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PReSSe (pressus), adv. with -pressure, 
(fell. Pressius conflictata, h. e. muck 
more-pressed. —— 1[ Also, closely, short¬ 
ly. Pallad. Vites pressius putare.- 
if Also, of pronunciation, clearly, dis¬ 
tinctly. Cic. Presse loqui h. e. not to pro¬ 
nounce the letters too broadly. -IT Also, 
of speaking, closely, briefly, concisely, not 
diffusely. Cic. dicere. — Hence, -with¬ 
out ornament. Plin. Ep. Pressius descri- 
bere. -IT Also, accurately, exactly, 
distinctly. Cic. Pressius agere. 
TReSSIM (Id.), adv. by pressing, pressing 
3 to one’s self. Apul. deosculari. •—— 
IT Also, closely. A pul. 
PReSSIS (premo), onis, f. a pressing, 
pressing down, pressure, -ir'ieuis. Vi- 
truv. -IT Also, the prop or stay under 
a lever whilst a burden is raised. Ci¬ 
trus. 
PReSSB Trequentat. of premo), as, avi, 
3 atum, a. 1. to press, Karamt^iv. Plaut. 
vomicam. Sil. cinerem ad pectora. 
Virg. ubera, h. e. to milk. 
PRESSOR (premo), oris, m. one that press¬ 
's es. -- IT Also, a kind of hunter. Isidor. 
PReSSoRjOS (pressor), a, utn, adj. serv- 
2 ing for pressing, in which any thing is 
pressed. Colum. vasa. Ammian. Pres- 
sorium, h. e. a press. 
PReSSOLe (pressulus), adv. by pressing 
3 to or against any thing, closely, tightly. 
Apul. exosculari. Id. adhterere. 
PReSSOLOS (dimin. of pressus), a, um, 
3 adj. somewhat pressed, somewhat pressed 
in. Apul. rotunditas, h. e.flattish. 
PReSSuRA (premo), se, f. a pressing, 
2 squeezing, pressure, nieaif, as a pressing 
of grapes, olives and other things. Co¬ 
lum. — Also, a press, thronging of people. 
Apul. — Also, the downward pressure of 
water, a falling, descent, or flowing down 
of water. Front. — Also, that which is 
pressed out, juice. Lucan, croci. — Al¬ 
so, too heavy, long, unnatural sleep , leth¬ 
argy. Cod. Aurel. - IT Also, figur. 
oppression, affliction, distress, 
Lac tart. 
PReSSOS (premo), us, m. a pressing,pres¬ 
sure. With a genit. of the thing that 
presses. Cic. ponderum. — Also, with 
a genit. of the thing pressed or pressed 
together. Cic. palmarum. Id. oris, 
h. e. a proper pressure of the lips in order 
to give due pronunciation to a word. 
PRESSES, a, um, partic. from premo. 
-IT Adj. concise, nervous, without orna¬ 
ment. Cic. Pressa oratio. Id. orator. Id. 
Oratio pressior. Plin. Ep. Stilus pres¬ 
sus, h. e. without ornament, -not elevated. 
Id. Homo pressior, h. e. more temperate, 
keeping himself more in bounds. - 
IT Also, obscure, hollow, indistinct. Cic. 
vox. Id. Pressi ac flebiles modi, h. e. a 
dull, obscure melody. -IT Also, exact, 
accurate, compact, pithy, careful. Cic. 
Thucydides verbis pressus. Cic. fragm. 
duis te fuit pressior? Gell. Verbum 
pressius. Apul. Pressiores cogitati- 
ones. 
PReSTeR (-pyrTTyp), eris, m. burning. 
Hence, a sort of fiery whirlwind in ap¬ 
pearance like a -pillar of fire. Plin. - 
IT Also, a kind of serpent, the bite of which 
occasions a burning thirst and causes the 
body to swell. Plin. 
PRETIoSe (pretiosus), adv. in a costly 
manner, richly, splendidly, preciously, 
riplcof. Cic. Vasa pretiose crelata. 
Curt. Pretiosius. 
PRETIoSITaS (Id.), atis, f. preciousness, 
” valuableness. Capito ap. Macrob. 
PRETIoSOS (pretium), a, um, adj. costly, 
precious, valuable, of great pride or value, 
sumptuous, excellent, evripos, 7 to\vti- 
P°s : Cic. equus. JVepos. possessiones. 
Ovid. Pretiosior. Cic. Res pretiosissims. 
— Particularly, dear, expensive, causing 
much expense. Plaut., Propert., and Co¬ 
lum. -If Also, bestowing much expense 
upon any thing, buying at a high price. 
Horat. emptor. 
PRETIUM (from pres, for praesj, ii, n. 
worth,value, price, riph, ripypa, pto$6s. 
Plant. Pretium statuere merci, or, Cic. 
constituere, h. e. to set, fix. Id. confi- 
cere, h. e. to set or cry out a price. Plant,. 
and Martial, facere, h. e. to set, fix, stale 
or name a price. Also, figur. to value, 
estimate. Liv. Hominum opera; pretium 
facere, A. e. to value their service. Cic. 
Pretium habere, A. e. to be worth, have a 
value. So, also, Est pretium; as, Ovid. 
morum, A. e. have a value. Plin. Esse 
in pretio, to be in estimation, be of worth 
or value, be in repute. Ovid. Esse in 
suo pretio. Plin. Maximo pretio esse. 
Hence, Esse magni pretii, to be of great 
value or worth. So, also, Terent. Ma- 
joris pretii. Cic. Parvi pretii. -- 
IT Also, money spent for any thing. Cic. 
Pretio emere, A. e. for money. Id. Pre¬ 
tium pactum. Id. Magno pretio, A. c. 
for much money. Id. Parvo pretio, A. e 
for little money, cheaply, at a low rate. 
Justin. Sine pretio, A. e. without ran¬ 
som. -IT Also, reward, meed, punish¬ 
ment; pay, hire, wages. Cic. man us, 
A. e. pay }or making any thing. (See 
Manuprctium.) Terent. Pretium ob stul- 
titiain fero, A. e. punishment. Horat. 
Ilabes pretium, A. e. you are rewarded. 
Virg. Pretio afficere, A. e. to reward. — 
Opera pretium, a reward for trouble or 
pains; as, Cic. Opera pretium est, A. e. it 
is worth the trouble, the trouble rewards 
itself, it is worth the while, it is profitable 
or advisable. So, also, Sil. 16, 45. Ope¬ 
ns pretium est. — Also, any thing worth 
the trouble or that repays the trouble. 
Liv. Facere opera pretium, A. e. to do 
any thing worth the trouble. Id. Habere 
opera pretium, A. e. a reward of service. 
Sometimes pretium is omitted, some¬ 
times operce. Plaut. Est opera. Tacit. 
Est pretium.-IT Also, money, gold, 
silver, coin. Ovid. Est pretium (money) 
in pretio. Horat. Converso in pretium 
deo. -- IT Also, a reward, or price, 
that is given or to be expected as a reward. 
Thus, of a woman. Ovid. Pretium 
certaminis. Liv. Nullo satis digno 
mora pretio tempos terunt, A. c. with 
nothing that well rewards their trouble. 
-IT Plin. Ep. Pretia vivendi, A. c. 
reasons or incitements for living. 
PReX (allied to precor), precis, f. aprayer, 
praying, entreaty, Seycrts. Cic. Prece 
humili. Id. Magna prece. The plural 
Preces, aprayer, praying, is much more 
frequent. Cic. Preces adhibere. Cats. 
Omnibus precibus petere, or, Cic. orare. 
-IT Also, a prayer addressed to the 
deity. Ovid. In prece totus eram. Cic. 
Eorutn preces ac vota. Liv. Incassum 
mittere preces, A. e. to pray in vain. - 
IT Also, a curse, imprecation. Cats. Om¬ 
nibus precibus detestatus. Tacit. Pre¬ 
ces diras fundere.-IT Also, on inter¬ 
cession. Catull. Castoris.-IT Also, 
a wish. Ovid. Damus alternas accipi- 
musque preces. - IT The nominat. 
Prex probably does not occur. 
PRIAMeIS (Hpiapyi's), Tdis, f. of or be- 
3 longing to Priam. Hence, Ovid. Pria- 
meis, sc. femina or filia, A. e. Cassandra, 
a daughter of Priam. 
PRIaMeIOS ( npiapfiiog ), a, um, adj. of 
3 or belonging to Priam. Virg. virgo, A. e. 
filia. Ovid, hospes, A. e. Paris. Id. 
conjux, A. e. Hecuba. 
PRIAMIDES (HpiupiSris), te, m. a son of 
3 Priam. Virg. and Ovid. — Plur. Priami- 
d;e, the sons of Priam. Ovid. — Also, 
plur. for Trojans. Sil. 
PRIAMOS (II piapoy), i, m. Priam, a son of 
Laomedon, king of Troy, husband of Hecu¬ 
ba, father of Hector, Helenus, Paris, Deiph 
obus, Polydorus, Polyxena, Cassandra, &c. 
After the taking of Troy, he was killed by 
Pyrrhus, the sun of Achilles. Virg. - - 
IT Also, a son of Polites, and grandson of 
the uhove-named Priam. Virg. 
PRTaPeIA (II/)ia7r#j't'a), drum, n. sc. car 
3 mina, poems upon Priapus. 
PRIaPJSCOS (npiairicKos), i, m. the herb 
ragwort. Apul. 
JPRIaPISMOS (npiairiapdi), i, m. A. e. 
3 morbus cum genitale membrum in lon- 
gitudinem protenditur, et in circulum 
intumescit sine Veneris appetitu. Coil. 
Aurel. 
PRIAPOS, or PRIaPOS (Uptanos), i, m. 
a divinity presiding over gardens and 
vineyards, where his statues used to be 
placed. He was represented with a penis 
of uncommon size. Virg. and Ovid. - 
IT Also, same as Penis Juvenal, vitre- 
us, A. e. a drinking-vessel of this shape. 
- IT Also, for a lascivious person. 
Catull. and Ovid. 
PRIDEM (unc.), adv. long ago, long since, 
a long time ago, ira\ai. Terent. Won 
pridem, A. e. not long since, a little while 
ago. Cic. Non ita pridem, A. e. not just 
long ago. Id. Jam pridem, A. e. already 
a long time ago. - IT Also, a little 
while ago, just before. Justin. -11 Al¬ 
so, formerly, also, before. Plaut., Cic., 
and Justin. 
PRIDIaNOS (pridie), a, um, adj. of or bo¬ 
il longing to the day before, that was, hap¬ 
pened, was used, eaten, &.c. the day before, 
£(.)A«s. Suctoii. cibus. 
PRiDIl (for priori die), adv. on the day 
before , rij npoxepa, rrj -pnrtpaiq. Cic. 
Cui cum pridie fr’eqnentes essetis asseu- 
si, postridie ad spem estis inanem pacis 
devoluti. — Also, with quam following. 
Plant.. Si hie pridie natus foret, quam 
hie est, a day before him. Cic. Pridie, 
quam. — Also, with an accusut. follow¬ 
ing. Cic. Pridie euin diem. Id. Pridie 
Idus. Id. Usque ad pridie Cal. Sept. 
— Also, with a genit. following. Tacit.. 
Pridie insidiarum. Cic. Pridie ejus diei. 
— Pridie Cal. is also used for the immi- 
nat. Cic. Eiterarum tuaruin pridie Cal. 
Jan. suavem habnit recordationem ju- 
risjurandi, for pridie Cal. Jan., quo lita- 
ra tyaj data; sunt, habnit, &c.-IT Al¬ 
so, before or several days before. Pan¬ 
dect. (iui pridie, quam ex testamento 
ad libertatem perveniret, idem fieri pas- 
sus est. 
PRIeNe, es, f. a maritime town of Ionia, 
the birthplace of Bias, one of the seven 
wise men, of Greece. — Hence, Prienajus, 
a, um, adj. of or belonging to Pritnc. 
Sido-n. — Prienensis, e, adj. same as 
Priemeus. Plin. — Prieneus, el and eos, 
same as Prienieus. Anson. 
PRTMrEVOS (primus & aivum), a, um, 
3 adj. that is in his first years, in the flower 
of his age, youthful, young, veavir.vtov, 
yeavLGKos. Virg. llelenor. Id. corpus. 
PRTMANOS (primus), a, um, adj. of the 
2 first class, legion , &c. Hence, Tacit. 
Prirnanus, sc. miles, A. c. a soldier of the 
first legion. 
PRIMARirS (Id.), a, um, adj. of the first 
ran!;, worth or dignity ; chief, principal, 
excellent, -pdjros. Cic. femina. Id. 
Vir primarius populi. Plaut. parasitus. 
Cic. locus. 
PRT.MaS (Id.), utis, m. and f. same as 
3 Primarius, one of the first and principal, 
first .,_ chief, principal. Apul. 
PR I MaTOS (primas), us, m. the first 
2 place or rank in worth or estimation ; pri¬ 
macy, preeminence, irpureXov. Varr. 
PRIME (primus), adv. especially, princi- 
3 pally. Nov. 
PRIMICeRIaTOS (primicerius), us, m. 
3 the office of a chief. Cod. Just. 
I’RIMICeRIOS (primus' & cera), a, um, 
3 adj. whose name stands first on the tablets 
covered with wax. Hence, the first 
among those who have the same office, a 
chief, commander. Ammian. protectorum, 
A. e. commander of the guard. Cod. 
Theod. notariorum, A. e. chancellor or 
chief of the secretaries. Id. sacri cubi- 
culi, A. e. lord of the bed-chamber. 
PRTMIGENIOS (primusfegeno, or gigno), 
1 a, um, adj. first of all, the first of its 
kind, deriving its origin from nothing, 
natural, original, primitive, primeval, 
tzporiyovpevof. Varr. semina. Id. ver¬ 
ba, A. c. primitives. — Primigenia is also 
an epithet of Forluna. Cic. 
PRIMIGENOS (primus & geno, or gigno), 
3 a, um, adj. original, first of all, irpcori- 
yuros. Lucre!.. 
PRTMIPARA (primus & pario), a;, f. she 
2 that has brought forth her first offspring, 
TtpiOTOTOKOS- Plin. 
PRiMIPILARIS (primipilus), e, adj. be- 
2 longing to the first company of the triarii. 
Tacit, and Sueton. Primipilaris, sc. cen- 
turio, A. e. the centurion or captain of this 
company. 
PRIMIPILaRIOS (Id.), i, m. sc. centurio, 
2 same as Primipilaris. Senec. 
PRIMIPILaTOS (Id.), us, m. the office of 
3 the chief centurion of the triarii. Cod. 
Just. 
PRiMIPIUOS, or PRTM5PIL0S (for pri¬ 
mus pilus), i, m. the chief centurion of 
the triarii, npebrov niXov apxov. Cats 
See Pilus. 
PRIMIPBTeNS (primus & potens), tis, 
3 adj. the first in power. Apul. 
