PRO 
PRO 
PRO 
is made. Sallust. Divina atque humana 
promiscua habere, A. e. to make, no dis¬ 
tinction between things human and divine, 
to show a contempt of every thing sacred. 
— Hence, common , usual. Tacit, patris 
patria; cognomentum. Id. Protniscua 
et vilia mercari. 
PRGMISSIO (promitto), onis, f. a promis¬ 
ing, promise, irrayyeXCa. Cic. 
PROMISSIVe (promissivus), adv. in a 
3 promising manner. Tertull. 
PROMISSOR (promitto), oris, nr. a prom¬ 
il iser, one who raises great, expectations, 
errayyeXrfjg. llorat. and Quint.il. 
PRO MISS UM (Id.), i, n. a promise. Cic. 
Promissum 1'acere, or, Plin. Ep. implere, 
h. c. to fulfil a promise. So, also, Cic. 
Promissa servare, or, Id. Promissis 
stare, or, Virg. manere, h. e. to keep his 
promise. CaluLl. Promissa dare, h. e. to 
make promises, or, to fulfil a promise. Cic. 
Satisfacere suo promisso. Also, with 
promitto. Cic. Promissis standum, qure 
quis promiserit. Also, with a gsnit. of 
the thing which is promised. Cic. 
Prcemiorum promissis. 
PROUISSOS, a, urn, particip. from pro¬ 
mitto- —— IT Adj. suffered to grow, 
growing long , hanging down long. Cccs. 
capillus. Virg. barba. - IT Aiso, 
raising great expectations of its excellence. 
Herat. Promissi iambi. Id. Promissum 
carmen. 
PRO MISSuS (promitto), us, m. a promise. 
2 Jlfanil. 
PROMITTO (pro & mitto), is, Tsi, issum, 
a. 3. to let go forward. Hence, to let 
hang down, let grow, to lengthen or make 
long, to extend. Colum. ramos longius. 
Liv. capiliuru ac barbam, h. e. to let 
grow, not to have it cut or shaved. Piin. 
Sonus promittitur, It. e. is lengthened,. 
drawn out, dwelt, upon. ——IT Also, to let go. 
before., send before. Lucrct. canes. -—— 
II Also, to let go forth. Plin. Nee alia ar- 
boruin avidius se promittit, h. e. grows 
faster. — Hence, Proinitti, to project : or ex¬ 
tend. Mela. Gallia Imc usque promissa. 
— Especially, out of the mouth. Hence, 
to say, assarc. Cic. Promitto tibi, tegu- 
iam ilium nullam relictururn. Herat. 
de se. — Also, to promise. Cic. aliquid. 
Id. de re. Also, with an accusat. and 
infinit. following. Cic. De me tibi sic 
promitto, atque confirmo, me, &e. Ovid. 
Bene proinittere, h. e. to make kind 
promises, promise something good. Cic. 
Divin. 2, 17. Bene proinittere extis, It. e. 
to give a good sign or favorable amen. 
Lucan, sibi omnia, h. e. to promise to 
himself every good thing, hope fur the 
best. — Also, to vow, promise to a deity. 
Cic. donum Jovi. Id. Promittere darii- 
ni infecti, sc. causa, nomine, &c. h. c. 
to make an engagement on account of a 
loss that may arise. Id. Promittere ad ali- 
quem, sc. se venturum, h. e. to promise t.p 
visit any one. Plant. Ad ccenam alicui 
promittere, h. e. to engage to dine with 
any one. Senec. Se promittere orato- 
rem, li. c. to give hope that he will be an 
orator. — Also, to raise an expectation. 
Quintil. Facere omnia, quara promit¬ 
tere, maluerunt. — Also, to predict, say 
beforehand. Cic. ad Dio. 6, 1. — Also, 
to portend, augur. Flor. Clamm fore, 
flamma promiserat. — Also, to bid, offer 
a price. Plin. pro domo sestertium 
millies. — Also, to threaten. Virg. ul- 
torern. — Also, of inanimate things. 
Plin. Terra aquas promittit. -IT Te- 
rent. Promisti, for promisisti.-IT See, 
also, Promissus, a, um. 
PR0M8 (for pro-emo, from pro be emo), 
is, mpsi and insi, mptam and rntum, a.3. 
to take, give or bring out or forth,, produce, 
Trpoxmpigopat, CKpipos. Ovid, tela e 
pharetra. Cic. pecuniam alicui ex aira- 
rio. Horat. vina dolio. — Also, in 
general, to bring or send forth, show, ut¬ 
ter, let see or hear. Martial, gemitus de 
pectore. Horat. Sol diem promit. Co¬ 
lum. Vites se proinunt, h. e. put forth. 
Virg. Se rob ore promunt, li. t. egredi- 
ufltuir.-IT Also, figur. to take or give 
forth. Cic. eonsilia, h. c. to disclose, 
Plin. Ep. justitiam. Virg. vires, h. e. 
to show, exert. - TT Also, to make 
known, bring to light, discover, say, de¬ 
clare, express, explain, tell, relate. Plant. 
ataaia. Liu. Promeedo, qute acta es- 
sent Herat, jura clienti.-IT Also, 
to bring to light, raise. Horat. obscura. 
—— If See, also, Promptus, a, um. 
PRoMONEO (pro & inoneo), es, a. 2. to 
remind or advise beforehand. Cic. Att. 4, 
12. (But the latest Edd. read prornovelio.) 
PRoMONTORIUM (pro & mons),ii, n. 
the projecting part of a mountain, though 
it does not stretch into the sea. Liv. 21, 
35.-IT Also, a part of a mountain 
projecting into the sea, a promontory, cape, 
headland, high land jutting into the sea, 
(ixpa Xeirag, piov. Cic. 
PR0M0TI5 (promoveo), onis, f. a mov- 
3 ing forward. -IT Also, a promotion, 
preferment, advancement, irpnayoiyy. As- 
con. Pedian. 
PRoMOTOS, a, um, particip. from pro¬ 
moveo. -IT Adj. to be preferred, pref¬ 
erable. Hence, Promotum, that which 
is preferable. Thus the Stoics called 
that which did not deserve the name 
of good, but was preferable to the con¬ 
trary, as health, beauty, &c. Cic. 
PROMOTOS (promoveo), us, m. same as 
Promotio. Tertull. 
PROMOVEO (pro & moveo), es, ovi, otum, 
a. 2. to move forwards, make to advance, 
pash or move unward, advance, move 
away, move or bring to a place, npodyto, 
npos/hfiagto. Liv. aggerein ad urbem. 
Cats. saxa vectibus. Cic. assa in alle- 
rem angulum. Lev. castra in agruni 
Ruscellanum. Id. castra ad Carthagi- 
neiri. Justin, exercituin in /Etoiiam. 
Hirt. legiones, h. e. to push forward, 
make to advance. Terent. Nihil promo¬ 
ves, h. e. you do not stir from the spot, 
you do not get on a jot, you make no speed. 
— Hence, A pul. Nocte promota, It. e. 
late at night., at midnight. — Hence, fig¬ 
ur. to advance, extend, enlarge, spread, 
increase. Ovid, imperium. Sue ton. 
manna. Horat. Doetrina vim promo- 
vet insitam. — Also, to profit, do good, 
be of use, accomplish, effect. Terent. pa- 
rum. OeU. nihil.—-Also, to advance, 
make progress. OeU. in studio facun- 
di«. — Also, to delay, put off, defer, pro¬ 
tract. Terent. ntiptias alicui. — Also, 
to promote, advance, prefer to a place of 
honor. Plin. Ep. aliquem in atnplis- 
simuin ordinem. Sueton. ad prsefectu- 
ram aerarii.-IT Also, to move forth. 
— Hence, to put forth. Phtedr. pedem 
triclinio. — Also, to bring forth. Horat. 
arcana loco, h. e. to reveal the secrets. 
-IT Cic. Att. 4, 12. Te videbo et pro- 
movebo, h. c. according to Tanstall, 
I will take you home along with me to an 
entertainment. (Others read promonebo .) 
PRoMPTaRIUM, ii, n. for Proinptuari- 
3 um. Auson. 
PROMPTS, and PROMTS: (promptus, or 
2 promtns), adv. without delay, promptly, 
expeditiously, quickly, actively, npoS'v- 
pi of, CToipiof. Tacit. Prompte dare 
operam. Id. Promptius. Plin. Ep. 
Promptissiine adero.-IT Also, easily. 
Juvenal. Promptius. Val. Max. Promp- 
tissime.-IT Also, readily, willingly. 
Tacit Prompte necerti subire,/i. e. cheer¬ 
fully. Id. Promptius. 
PRoMPTIM (Id.), adv. same as Prompte. 
3 Tertull. 
PROMPTS (frequentat. of promo), as, 
3 avi, atom, a. 1. to give out. Plaut. 
thesauros Jovis, h. c. to be Jupiter’s ac¬ 
countant or treasurer. 
PRoMPTOaRIOS, and PROMTSTRIOS i 
3 (promo), a, um, adj. serving for keep¬ 
ing things in store, and from which they 
may he taken out. Cato, armarium, h. e. 
a storehouse. So, also, Apul. cella. A 
prison is facetiously called so. Plaut. 
—■ Hence, Promptuarium, subst., a store¬ 
house., magazine., buttery, larder, &c. 
Apul. Figur. Apul. rationis et oratio- 
nis, h. e. the mouth of man. 
PROMPTOLOS (dimin. of promptus), a, 
3 um, adj. somewhat prompt, ready, or 
quick. Hieronym. 
PRGMPTOS, and PRGMTOS (promo), us, 
m. a taking forth. — Hence, an exposing to 
public view, a being visible. I - promptu, 
visible., manifest, public, before the eyes; 
as, Cic. esse, to be. visible, evident, dear, 
easy to discern. Id. ponere, h. e. to place 
before the eye, make visible or manifest, 
let see. So, also, Sallust, habere, A. e. 
tjj let see, make a display of. Ovid. 
In promptu scrinia habet, It. e. be¬ 
fore the eyes, every one can sec them. So, 
also, Plaut. Gerere iram in promptu, 
h. e. to manifest. Hence, Cic. In prornp- 
tu esse, h. e. to be common or known. - 
IT Also, readiness, a being at hand. Die. 
In promptu esse, A. e. to be at hand, to li 
there, to be present. -IT Also, easiness. 
Ovid. In promptu esse, A. e. to be easy. 
PRGMPTOS, and PRGMTOS, a, um, 
particip. from promo.-IT Adj. visi¬ 
ble, manifest, evident, dear. Cic. Promp¬ 
tu m est. Id. Prompta et aperta.- 
IT Also, ready, prepared, at hand, erot- 
po;. Of tilings. Cic. Fidem pronip- 
tam prsebuit. Id. Quai tibi a multis 
prompta esse scio. Id. celeritas. Sal¬ 
lust. audacia. — Of men, prepared, rea¬ 
dy, prompt, active, vigorous, quick, expe¬ 
ditious, zealous, ardent, inclined to, bent 
on, bold, &c. Ctes. Laudat proinptos. 
Cic. Ad vim promptus. Id. Prompti- 
ores ad pericula. Tacit, in spem. Cic. 
Ilorno proinptissimus. Cccs. and Cic. 
animus. Cic. Tres fratres promptos, 
non indisertos. — Also, with an ablat. 
following. Liv. ingenio, lingua. — 
Also, with a genit. following. Tacit. 
animi. Sallust. Belli proinptissimos.— 
Also, with a dat. following. Tacit. 
Animus promptus libertati aut ad mor¬ 
tem. — Also, with an infinit. following. 
Lucan, pati. — Also, brave, courageous. 
Liv. raanu. Cccs. Laudat promptos. 
(See above.)- IT Also, easy, practica¬ 
ble. Cic. defensio. Tacit. Promptissi- 
ma mortis via. Ovid. Promptum est, 
A. e. it is easy. - IT Also , favorably in¬ 
clined to. Tacit, alicui. 
PROMOLCE5 (pro &c inulceo), es, si, sum, 
3 a.2. to stroke forwards or lengthwise. Apul. 
PROMCLGaTIQ (promulgo), onis, f. a 
proclaiming, publishing, spreading abroad, 
promulgation, di/aKijpv^is. Cic. 
PROMuLGaTOR (Id.), oris, m. one who 
publishes or proclaims. Fronts. 
PROMuLGO (unc.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
to publish or spread abroad, proclaim, pro¬ 
mulgate, divulge, dvaKypvTTO). Cic. le¬ 
gem, or rogationem, A. e. a bill. Plin. 
dies fastos. Cic. proslia. 
PROMOLSIDaRIS (promulsis), e, or 
PROMuLSIDaRIOS, a, um, adj. belong¬ 
ing to the first dish. — Hence, Promulsi- 
dare, the vessel in which the first dish was 
served up. Pctron. — Plur. Promulsida- 
ria. Pandect. 
PRGMOLSIS (pro & mulsum), Idis, f. the 
antepast, first dish at a meal, as, olives, 
sausages, &c. Probably so called, be¬ 
cause it was eaten before mead (mul¬ 
sum). Cic. Figur. Pclron. libidinis.- 
IT Also, the vessel in which it is served up. 
Tertull. 
PRoMuLSOS, a, um. See Promulceo. 
PROMONTORIUM, ii, n. same as Pro- 
montorium. 
PROMOS (promo), a, um, adj. taking out 
3 of, as, out of the storehouse or larder. 
— Hence, Pronins, one who gives out pro¬ 
visions in a house, a steward, butler. 
Plaut. /Edepol fecisti prodigum pro- 
mum tibi. Apul. librorum.-IT Also, 
from which any thing is taken out. Ter¬ 
tull. cella, A. e. a storehouse, larder. 
PROMuTOOS (pro & mutuus), a, um, adj. 
'2 that is advanced as a loan. Cats. B. C. 
Ed. Oudcnd. Vectigal promutuum im- 
perabatur, A. e. the tribute as a loan, or, 
collected before it was strictly due. — 
Hence, Promutinim, a loan. Pandect. 
dare, A. c. to advance. 
PRONaOS, i, in. See Pronaus. 
PRONaTS (pro & nato), as, n. 1. to swim 
3 forth, swim to. Ilygin. 
PRONaTOS, a, um, particip. from prono. 
- TT Also, for Prognatus. Tertull. 
PRONaOS, or PRONaOS (npdvaos), i, m. 
the vestibule or porch of a temple. Vitruv. 
PRONE (pronus), adv. with inclination. 
3 Ammian. 
PRONkCTO (pro & necto), is, a. 3. to knit 
3 on or at length. Hence, to lengthen. 
S/at. seriem. 
PR0NEP5S (pro & nepos), otis, m. a 
great grandson, dirsyyovog. Cic. 
PRONePTTS (pro & neptis), is, f. a great 
3 granddaughter , d-rreyydvr/. Pers. 
PRoNIS, e, adj. for Pronus, a, um. Vnrr 
PRONITaS (pronus), atis, f. inclination, 
3 propensity, proneness, Karaepipua. Senec 
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