PRiE 
PRiE 
pr^e 
arravrav. Terent. Pr®sto est, or adest, 
h. e. there he is. Id. Doini puesto apud 
me esse. Id. Hie pricsto est, h. e. is there, 
isut hand, appeal's. Cic. Clu®stores inilii 
prajsto fuerunt, h. c. made their appear¬ 
ance. Also, alioui, to appear in a court 
of justice; ns, Cic. Qui tibi semper praesto 
fait, h. e. at your request. Civ. limes- 
tores consalibus ad ministeria belli 
praesto essent, h. e. should be at hand, 
should assist. Cic. Animus praesto est, 
h. e. courage is not wanting. CatnU. 
Tibi nulla fuit dementia praesto, h. e. 
have yon not had any compassion. Lie. 
Coinmeatum exercitui praesto fore, h. c. 
ready at hand. Cic. Id ad nutum tibi 
praesto fuerit, h. e. would have been at 
your service , would have been given you. 
Id. Praesto esse virtutes, ut ancillulas, 
h. e. to attend. Id. Earn bubulco praisto 
ad portam fuisse, h. e. had come to him. 
— Also, without esse. Terent. Ipsum 
priesto video, h. e. there I see.him himself. 
— Hence, figur. to serve. Cie. alieni. 
Id. saluti tuae. Id. Ad omnia attaint 
praesto.— Adire is also joined with it. 
Tibull. Pauper erit pr®sto tibi, praesto 
pauper adibit, h. e. will be at your service. 
fR.ESTo (prae & sto), as, iti, Hum and 
atum, a. and n. 1. to stand before, irpoio- 
rapai. Lucan. 4, 30. Ed. Corte. Acies 
praestant. But Ed. Bunn, reads per- 
stant. - II Also, figur. to be superior 
to or better than, to distinguish one’s self, 
Siatbepco. Cic. inter suos. Lucrct. in 
re, or, Cic. re. Also, in a bad sense. 
Sallust, probro. Also, with an accusat. 
or dat. of the person to whom one is 
superior, to excel, surpass, exceed, out¬ 
strip. Terent. and Cic. alicui. Id. ali- 
cui aliqua re. JVep. and Lie. aliquem 
aliqua re. — Hence, Praestat, it is 
preferable or better. Cic. Mori millies 
pnestitit, quam haec pati. -IT Also, 
transitively, to warrant, answer, or be 
accountable for, be responsible, take upon 
one’s self. Cic. aliquem, h. e. for any 
one. Id. se, h. e. for himself. Id. dam¬ 
num. Id. invidiam. Id. nihil. Id. 
periculum. Id. factum alicujus. — 
Also, with a. Cic. a vi, to warrant that 
no force shall be used. — Also, with dc re, 
on account of, &c. following. Cic. Ilia 
de ratione summaria non sunt ejusmo- 
di, ut non cupiat tibi praestare, et in eo 
laboret. Id. de me. — Also, with an 
accusat. and infinit. following. Cic. 
Prasdones nullos fore, quis praistare po- 
terat ? — Since it may be supposed that 
that for which we are accountable, can 
be proved, given, done, received, ob¬ 
tained, hence, prestare denotes to make, 
do, execute, perform, cause, effect. Cic. 
suum munus. Pluedr. assuetam vieem, 
h. e. to discharge an office. Cic. Q.U® 
tibi jucunda preestabo. L/ucan. bellum, 
li. c. pusnare. — Also, to keep, abide by, 
act up to, make good, discharge, maintain. 
Cic. and Liv. fidem, li. e. to keep his 
promise, stand to his word. Also, Liv. 
lidein, h. e. to evince honesty. Id. pa- 
cem, h. e. to keep, maintain. — Also, to 
preserve. Cic. socios salvos. Id. rem- 
publicam. Lucrct. omnia. Cic. ali¬ 
quem finibus certis, h. e. to keep in 
bounds. Horat. aliquem incolumein. — 
Also, to show, exhibit, prove, evince, mani¬ 
fest. Cic. omnia. Liv. and Cic. fidem. 
Id. voluntatem. Id. benevolentiam.— 
Hence, Praestare se, to show, prove, or 
behave one’s self. Cic. Praista te eum, 
h. e. show yourself as such a one. Ovid. 
se invictum. Id. Victoria se praestet, 
h. e. ostendat. — Also, to maintain, pre¬ 
serve, retain, continue. Cic. memorum 
benevolenti®. Vatin, in Cic. Ep. con- 
suetudinem. — Also, to bestow, afford 
do, show, exhibit. Hirt. aliem ofhcia. 
Cic. alicui pietat.em. Id. honorem de- 
bitum patri. — Hence, to give. Liv. 
stipendium exercitui. Cic. senatui sen- 
tentiam praestaret, li. e. gave Ins vote. 
Hence, Tacit, terga liosti, h. e. to turn 
one’s back, flee. - Also, to give, procure. 
Cic. voluptatem alicui. — Also, to make 
safe. Ovid, mare amanti.- V Pandect. 
Prcestavi, and prsstarim. Cic. and 
Liv. Praestaturus, a, um. Pandect. Pr®- 
statu, or pracstitu ire, for prastatum, or 
praestit.il m iri.-IT See, also, Prestans. 
VR/ESToES, same as PrcBstolor.d Turpil. 
PRABST5E5R (praesto), aris, atus sum, 
dep. 1. to wait, KSptptvo), inropsvui. Cie. 
apud aliquem. Also, with an accusat. 
or dat. to wait fur. Terent. aliquem. 
Ctes. adventum. Cic. alicui. Id. spei, 
li. c. propter spem. Also, with a genit. 
following. Sisenn. advenientium co- 
liortiiim. 
PRAISTRaNGOLS (pr® &strangulo), as, 
2 a. 1. to choke, deprive of breath. Quintil. 
declam. 
PRATSTReNOe (pr® & strenue), adv. 
very nimbly, actively, or hastily. Terent. 
Ad. 2, 1, 13. Abi prffistrenue. Bentley 
reads abi prte strenue. 
PRA1STRICTI5 (prsstringo), 5nis, f. a 
3 binding fast or hard. Tertull. 
PR/ESTRICTS, a, um. See Prestringo. 
PRA1STRING5 (pr® & stringo), is, inxi, 
ictum, a,- 3. to bind fast or hard, <5 
ia 
(Tibiyyio. Ovid, faucem laqueo. Tacit. 
Pollices nodo. - H Also, to bind or 
wind round. Stal. tempora sertis.- 
IT Also, to check, stop. Plin. Humor 
gelu prxstrictus, li. e. congealed, frozen. 
_ IT Also, to graze, touch. Sueton. 
Q.uum lecticam ejus fulgor prsstrinxis- 
set. Plin. vites, h. e. to deprive them of 
their eyes. -‘1 Also, to weaken, blunt, 
render obtuse, dull, or blunt. Plin. aciem 
ferri. Cic. oculos, or, Liv. aciem oculo- 
rum, h. e. to dazzle, blind, obscure. — 
Figur. Cic. Ed. Ern. aciem animi or 
mentis. 
PRABSTRuCTIM (pr®structus), adv. with 
3 preparation.’ Tertull. 
PRATSTR0CTX3 (prasstruo), onis, f. a 
3 preparation, foundation. Tertull. evan¬ 
gel'll. 
PR/ESTRuCTuRX. (Id.), ®, f. same as 
3 Prestructio. Tertull. 
PRATSTRuCTPS, a, um. See Prestruo. 
PRA1STR05 (pne & struo), is, xi, ctum, 
2 a. 3- to build before in order to build some- 
~ thing on it, to lay a foundation. Colum. 
— Hence, to make a kind of preparation. 
Liv. Frans fidem in parvis sibi pne- 
struit, li. e. procures credit .for itself in 
small things, in order to deceive after¬ 
wards in great things. -- 11 Also, to 
build before, in order to hinder or obstruct, 
to block or stop up, render impenetrable or 
impassable. Ovid, adituro objice in out is. 
_IT Also, to build beforehand. Hence, 
to prepare or get ready beforehand. Plin. 
Ep. illud. Suet. Cinuiu pnestructum con- 
sulto esset, ft. e. agreed upon, concerted. 
PRATSTOPXDOS (pr® Sc. stupidus), a, um, 
3 adj. very unfeeling, very stupid. Juvenc. 
PRA5S0D5 (pr® & sudo), as, n. 1. to sweat 
3 before, npo'iSpboi. Claud. -U Hence, 
to exercise one’s self with pains beforehand. 
Stat. ■ 
PRA3S0L (pviesilio), ulis, m. and f. one 
that leaps or dances before others. Cic. 
_IT Also, the chief of the Salii or priests 
of Mars, who yearly danced through the 
city, carrying the ancilia. Capitol. — 
IT Also, one who presides over ; a presi¬ 
dent, irpoeUpos, irpocrdryg. Pali.ad. agri. 
PRA3S0LS0S (pr® & salsus), a, um, adj. 
2 very salt. Colum. 
PRABS0LTaT 5R (prasulto), oris, m. one 
2 that leaps or dances before. Liv. 
PRATS0LT3 (pr® & sulto) ; as, n. 1. to 
2 leap or dance before, rep'inr/Muo. Liv. 
PRA1S0LT5R (pr®si!io), oris, m. same 
3 as Presultator. Lactant. 
PR/ESUM (pr® & sum), prices, pr®fui, 
irreg. n. properly, to be before. Hence, 
to be set over, preside over, have the charge 
or command of, rule over, be in authority, 
iirnTTareii), i^icrapai. Cic. sacris. Ces. 
negotio. Id. exercitui. Nep. potesta- 
ti, ft. e. an office. — Also, without a dat, 
Cic. in provincia, A. e,. to be governor. 
Liv. <Aui in Brutiis pr®erat, ft. e. com¬ 
manded. So, also, Gw. ibi. — Hence, 
to take great part in any thing, be the chief 
person, '"direct, be the chief manager, au¬ 
thor, adviser, abettor. Cic. alicui rei. — 
Also, to protect, defend. Ovid, mceni- 
b„ s .- IT Also, to carry on, profess. 
Cie. ei studio. Id. artifieio. 
PRA5SOM5 (pr® & sumo), is, mpsi and 
2 msi, mptum and mtum, a. 3. to take be¬ 
fore, take.first, take to one’s self, lrpofap- 
(lavoo. Ovid, dapes. Plaut. aliquid 
potu, ft. e. to drink beforehand. Id. cali- 
dam cibis. Clavlian. Pr®sumptum 
diadema, A. o. taken before the lawful age. 
694 
Figur. Quintil. patientiam rei, ft. e. ti 
arm himself beforehand with patience , tc 
submit to beforehand. Id. Tempus pr®- 
sumtum, ft. e. spent beforehand. Id. In 
viti judices audiunt pr®suinentem par¬ 
tes suas, A. e. pr»occupantem. Id. In- 
genium judicio pr®sumitur, ft. e. judg¬ 
ment precedes the inventive faculty, is 
stronger than the judgment. Id. Pr®- 
sumpta opinio, A. e. prejudice , preposses¬ 
sion. Tacit. Pr&’sumpta suspicio, A. e. 
preconceived. Hence, Prasumtum est, it 
is a common opinion, it is commonly presum¬ 
ed, taken for granted. Pandect. — Hence, 
figur. to do any thing beforehand. Plin. 
Ep. officia beveduin, ft. e. to anticipate 
or perform beforehand. Id. gaudium, or 
l®titiairi, A. e. to rejoice beforehand. Id. 
aliquid voto, ft. e. to wish any thing be¬ 
forehand. Id. cogitatione, ft. e. to ima¬ 
gine or picture to one’s self beforehand. 
— Also, to spend or pass beforehand. 
Plin. tempus sementibus, ft. c. to antici¬ 
pate. Tacit, fortunam principals iner- 
ti luxu, A. c. to enjoy beforehand. — Also, 
to imagine, represent or picture to one’s 
self beforehand. ‘ Virg. helium spe. 
Senec. futura. Tacit. Pr®sumptum ha¬ 
bere, ft. e. to take for granted. — Also, 
to see before, infer beforehand, foreknow, 
know beforehand. Tacit, fortunam utri- 
usque. Quintil. Ingenium judicio pr®- 
sumitur, ft. e. one sees wit before judg¬ 
ment. (See above.) — Also, to suppose, 
believe, imagine, presume. Justin, and 
Pandect. —^ If Also, to undertake, dare. 
Sulpic. Sever, iliicita. 
PRACSuMPTe, or PRAJSuMTe (pr®- 
3 sumtns), adv. boldly. Vopisc. 
PR-ESuMPTIS, or PR/ESOMTfQ (prffi- 
2 sumo), oois, f. a taking beforehand; or, 
that which is taken beforehand, TrpoXriflns, 
Cic. Priesumptio tamen, quam wp6\yipiv 
iidein vocant, non dabitur, A. e. the. 
major proposition in a syllogism. (But 
Ed. Ern. reads assumtio.) — Hence, a 
previous use or enjoyment of a thing. 
Plin. Ep. rerum, ft. e\ early enjoyment or 
use. Id. bon® fain®.-If Also, in rhet¬ 
oric, an answering or refuting beforehand 
objections that may be or are expected to 
be made, preoccupation, anticipation of ob¬ 
jections. Quintil. —— H Also, a conceiv¬ 
ing, supposing, imagining, representing 
to one’s self beforehand. Justin. - 
IT Also, assurance, presumption, bold- 
nesy, audaciousness. Tertull. -11 Also, 
prejudice, superstition. Tertull. - 
H Also, obstinacy. Apul. 
PRASSuMPTIoSe, or PRABSuMTIoSk 
3 (prresumtiosus), adv. boldly, presumptu¬ 
ously. Sidon. loqui. 
PRAiSuMPTIOSOS, or PR/ESuMTIobCS 
3 (pr®sumptio), a, um, adj. full of bold¬ 
ness, presumptuous. Sidon. 
PR/ES0MPT5R, or PRA2S0MT6R (pr®- 
3 sumo), oris, in. a presumptuous person. 
Tertull. _ 
PR/ESOMPToRTe, or PRAISuMToRIe 
3 (obsol. pr®sumtorius), adv. boldly, con¬ 
fidently, presumptuously. Tertull. 
PR/ESOMPTOoSe, or PRtESuMTOoSk 
3 (priesumptuosus), adv. same as Prce- 
sumptorie. Sidon. _ 
PRAilSuMPTOOSOS, or PRA5SuMTuo- 
3 SOS (pr®sumtio, or pr®sumtus), a, um, 
adi. same as Prmsumtiosus. Salvian. 
PR/ESu.MPTOS, and PRABSuMTOS, a, 
um. See Prasumo. 
PRABSO5 (pr® & suo), is, ui, Stum, a. 4. 
2 to sew before or at the extremity. — Hence, 
to cover. Ovid. Pr®suta foliis hasta, 
PRASS0RG8 (pr® & surgo), is, rexi, rec- 
3 turn, n. 3. to rise beforehand. Amen. 
PRABTaCTOS, a, um. See Pretango. 
PRADTaNGS (pr® & tango), is, tetigi, 
3 tactuin, a. 3. to touch hefireltand. CM. 
Aurel. -H Also, to attack before, ol 
violent diseases. Id. Pr®tacta membra. 
PRA)TaRD 5 (pr® & lardo), as, avi, 
3 atom, a. 1. to stop, keep back, detain. 
Incerti auct. epit. Iliad. 922. Ed. van 
Kooten. 
PRABTeCTOS, a, nm. See Pretego. 
PRA5TEG5 (pr® & tego), is, exi, ectum, 
2 a. 3. to cover beforehand or before ; or, 
in general, to cover, iiriKaXitTTTu>. Pro¬ 
perl. caput. Plin. Paneg. Qu* som- 
num saxa pr®texerint, ft. e. on wha. 
stones you have slept. , 
PRA'.Te\ t H 3 (pr® & tendo), is, di, turn, 
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