PRO 
PRO 
PRO 
SioiKyoiq. It is usually applied to some 
trust, charge or office. Cic. reipubli- 
c®. Id. existiinationis. Cic. annorue. 
Pint. Ep. Amplissim® procurationes, 
h. e. duties, charges. — Also, the place 
or office of a procurator. Tacit. - 
IT Particularly, expiation by sacrifice, an 
endeavoring to avert any thing by an of¬ 
fering or sacrifice. Lie. procligii. Cic. 
Procuratio fieret.. 
PRoCuR aTIONCOLa (dirnin. of procu- 
2 ratio), ®, f. a small government. Senec. 
PROCURATOR (procure), oris, m. one 
who discharges a trust or office, an agent, 
manager, administrator, superintendent, 
governor, procurator, proctor, hrirpo-oq, 
KyScpLiov. Cic. Agere aliquid per pro- 
curatorem. Plaut. peni, h. e. a steward, 
housclcccpcr. Ctrs. regni, h. e. viceroy, 
regent. -IT Particularly, a manager 
or steward of an estate. Cic. -li Al¬ 
so, under the emperors, one who man¬ 
aged the affairs of the emperor'’s revenue 
in a province. In smaller provinces, 
they sometimes administered justice. 
Tacit Csesaris. Id. Judaea;. — Knights 
and frequently also freedmen used to be 
appointed to such offices. -1i The 
first syllable is used short by Ovid. 
PRoCORaToRIOS (procurator), a, urn, 
3 adj. relating to agency, procuratory. 
Pandect. 
PROCORaTRIX (Id.), Icis, f. a gover- 
1 ness, protectress, in'iTponoq. Cic. 
FROCuRS (pro & euro), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to take care of, attend to, look 
after, KtiSeco. Plaut. se. Virg. cor¬ 
pus. Ctes. sacrificia publica. Cato. 
arbores. — Also, with a dat. follow¬ 
ing. Plaut. Bene proenras mihi. Ar- 
nob. victui et potui. - IT Particu¬ 
larly, to take care of the affairs of a 
person in his absence, to be any one’s 
agent or proxy, with an accusat. of the 
thing. Cic. negotia Dionysii, h. e. to 
take care of, manage. Cces. heredita- 
tem. — Also, without an accusat.. of 
the thing. Plin. Ep. in Hispania. — 
Also, with a dat. of the person follow¬ 
ing. Pandect, patri. -If Also, to 
take care that proper religious ceremonies 
are performed, in order to prevent or avert 
the fulfilment of bad omens, as, by sacri¬ 
fices, &c. to atone, expiate. Cic. mon 
stra, It. e. to use certain means of atone¬ 
ment or expiation, as sacrifices, &c. on 
account of these bad omens. So, also, 
Liv. prodigia^ Tibull. soiiinia. Also, 
without an accusat. Gcll. Jovi hostiis 
majoribus. Also, impersonally. Liv. 
Procuratuin est. -11 The first sylla¬ 
ble is sometimes short. Tibull. and 
Ovid. 
PRoCuRRS (pro & curro), is, curri and 
cucurri, cursum, n. 3. to run forth or to 
a place, nporpcxfi 1 - Liv. in vias. Cws. 
ex castris. Ovid, in freta, h. c. to the 
seashore. Particularly, in order to 
fight. Cces. ex acie. Virg. Telum 
contorsit in hostes procurrens. - 
IT Also, to run forth, run or jut out, pro¬ 
ject, run to, extend. Ovid. Terra pro- 
currit in aequor. Virg. Saxa procurren- 
tia. Plin. Radix in latitudinem pro¬ 
currens. -IT Also, figur. to run far¬ 
ther. Auct. ad Herenn. ultra, h. e. to go 
farther in it. Senec. Pecunia procur¬ 
rens, h. e. increasing. 
PRoCuRSaTIB (procurso), finis, f. a run 
2 ning forth, advancing, sallying forth. 
Liv. velitum. Id. Numidarum. 
PROCuRSaTSR (Id.), oris, m. one that 
runs forth or before. Liv. Procursato- 
res, h. e. skirmishers. 
PROCuRSIB (procurro), onis, f. arunning 
2 or advancing forwards. Quintil. 
IT Also, a digression. Quintil. 
PRoCORSB (frequentat. of procurro), as, 
2 avi, atum, n. 1. to run forth, sally out, 
skirmish. Liv. 
PROCORSORIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. run- 
3 ning forth. Ammian. 
PROCORSOS (Id.), us, in. a running forth 
or forward, or, simply, a running. Lu- 
cret. and Plin. Particularly, in order to 
fight, a sallying forth. Virg. — Hence, 
figur. a running forth or out, a projecting 
or jutting out. Plin. -IT Also, a con- 
inuing to run. Hence, progress. Val. 
Max. virtutis. 
FRoCORVS (pro & curvo), as, avi, atum, 
3 
a. 1. to bend, curve, bend or curve for¬ 
wards. Stat. 
PROCuRVOS (pro & curvus), a, um, adj. 
3 curved, curved or bent forwards, Kapnv- 
Xoq. Virg. 
PRBCuS (from proco, or procor), i, m. a 
wooer, suitor, pvyarfip. Cic. and Virg. 
PRBCyoN (Upoicvov), onis, m. a constella¬ 
tion, otherwise called Ante-canem, or 
Antecanis, because it rises before the 
dog-star. Also, the brightest star in this 
constellation. Cic. and Plin. 
PRoDaCTPS, a, um. See Prodigo. 
PRoDEaMBOLB (pro & deambulo), as, 
3 n. 1. to walk forth or abroad. Terent. 
PRoDitB (for pro-eo), is, ii, Itum, ir- 
reg. n. to go or come forth, uapirjpi. 
Terent. Nemo hue prodit Cic. Obviam 
mihi est proditum. Cces. Prodire ex 
portu. Ovid, utero. Cic. in publicum. 
Cies. in proslium. — Also, simply, to go, 
to go to a place. Terent. in funus, li. e. 
to go to a funeral. — Also, to go out, go 
out of doors, show one’s sefi in public. 
Liv .— Hence, to go or step forth, make 
one’s appearance, as an actor. Cic. in 
scenam, or, simply, Plaut. Prodire, h. e. 
to play a part on the stage. Also, as a 
witness. Cic. — Also, to appear, show 
itself. Cic. Consuetudo prodire ccepit. 
Id. Prodierint colores. — So, also, of 
plants, to come forth, spring or grow up, 
appear. Varr. and Colum. — So, also, 
to stand out, project. Virg. Rupes pro¬ 
dit in arquor. Ovid, talus.-IT Also, 
to go forward, advance, proceed, or, sim¬ 
ply” to go, when it means to go forward. 
Cces. longius, h. e. to go on. Herat. Est 
quadam prodire tenus, si non datur ul¬ 
tra. Cic. sumptu extra modum. Id. 
ad extremum, sc. in speaking. Hence, 
Petron. Prodeuntibus annis, h. e. with 
advancing years. 
PRODeSSE. See Prosum. 
PR8DICI0S (Prodicus), a, um, adj. relat¬ 
ing to Prodicus. Cic. Hercules, h. e. 
occurring in the writings of the philoso¬ 
pher Prodicus. 
PRoDICB (pro & dico), is, ixi, ctum, a. 
1 3. to tell beforehand, predict, foretell. — 
Hence, to fix or appoint beforehand. Cic. 
diem. -IT Also, to put off, defer, pro¬ 
long. Liv. diem, h. e. to adjourn the trial 
to another day. 
PRoDiCTaTBR (pro & dictator), oris, m 
a vice-dictator, one who has the power of a 
dictator, but not the title. Liv. 
PRODTCTOS. See Prodico. 
PRODIGaLITaS (obsol. prodigalis, for 
3 prodigus), atis, f. prodigality. Auct 
declam. in Catil. 
PRODIGe (prodigus), adv. prodigally, lav¬ 
ishly, expensively, extravagantly, daosTwq. 
Cic. 
PRODIGkNTTX (prodigo), a;, f. prodigal- 
2 ity, profusion, wastefulness, extravagance, 
dawria. Tacit, opum. 
PRODIGIaLIS (prodigium), e, adj. un- 
3 natural, wonderful, prodigious. Ammian. 
res. — Prodigiale, adverbially. Stat. - 
IT Plaut. Jupiter Prodigialis, h. e. that 
averts bad omens. 
PRoDIGI ALIT2R (prodigialis), adv. un- 
3 naturally, wonderfully, prodigiously, in a 
strange manner. Ilnrat. 
PRoDIGIBSe (prodigiosus), adv. in a 
2 strange or unnatural manner, prodigi¬ 
ously^, portentously, monstrously, strange¬ 
ly, wonderfully, TeparjriKwq. Plin. 
PRoDIGIOSiJS (prodigium), a, um, adj. 
2 prodigious, portentous, monstrous, mar¬ 
vellous, miraculous, contrary to the com¬ 
mon course of things, ominous, strange. 
wonderful, repardiSr/q. Ovid, mendacia, 
Quintil. corpus. Treb. Poll. Prodigio- 
sius. 
PRODIGITaS (prodigus), atis, f. profu- 
3 sion, prodigality. Lucil. 
PRODIGIUM (for prodicium, from prodi¬ 
co, with changed quantity), ii, n. a 
prophetic omen, or a sign from which any 
thing is prophesied, a miraculous sign. 
Cic!’ Prtedictiones — quid aliud decla¬ 
rant, nisi hominibus ea, qute sint, os- 
tendi, monstrari, portendi, praedici? ex 
quo ilia ostenta, monstra, portenta, pro- 
digia dicuntur. Virg. Nec tantis mora 
prodigiis. Liv. Prodigiorum coelesti- 
um perita. Cic. Multa prodigia ejus 
vim declarant. - IT Also, any thing 
strange or unnatural Hence, a strange, 
704 
unnatural occurrence or thing, a prodigy 
portent, miracle, omen. Cic. Non furtum, 
sed prodigium. Ovid. Prodigium tri¬ 
plex, h. e. monster. Hence, Cicero calls 
Clodius prodigium rcipublica, and Cati¬ 
line prodigium. 
PR0DIG8 (pro & ago), is, egi, actum, a. 3. 
to drive before, forth or to a place, upo- 
ayv. Varr. pullos in solem.-IT Al¬ 
so, to drive away. — Hence, to lavish or 
squander away, spend riotously, waste, 
KaravaXioKW. Plaut. suum. Sallust. 
aliena. Figur. Gcll. artus suos. — Al¬ 
so, to consume moderately, spend. Pan¬ 
dect. 
PRODIGOS (prodigo), a, um, adj. prodi¬ 
gal, profuse, lavish, wasteful, aaoiroq, 
dutiXagroq. Cic. homo. Also, with a 
genit. following. Ilorat. aerls. Figur. 
Horat. animte, h. c prodigal of life, not 
regarding his life, despising death. — 
Hence, rich, abounding in any thing, hav¬ 
ing an abundance. Ovid, tellus. Horat. 
Locus prodigus herb®. — Also, large. 
strong. Plin. odor. Auson. alvus, h. c.. 
large, thick. -IT Also, expensive, caus¬ 
ing expense. Plin. res. 
PRODIGOOS (Id.), a, um, adj. that is con¬ 
'd sumed. Veran. ap. Fest. 
PRODITIB (prodeo), onis, f. a going or 
coming forth, an appearing. Sidon. 
PRoDITIB (prodo), onis, f. a discovery, 
manifestation ; betraying, treachery, trea¬ 
son, faithlessness, diroKaXvxpiq, npo&ooia. 
-IT Also, a proroguing, pxitting off, 
deferring, or the right of deferring. 
Cato. 
PR0DTT8R (Id.), oris. m. one that, acts 
treacherously and faithlessly toioards any 
one, forsakes him or exposes him to danger, 
a betrayer, traitor, TtpoSbrys. Cic. pa¬ 
tri®. Figur. Horat. Risus puell® prodi- 
tor, h. e. betrayer, discoverer. 
PRODTTRTX (proditor), Icis, f. a traitress. 
3 Lactant. and Prudent. 
PRODITOS, a, um. See Prodo. 
PRoDo (pro & do), is, Idi, Itum, a. 3. to 
give or bring forth. Ovid. su3piria, h. e. 
to heave sighs, to sigh. Id. fetum. — 
Hence, to bear, bring forth. Acc. —— 
IT Also, to make known, publish. Cic. 
decretum. Liv. exemplum. — Hence, 
to relate, report, record, write, hand down, 
transmit by writing, particularly of his¬ 
torians. Liv. Falso proditum esse. 
Id. Sicut proditur. Cic. Qu® scripto- 
res prodiderunt. Id. memori®. Ctr.s. 
Proditum memoria. — Also, to publish 
or declare any one as appointed to an office, 
to appoint, create, elect, make. Cic. in¬ 
terregem. Id. flaminem.-IT Also, 
to discover, disclose, betray. Cic. con- 
scios. Ovid, crimen vultu.-IT Pro- 
dere aliquem or aliquid, to act treacher¬ 
ously, perfidiously or faithlessly against 
any one or any thing, to bring into distress 
or cause any one’s ruin by neglecting his 
duty. — Hence, to betray, expose to dan¬ 
ger through one’s fault. Liv. urbeni. 
the. Ne fortunas mens, ne unicam ffij- 
am tarn temere proderem. Terent. vi- 
tam et pecuniam. Cic. caput et salu- 
tem alicujus. Id. utilitatem coimrni- 
nem. Liv. libertatem. — Also, to betray, 
give over treacherously into the hands of 
an enemy, yield or surrender perfidiously. 
Cic. classem pr®donibus. Hep. sup- 
plicem, h. c. to surrender, give up. — Al¬ 
so, to desert, abandon or forsake treacher¬ 
ously. Cic. officium. Sallust, fidem, 
li. e. to break his word. Hence, it is fre¬ 
quently joined with dcscrere. Cic. Is 
me deseruit ac prodidit. — Figur. to 
place in bad circumstances. Plant, al- 
vum, h. e. perhaps, to spoil his stomach. 
Lucret. Prodita judiciis fallacibus. - 
IT Also, to go further or cause to go fur¬ 
ther. Hence, to defer, delay, put off. le- 
rent. diem nuptiis.— Hence, to prolong. 
Plaut. alicui vitam.-H Also, to de¬ 
liver, rive over. Virg. aliquem ad mor¬ 
tem. — Also, to leave behind, bequeath. 
Cic. sacra suis posteris. Id. Jus lmagi- 
nis ad memoriam posteritatemque pro- 
dend®. Id. Regnum a Tantalo prodi¬ 
tum. —- H Also, to put out of its place. 
Lucret. Inclinent prodita. -H Also, 
to propagate. Virg. genus a sanguine 
Teucri. . „ . 
PR5DSCE8 (pro & doceo), es, a. 2 to say 
3 or teach before. Horat. 
