
fer to write posthumus, h. e. post huma- 
tum patrem natus.-IT Ovid. Postu¬ 
mus, for Postumius. 
POSTFACT0S, or POST FACTOS, a, um, 
3 adj. made or done afterwards. Cic. — 
Hence, Postfactum, what is done after¬ 
wards. Pandect. Ex postfacto. 
P5STFER5 (post & fero), ers, irreg. a. 
2 to put after or behind, place or set behind, 
postpone; esteem less. Liv. opes suas 
libertati. 
PoSTFOTuROSj.a, um. See Postsum. 
PoSTGENITOS and POST GENITOS, 
3 a, um, adj. born after. Post geniti, or, 
postgeniti, posterity. HoraL 
POSTHXBitS (post & habeo), es, ui, 
1 Itum, a. 2. to postpone, esteem less, set 
less by, neglect, Sarcpov riSepat, ievre- 
puv ayro. Cws. omnia. Terent. om- 
nes sibi res. Cic. Omnibus rebus post- 
habitis, h. e. disregarding, &lc. 
POSTHaC (post & hac), adv. in future, 
after this, hereafter, henceforth, cisavSig, 
psra ravra. Cic. - IT Also, after 
that time, afterward. 
PoSTHINC, and POST HINC, adv. af- 
3 terward, next, ilrj;. Firg. 
PoSTHOC, and POST HOC, adv. h. e. 
3 postea. Fragm. leg. Pap. ap. Fest. 
POSTHUMIUS. See Postumius. 
POSTH9MUS, &c. See Postumus, in 
Posterns. 
PoSTIBI (post & ibi), adv. hereupon, 
3 afterward, then. Plant. 
POSTICA. See Posticus. 
PoSTICOLa (dimin. of postica), ®, f. 
3 a little back door or postern. JIpul. 
PoSTICiiLUM (dimin. of posticum), i, n. 
3 a back building. Plant. 
POSTICUM, i, n. See Posticus. 
PoSTICOS (post), a, um, adj. that is be- 
2 hind, hinder, lying backward, posterior, 
dnlaSiog. Liv. pars ®dium. Plaut. 
ostium, h. e. aback door. Solin. pedes, 
h. e. hind feet. JIpul. Postica, sc. ja- 
nua, h. e. back door. — Hence, Posticum, 
sc. ostium, a back door. Hor. Posticum, 
sc. fedificium, a back building. Titian. 
ap. JYon. Of a temple, the back front. 
Vitruv. --IT Also, a privy, jakes. Lu- 
cil. --If Also, same as Podex. Farr. 
PoSTIDEA, for Postea, adv. after that, 
3 afterward. Plaut. 
PoSTILkNX. (post), !B, f. the crupper of a 
3 horse, virovpis, dna^cvq. Plaut. 
PoSTILI.a, and POST ILLa, adv. same 
3 as Postea, after that, afterward. Te¬ 
rent. 
PoSTrS (unc.), is, m. a door-post, jamb, 
7 rapaarui. Cic. curim. Id. Postern te- 
nere, ft. e. to hold the post. This was 
done by the person who consecrated a 
building. — Also, of any thing that 
stands up like a post. Cic. ambulati- 
onis.-IT Also, a door, gate, portal. 
Firg. and Senec. — Hence, figur. lu¬ 
cre!.. Cernere animus, sublatis posti- 
bus, ft. c. oculis.-U Ovid. Posti, for 
Poste. 
POSTLIMINIUM (post & limen), ii, n. a 
return behind one's threshold, h. e. home, 
consequently, to one's old rank and former 
rights, or, the right of returning home 
and to one's former rank and. privileges. 
Cic. Ei esse postliminium, ft. e. that he 
had the right of returning home and to his 
old privileges. Pandect. Jus postliminii. 
— Hence, Postliminio, by the la.w of re¬ 
turn. Cic. red ire. Also, again, anew, 
bach.' JIpul. in forum reducere. Id. 
Postliminio mortis sureere, A. e. from 
death. -if Also, in general, a return. 
Tertull. pacis ecclesiastical, ft. c. recon¬ 
ciliation. 
POSTMERTDIaNUS. See Pomcridianus. 
POSTMODO, adv. for Post, Postea. Liv. 
P0STM5DUM (from post & modus), 
2 adv. presently, afterward, shortly. 2 Liv. 
and Terent. 
POSTOMIS (emcrrog'is), Xdis, f. a snaffle, 
3 brake, barnacle, an instrument put upon 
the nose of unruly horses. Hence, of 
a drinking-vessel, which is as it were al¬ 
ways at the nose of a tippler. Lucil. 
— Some read prnstomis. 
POSTPaRTOR (post &. partor), oris, m. 
3 one that inherits any thing after us, a suc¬ 
cessor. Plaut. 
P0STP0N5 (post & pono), is, osui, osl- 
2 turn, a. 3. to postpone, value or esteem less, 
throw or lay aside, neglect, disregard, 
Ssvrspov ayeiv, varepov noieI<j$rai.° Cic. 
omnia. Ovid, aliquem alicui. Cws. Om¬ 
nibus rebii3 postpositis, A. e. laid aside. 
PoSTPRINCIPIX (post & principia), 
3 orum, n. the continuance of a thincr after 
it is begun; the progress, course, or se¬ 
quel of a thing after the beginning. Farr. 
ap. Oell. Voluptas disciplinarum in 
postprincipiis exsistit. Cie. Sect. 55 
(from a play). Postprincipia atque exitus 
vitiosie vital. 
P5STP0T5 (post &. puto), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. to postpone, value less, disregard, 
tjorepov rlSepai. Terent. Omnia s ; bi 
postputavit esse pra; meo commodo. Id. 
omnes res pr® parente. 
PoSTQUAM, and POST- QUAM, con¬ 
junct. after, after that, when, as soon as, 
tnciSri. When it does not refer to any 
thing preceding. Cats. Eo postquam 
C®sar pervenit, obsides, anna popos- 
cit. — Post is sometimes repeated. 
Plaut. Postquam comedit rein', post 
rationem putat. — When it refers to 
something preceding. In this case it 
is sometimes separated. Cic. Unde- 
cimo die postquam discesseram. Id. 
Quod post accidisset, quam dedissein 
ad te liberto litteras.- IT Also, in¬ 
asmuch as, forasmuch as, whereas, because 
that. Terent. Postquam poeta sensit, 
scripturam suam ab iniquis observari, 
&c. 
PoSTReMITaS (postremus), atis, f. the 
3 extremity of any thing, the last, end. Ma- 
crob. 
POSTReMUS, a, um. See Posterus. 
PoSTRiDIe (for postero die), adv. the day 
after, the day following, rp varepaia. 
Cic. — It is also followed by quam, after, 
when. Cic. Postridie intellexi, quam 
discessi, A. e. the day after I left you. — 
It is also followed by an accusat. Cic. 
ludos, A. e. the day after the games. Liv. 
and Oell. Calendas, Nonas, Tdus. — 
Also, by a genit. Cws. Postridie ejus 
diei (here, ejus did is redundant). 
PoSTRIDOaNiIS, and PoSTRIDrANOS 
3 (postriduum), a, um, adj. that is, comes, 
or happens, on the following day. Ma- 
ernb. dies, ft. c. next, ensuing. 
P5STRID0UM (posterus & dies), i, n. the 
3 day following. Hence, Postriduo, the 
day after. Plaut. 
PoSTSCeNIUM (post & scena), ii, n. the 
3 part of a theatre behind the scenes, where 
the actors dress, and do many things which 
the spectators do not see ; the tiring-house, 
tiring-room,robing-room. Hence, Lucret. 
Vat* postscenia, A. e. secret actions, hid¬ 
den from the eyes of the world. 
P5STSCRIB5 (post & scribo), is, psi, 
2 ptum, a. 3. to write after or under, to add 
in writing. Tacit. 
P5STSIGNa.NI (post & signum), sc. mili- 
3 tes, those who in battle stand behind the 
standards. Frontin. and Jlmmian. 
PoSTSUM (post & sum), fui, esse, to be 
9 after or behind, to be future. Sallust. - 
H Also, to give place, to be given up. 
Sallust. 
PoSTVENIS (post & venio), is, n. 4. to 
2 come after, succeed. Plin. 
PoSTVeRTA, and PoSTVoRTA (post & 
verto), se, f. a goddess supposed to pre¬ 
side over the birth of a child when it pre¬ 
sented the feet. Farr. — Comp. Prosa. 
PSSTOLaRIOS (postulo), a, um, adj. de- 
3 manding. Fest. fulgura, A. c. which ad¬ 
monish to fulfil a vow or perform a sacri¬ 
fice. So, also, Ccecin. ap. Senec. Postu- 
latoria. 
PoSTOLaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a demand, re 
quest, desire, airyatg. Cic. ignoscendi, 
ft. c. entreaty. Id. Eequa. —- 11 Also, 
the demand of a god, for example, thal 
an offering should be brought. Cic. 
Postulationes esse Jovi, ft. e. Jupiter had 
a demand. Id. Telluri deberi postula- 
tionem, ft. e. that a demand of Trllus was 
not yet satisfied. — Postulin is also used 
for postulatio in this signification. Jir- 
nob. -H Also, a complaint, expostula¬ 
tion. Terent. — Also, in a court of jus¬ 
tice, an application for redress. Suet. 
JYcr. 7. Plin. Ep. 7, C, 4. Also, the 
demanding of a writ, or leave to prosecute, 
from the proctor. Cwl. in Cic. Ep. Inter 
postulationem et nominis delationein 
uxor a Dolabella discessit. Cic. Tu- 
beronis. 
POSTCLATITIOS, and PoSTOLATICI- 
2 OS (Id.), a, ii m, adj. that is demanded or 
requested. Senec. 
PoSTOLaTOR (Id.), oris, in. one who dc- 
Sl viands, airyrrjs. — Also, a plaintiff'. 
Sueton. 
POSTOLaToRICS (Id.), a, um, adj. See 
3 Postularius. 
PoSTOLaTRIX (postulator), Inis, f. she 
3 that demands. Tertull. solemnitates, 
ft. c. supplicationes. 
PoSTOLaTUM (postulo), i, n. a. demand, 
request, a’irmm. Cic. and Cws. 
PoSTjLaTOS (Id.), us, in. a demand, suit. 
Liv. 
POSTULi'O, onis, f. See Postulatio. 3 
P5ST0L5 (for posculo, from posco), as, 
avi, atum, a. 1. to wish to have, de¬ 
mand, ask, desire, require, will,-pray, beg , 
aireoj, Scopai. Cic. aliquid ab aiiquo. 
— Also, xvith ut following. Cic. Postu- 
latum est, ut Bibuli senteutia dividere- 
tur. Also, with dc following. Cws. de 
colloquio, ft. e. to demand a conference. 
— Also, of inanimate things, to demand, 
require. Cic. Quum tempus necessi- 
tasque postulat— Tiie person, of whom 
any thing is desired, is also put in the 
accusat., and then two accusatives may 
come together. Cic. Orationes me du- 
as postulas. — Hence, Postulor, I am 
requested. Cic. Ludos apparat non pos¬ 
tulate. - IT Also, to ask or inquire 
after any thing. Cic. de feedere. - 
11 Also, to seek, endeavor, attempt, wish. 
With an infinit. following. Terent. Sj 
tu postules incerta certa facere, &c. 
Also, with an accusat. and infinit. fol¬ 
lowing. Plaut. Hand postulo me in 
lecto accumbere. Cic. Quis nostrum 
tarn impudens est, qui se scire aut posse 
postulet, A. e. who should imagine to 
know or be able to do this. Also, of 
inanimate things. Plin. Herha ne spar- 
gi ruidem postulat.-IT Also, to com¬ 
plain. Pandect, apud aliquem, or, 
Plaut. cum aiiquo, A. e. to any person. 
-11 Also, to accuse, sue at laic, prose¬ 
cute, arraign, impeach. Cic. aliquem. 
Id. aliquem de ambitu. Sueton. repe- 
tundarum, or, Tacit., repetundis. Id. 
majestatis. Pandect, capitis.- flpul. 
Postulare votum, ft. p. to make a vow. 
-IT Also, to demand a writ, or leave to 
prosecute from the. praitor. Cic. Quum in 
Gahinium Piso delationem postularet. 
PoSTOMaTOS (postumus), us, in. the 
3 last or lowest place. Tertull. 
POSTOMIaNOS (Postumius), a, um, adj. 
2 called after Postumius. Liv. 
PoSTiiMTOS, ii, m. a name of several Ro¬ 
mans. — Hence, Postumius, a, um, adj. 
Postumian. Tacit via. 
P6ST0M5 (postumus), as, n. 1. to corns 
3 after, be inferior. Tertull. 
POSTOMUS, a, um. See Posterus. 
POSTUS, for Positus. See Pono. 3 
P5TABILIS (poto), e, adj. that may be 
3 drunk, drinkable, Jluson. 
P5TAC0LUM (poto), i, n. same as Polar 
3 tio. Tertul. 
P5TXMANTIS (irorapd j), idis, f. a land 
of plant growing on the shores of the river 
Indus, also called t.halassenie. Plin. 
24, 102. 
POTAMOGeToN, and P5TAM5GIT5N 
(TTOTapoyctruv), onis, f. an aquatic herb, 
water-milfoil. (Potamogeton, L.). Plin. 
PoTaTIS (poto), dnis, f. a drinking, 
I bousing, toping; a carouse, drinking 
bout , potation, liberig, crvpirdatov. Plaut. 
POTAToR (Id.), oris, m. a drinker, bibber 
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