PRO 
PRO 
PRO 
certain girls of Cyprus, who, denying the 
divinity of Venus, were changed into 
stones. Ovid. 
PR6P0LX tnponoj'Xrii), ;e, m. a retailer, 
huckster or liuckstcrer, forestaller, uponix- 
Xrjf. Cic. 
PROPOLIS ( irponoXis ), is, f. bee-glue; the 
third foundation of the bees in making lion - 
cy, a material of wax which they use in 
stopping up the entrances of the hive. 
Varr. and Plin. 
PROPOMX. (it p6-opa), atis, n. drink taken 
3 before eating. Pallad. 
PR0PSN5 (pro & pono), is, osui, os!turn, 
a. 3. to set out or expose to view, set forth 
or display, set before or up, offer, present, 
Ttporidppi. Cies. vexillum. So, also, 
Liv. signum pugnaj. Cic. aliquid ve- 
nale, or, simply, Sueton. Proponere, li. c. 
to set out or expose for sale. Also, of a 
prize at the games. Virg. Geminum 
pugnaj proponit honorem. Cic. leges 
in publicum, h. e. to fix up to be read. 
Id. fastos populo, h. c. to proclaim, pub¬ 
lish. Id. mensas palam. Suet. Vecti- 
galibus indictis neque propositis. So, 
also, Id. libellum. So, also, Cic. oculis 
or ante oeulos, h. c. to place before the 
eyes. — Hence, ligur. to place before the 
eyes, represent to one’s self, imagine. 
Cic. aliquem sibi imitandum. Liv. vim 
fortun® animo, h. e. to consider. Cic. 
sibi reges. Cies. sibi solatium, h. c. to 
console one’s self with any thing. Cies. 
spein, h. e. to make hope. Cic. tnetum, h. e. 
to cause. — Hence, to state, lay down, pro¬ 
pose, say. Cic. Proponat, quid dicturus 
sit. Id. Q.u<e proposueram. — Also, to 
say, affirm, assert, maintain. Cels. —-— 
If Also, to report, represent, declare, point 
out, explain, tell, relate. Cats, aliquid. 
Id. de re. Also, with an accusat. and 
infinit. following. Cies. Proponit, esse 
nonnullos, &c.-If Also, to publish, 
make known. Cic. epistolam in publico. 
— Hence, to announce, promise, offer. 
Cic. pramiia alicui. Sueton. millies 
sestertium gratuitum in triennii tempus, 
h. e. to offer as a loan. Sueton. munus, 
h. e. to announce. — Also, to denounce, 
threaten. Cic. mortem. — Also, to pro¬ 
pose. Nepos. remedia morbo. — Also, 
to mention. Cic. viros notissimos. —- 
Also, to suggest, prompt. Cic. Nihil 
erat propositum ad scribendum, h. e. 
I had received from you no opportunity, 
no materials. -IT Also, to propose for 
an answer. Nepos. qufestionem. Cic. 
Sic est propositum, de quo disputare- 
mus.-IT Also, to resolve on, design, 
intend, determine, purpose. Cars. aliquid 
animo. — Hence, Propositus, a, mn, 
resolved. Cic. Propositum est mihi 
facere, I have resolved, I intend. — Also, 
with ut following. Cic. Quum mihi 
proposuissem, ut animos commoverem, 
for commovere.-II Also, to set be¬ 
fore. — Hence, to say beforehand. Co- 
him. Ut proposueram. — Also, to state 
the first premise of a syllogism. Cic. 
Quiim proponimus. 
PROPONTIS (npoTroi/rif), Idos and Idis, 
f. the Propontis, now Mar di Marmora, 
sea of Marmora, between the Hellespont 
and the Thracian Bosporus. — Hence, 
Proponti&cus, a, um, adj. of or belonging 
to the Propontis. Ovid. 
PRoPoRRo (pro & porro), adv. moreover, 
3 furthermore, still further. Lucret. - 
If Also, perhaps, altogether, entire, or, 
nothing but. Lucret. 
PR5P5RTI5 (pro & portio), onis, f. pro¬ 
portion, comparative relation, symmetry, 
analogy, likeness, dvaXoyia. Farr, and 
Cic. 
PROPoRTIONaLIS (proportio), e, adj. re- 
3 latino to proportion, proportional. Frontin. 
PRoPORTIoNaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
3 formed according to proportion, propor¬ 
tioned.. Jul. Finnic. 
PROPOSITIS (propono), onis, f. a setting 
out to view, displaying, showing, pro¬ 
posing, npdS-qms. Cic. vita:. —-— If Also, 
the first proposition of a syllogism. Cic. 
__ TT Also, a principal subject, theme. 
Cic. -U Also, in general,' a proposi¬ 
tion, sentence. Quintil. — Also, for casus, 
a case submitted to legal opinion. Pan¬ 
dect. -IT Also, the statement or repre¬ 
sentation of a fact. Quintil. --- IT Cic. 
iuiimi, h. e. resolution, determination, in¬ 
tention. -If Also, a proclaiming, pub¬ 
lishing. Pandect. 
PROPOSITUM (Id.), i, n. a design, inten¬ 
tion, purpose. Nepos. peragere, h. e. to 
execute. Cic. assequi, li. e. to obtain his 
end. Id. tenere, h. c. to persist in his 
design. Cces. habere. - IT Also, a 
theme, subject,, main point. Cic. Ad pro¬ 
positum revertamur.-If Also, an as¬ 
sertion. Quintil. Respondere propositis. 
-If Also, a may, manner, or course 
of life. Fcllei. Vir proposito sanctissi- 
nius. Horat. Urgere propositum.- 
If Also, the first, premise of a syllogism. 
Cic. Orat. 2, 53.-If Also, a treatise 
on a subject in its general features. Cic. 
Top. 21. - If See, also, Propositus, 
a, um. 
PRoPOSITOS, a, um, particip. from pro¬ 
pono. -U Adj. exposed. Cws. Oppida 
Romanis proposita ad prtedam. Liv. 
bello. Cic. Mulier proposita omnibus, 
h. e. a common strumpet. Id. telis fortu- 
me. - IT Also, impending, imminent, 
threatenhg. Cic. Propositum vita: peri- 
ciilum.-If Also, appointed, determin¬ 
ed, prescribed. Cic. Industrie proposi¬ 
tus. Id. Propositum genus quasstionum, 
li. e. finitum. 
PROPRIETOR (pro & prator), oris, m. a 
propretor, a governor of a province in which 
there was no army, consequently charged 
with the administration of justice only, and 
invested with the authority of a pretor at 
Rome. Cic. He had usually filled the 
office of pretor at Rome. 
PRBPRIAT1M (propriatus), adv. properly. 
3 Aruoh. 
PRSPRIii (proprius), adv. properly, pecu¬ 
liarly, for his own person. Cic. Tamen 
promiseue toto campo, quam proprie 
parva frui parte malitis. - If Also, 
properly, aptly, in its proper sense. Cic. 
dicere.-if Also, particularly, in par¬ 
ticular, principally, especially. Cic. Cau- 
sam nullus ordo proprie susceperat. Id. 
Proprie tuum. 
PROPRIETARIES (proprietas), a, um, 
3 adj. possessing as a proprietor. — Hence, 
Proprietarius, a proprietor, possessor in 
his own right. Pandect. - If Also, 
belonging to any one as his property. 
Paul. Sent. res. 
PRBPRIETaS (proprius), atis, f. the prop¬ 
erty or peculiar nature of any thing; a 
property, nature, quality, iSicrris. Cic. 
rerum. Liv. coeli terrsque. Cic. Ge- 
nere et proprietate, h. e. differentia spe- 
cifica. - IT Also, property, right of 
property. Sueton. jumenti. - If Also, 
property, the thing possessed as property. 
Pandect. Quod interfuit ejus, proprieta- 
tem non esse subreptam. Id. Dominus 
proprietatis, h. e. proprietor. -IT Also, 
proper signification. Quintil. 
PR6PRI5 = (Id.), as, a. 1. to appropriate. 
3 Ceel. A or el. 
PR5PRITIM (Id.), adv. properly .3 Lucret. 
PRBPRIOS (unc.), a, um, adj. peculiar, 
particular, special,private, proper, not com- 
mon, iSiog, Kvpiog. Cic. Vitium proprium 
senectutis. Cic. Clue.nl. 1). Propriam 
lucem accipere, sc. after birth. — It is 
followed by a genii, or dat. Cic. Liber- 
tatem propriam Romani generis. Id. 
Principia causarum propria esse debent. 
Id. vocabuium, or verburn, h. e. tire 
proper word for a thing. — It is also 
joined with mens, tuus, suits, nosier, Sec. 
Cic. Sua propria facultate. Id. Ad ves- 
tra propria. — Proprium, subst .property, 
one’s own, nature, peculiar quality. Cic. 
Omnia quffi nostra erant propria. Mar¬ 
tial. Vivere de proprio. Cic. Quod est 
oratoris proprium, h. e. peculiar quality. 
Also, for meus, tuus, noster, &c. my own, 
your own, Sec. Liv. Propria familia. 
h. e. his oum family. Id. Propriis viri- 
bus bella gerere. -11 Also, lasting, 
permanent , perpetual, firm, steady. Ncp. 
munera. Terent. voluptates. Virg. 
Propriamque dicabo. Cic. Ut illi sit pro¬ 
prium atque perpetuum. Horat. Ali¬ 
quid proprium alicui facere. -U Al¬ 
so, sure. Cces. and Auct. II. Afric. vic¬ 
toria. IT Also, fit, apt, suitable ; 
proper. Cic. Tempus agendi fuit mihi 
magis proprium, quam ceteris. Scrib. 
Larg. remedia. - IT Also, especial, 
singular, extraordinary. Lentul. in Cic. 
JE 'p. consilium. Liv. ignominia. - 
H Also, separate, apart. Quintil. tern- 
pus. Cic. lex. 
PROPTER (from-prope, for propiter), adv. 
near, hard by, iyyvg. Cic. Propter esl 
spelunca. Id. Filii propter cubantes. 
——- If Also, preposit. with an aceusat. 
following, near, hard by, close to. Cic. 
Instil® propter Sicilian). Id. Propter 
urbem.-IT Also, for, on account of, 
by reason of, owing to. Cic. Propter me- 
tum. Labor. Propter viam facere, li. e 
to offer sacrifice on account of a journey. 
Cato. Propter viam facere, h. e. to lose 
one’s property. So, also, Id. Propter vi¬ 
am sunt vocati ad coenam, li. c. lost all 
their property. — Also, for, on account of, 
in order to avoid or prevent. Pallad. 
Propter serpentes. — Hence, Fare. Prop¬ 
ter hoc, or, Colum. Propter quod, or, 
Quintil. Propter qu®, h. e. for that cause 
or reason, on that account. -If Also, 
through, denoting an efficient cause. 
Cic. Propter quos hanc lucem aspexerit. 
-IT Also, out of, through, on account 
of. Terent. Propter invidiam. Vary. 
Propter aves fructus capias.-IT It is 
sometimes put after its case. Cic. 
Quern propter. Tacit. Hostem propter. 
PRoPTEREA (propter & ea), adv. there¬ 
fore, for that cause or reason, on that ac¬ 
count, Aia tovto, /k6ri. Cic. Ha:c prop- 
terea de me dixi, ut mihi Tubero ignos- 
ceret. Terent. Id propterea ( pleonasti- 
cally). 
PROPEDToSES (propudium), a, um, adj. 
3 shameful, disgraceful, barefaced, shame¬ 
less, base, dvaiaxvvros. Oell. uxor. 
Plaut. I'ropudiosa. 
PRoPBDIUM (pro&pudet), ii, n. a shame¬ 
ful or base action, aiaxvvq- Plaut. - 
If Also, as a term of reproach, shamefu. 
person, vile wretch. Plaut. and Cic. 
PROPuGNaCELUM (propugno), i,n. any 
thing by which one is protected from an 
enemy, a protection, defence, fortress, fort, 
bulwark, rampart, .bastion, imreixiopa, 
npoffoM. Tacit, iricenium. Horat. na- 
vium, A. e. naves turribus instruct®. 
Thus a fleet is called, Cic. Propugnacu- 
lum Sicili®. Athens is called, Ncp. 
Propugnaculum oppositum barbaris. 
Cic. Propugnacula imperii, A. e. fleets 
and armies. Also, of a house. Cic. 
Domus ut propugnacula habeat. - 
If.. Figur. protection, defence, bulwark. 
Ncp. tyrannidis. Cic. Lex zElia et Fu- 
sia, propugnacula tranquillitatis. Liv. 
Propugnacnlo uti, A. e. defence, proof. 
PRoPuGNaTIO (Id.), onis,f. a defending 
of a place, fighting for, vncpuoTriapdg. 
Valer. Max. -IT Also, figur. a defend¬ 
ing. Cic. dignitatis. — Also, with pro 
following. Cic. Pro ornamentis. 
PRoPuGNaTOR (Id.), oris, m. one who 
with arms defends a place, a defender, sol¬ 
dier, xpoaamirrfis. Cces. Dimissio pro- 
pugnatorum, A. e. of the marines. Id. 
A propugnatoribus relictus locus. —— 
IT Also, figur. a defender. Cic. libertatis. 
PR5P0GN6 (pro & pugno), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1 . to fight in defence of, fight or con¬ 
tend for, defend, npopaxca), irpoaanigio. 
Cic. pro suo partu. Cats. Ex silvis ran 
propngnabant. — Figur. to defend. Cic. 
pro salute. Suet, absentiam suam. 
Apul. fratri. Horat. nugis. 
PRoPuLSaTIO (propulso), onis, f. a 
keeping or warding off, repelling, driving 
or heating back, e^io^qa if. Cic. 
PRoPuLSaTOR (Id.), oris, m. a driver 
3 bock, warder off, diaKpovarfis. Val. Max. 
PRoPOLSO (frequentat. of propello), as, 
avi, atum, a. 1 . to drive back, repel, keep 
or ward off, c^coSeco. Cces. hostem. Liv. 
helium a moenibus. Cic. frigtis, fa- 
mem. Id. suspicionem a se. Colum. 
aquum radicibus. 
PROPOLSES, a, um. See Propello. 
PROPOLSES (propello), us, m. a driving 
2 on, pushing forwards, an impulse, force, 
■jpduxn;. Senec. „„„ , 
PROPyLuEUM, or PROPyL/EoN (rpo- 
■nvXaiov), i, n. the place before, a door or 
gate, particularly of a temple, a vestibule 
or porch, irponvXaiou. Cic. 
PR0QUA3ST0R (pro & qusstor), 6ns, m 
a proqueestor, the quaestor who collected 
and superintended the revenue of a prov¬ 
ince, and when there was an army there, 
paid it. — Pro queestorc is sometimes 
used instead of it. Cic. Quum pro 
