PRO 
PRO 
PRU 
in infante est. -n Also, to see to ,■ 
look after, take care of any thing. Cic. 
Ut rectissime agantur omnia, provideho. 
Id. Provide, ne quid ei desit. — Par¬ 
ticularly, to provide for, procure. Cies. 
rem frumentariam. Liv. anna, frumen- 
tum. Ctes. Fruinento exercitui proviso. 
--IT Also, to prevent, guard against, 
take precautions against, avoid, endeavor 
to prevent. Cic. Ante occupatur ani¬ 
mus ab iracundia, quam providere ratio 
potuit, ne occuparetur. Id. Q.u<b provi¬ 
ded poterant. Tacit. Proviso, h. e. after 
it had been foreseen, with caution. - 
IT See, also, Providcns. 
PROVIDES (provideo), a, um, adj. fore¬ 
seeing. Cic. rerum futurarum. Tacit. 
Sanctum aliquid et providum. - 
IT Also, cautious, circumspect, prudent. 
Cic. homo. Plin. Ep. Ne sit providum, 
h. e. cautious, prudent. -IT Also, pro¬ 
viding for, taking care of. Cic. (Natura) 
consultrix et provida utilitatum. Id. 
rerum omnium.- IT Also, providen¬ 
tial. Tacit. 
PRoVINCIA (obsol. provinco), se, f. a 
province, a country gained by the Romans 
by conquest, inheritance, &c. and added 
to their empire, being subject to them, pay¬ 
ing tribute, and ruled by a governor called 
proconsul or proprietor, who was sent 
every year from Rome. It was of two 
kinds ; prwtoria, when only a proprattor 
presided over it, and no army was kept 
there ; consularis, when a proconsul 
governed it, and at the same time com¬ 
manded an army. Sucton. Redigere in 
provinci® formam, h. c. to reduce to a 
province. Cic. Provjnciae prteesse, or 
provinciam obtinere, or administrare. 
Id. De provincia decedere, h. c. to de¬ 
part from. Id. Provinciam deponere, 
h. e. to resign. — The plural occurs 
sometimes with reference to one prov¬ 
ince, probably on account of the dioceses 
or districts therein. Thus of Cilicia. 
Cic. Imperii tui provincias, h. e. districts. 
-IT Also, any office, official duty, busi¬ 
ness, employment, charge, province. Te- 
rent. Duram cepisti provinciam, h. e. 
office. Cic. Earn provinciam suscepe- 
rint, ut, &c. So, of commanding offi¬ 
cers. Ilirt. Inter se provincias partiun- 
tur. Liv. Provincia urhanaetperegrina, 
h. e. prtetura urbana et peregrina. — 
Hence, the office of carrying on a war, 
command, when the country, place, or 
nation, against which a war is to be 
carried on, is called provincia. Cic. 
Consules partiri provincias. Liv. Vei- 
entes provincia evenit, h. c. he was in¬ 
trusted with the command against the 
Vcientes. So, also, Liv. Prajtor, cui 
classis provincia evenerat, h. e. the 
office of commanding the fleet. -IT Also, 
the south-eastern part of Gaul, now called 
PyOVPYICP 
PRoViNcitALrs' (provincia), e, adj. of 
or belonging to a province or to provinces, 
provincial. Cic. scientia, li. c. of gov¬ 
erning a province. Id. administratio, 
h. e. administration of a province. Tacit. 
helium, li. e. in a province. So, also, 
Cic. abstinentia. Id. ornamenta et 
commoda, li. e. enjoyed by a magistrate 
in a province. Hence, Plin. Ep. Provin- 
cialis, h. e. one in or of a province. Cic. 
Provinciales, h. c. natives or inhabitants 
of a province, provincials. -IT Also, 
usual or customary in a province, pro¬ 
vincial. Tacit, parsimonia. Cic. Adi- 
tus ad me minime provinciales, h. e. 
I admit any inhabitant to my presence, I 
do not act as governors usually do, but 
any one may speak to me without cere¬ 
mony. 
PRoVINCIaTIM (Id.), adv. through the 
* provinces, province by province, nar’ 
Sucton.. 
PRoVIXDeIIIaTSR (pro & vindeinia- 
3 tor), oris, in. a star over the right shoul¬ 
der of the Virgin, otherwise called Vin- 
demiator, irporpvyrjTfti. Vitruv. Ed. 
p Schneid. Others read provivdemia. 
•R0VISI5 (provideo), onis, f. a foresee-, 
via, npdyvaxns, npboipis. Cic. Tusc. 3, 
J --IT Also, a preventing, obviating, 
hindering. Cic. vitiorum. ° - --IT Also, 
precaution, foresight. Cic. Orat. 56. ani- 
H Also, a providing for any 
thing. Cic. temporis posteri. 
PR6VIS5 (pro & viso), is, si, sum, a. 3. 
3 to go to look at any thing or person, to be 
on the look out for, zrpd; to bpqv irpoep- 
Xopai. Terent. Proviso, quid agat. Id. 
Hue proviso, ut, ubi tempus siet, dedu- 
cam, I am here on the look out. 
PRo VISOR (provideo), oris, m. a foreseer. 
Tacit, ingruentium dominationum.- 
IT Also, a provider. Horat. 
PROVISOS (Id.), us, m. a foreseeing. 
2 Tacit, periculi. — Hence, a providing 
for, taking care of; providence. Tacit. 
rei frumentari®. Id. deum. 
PROVISOS, a, um. See Provideo. 
PROViVISCS (pro & vivisco), Is, vixi, 
n. 3. to revive, receive new life. Tacit. 
Provixisse (others derive it from Pro¬ 
viso). 
PR5VIV5 (pro & vivo), vixi, victum, n. 
2 3. to survive or live longer Tacit. Pro¬ 
vixisse. See Provivisco 
PRoVOCaBILIS (provoco), e. adj. easily 
3 called forth or caused. Cxi. Aurel. 
PROVOCaBOLUM (pro & vocabulum), i, 
3 n. a. word which is used for another. Varr. 
PRoVOCaTIS (provoco), onis, f. a call¬ 
ing forth. — Hence, a challenge, defiance, 
ep&iapds, irpoKbyais- Vellei. -IT Al¬ 
so, an appealing from one judge to anoth¬ 
er, an appeal, cjictri;. Cic. Poena sine 
provocatione. Liv. Si a duumviris pro- 
vocarit, provocatione cerlato. Cic. and 
Liv. Est provocatio, h. e. an appeal may 
be made. Liv. Magistratus sine provoca¬ 
tione, h. e. from whom no appeal can be 
made. Id. Pcena sine provocatione, 
h. e. against which no appeal can be made. 
PROVOCaTITTOS, or PROVOCaTICIOS 
3 (Id.), a, um, adj. incited, drawn forth. 
Tertull. 
PROVOCATIVES (Id.), a, um, adj. called 
3 forth. Tertull. 
PROVOCATOR (Id.), oris, m. a challen¬ 
ger, defier, cpcSicrfis. Justin. — Hence, 
a peculiar kind of gladiator. Cic. 
PROVOCAToRIES (provocator), a, um, 
3 adj. of or belonging to challenging, zrpo- 
kX^tikos, cpe$i<T~u<6s. Gell. dona, 7t. e. 
presents made to a person who had chal¬ 
lenged or slain an enemy. 
PRoVOCATRIX (Id.), icis, f. provolc- 
3 ing. Lactant. 
PROVISOS (pro & voco), as, avi, atum, a. 
1. to call forth or out, irpoieaXeu). Plaut. 
and Plicedr. aliquem. — Figur. Ovid. 
Memnonis mater roseo ore provocet 
diem. Cnlum. radiculas, h. e. draw forth. 
- IT Also, to cite, summon. Plaut. 
Provocatur ptedagogus. Ajml. aliquem 
ad judicem. - IT Also, to appeal. 
(See below.)-IT Also, to challenge, 
invite. Plaut. in aleam. Cic. ad pug- 
nam. Terent. Hoc provocat me. Id. 
Pamphilam cantatum provocemtis. — 
Hence, figur. to surpass, vie with, be a 
match for. Virg. auras cursibus. Ju- 
ven. omnes opibus. Quintil. Griecos 
elegia. Plin. Excogitare provocavit, 
for studuit. —Also, to incite, provoke. 
Sueton. aliquem ad hilaritatem. Cic. 
aliquem maledictis. — Also, figur. to 
cause any one, by an action, to do the same 
thing or something like it, to excite by ex¬ 
ample, to stimulate, encourage, irritate, 
exasperate, stir up, incite, rouse. Cic. 
Provocatus beneficiis, injuriis. — Also, 
without an ablat. Cic. Q,ui mecum 
stepfssime non solum a me provocatus, 
sed etiam sua sponte de te communicat. 
-IT Also, to call or draw forth, occa¬ 
sion. Tacit, officia comitate. Id. bel- 
la. Plini Paneg. sermones. Horat. 
fascinum ab inguine. Plin. mortem. 
— Flor. 2, 17. Provocatus est, for pro¬ 
vocavit. —- IT Also, intransitively, to 
appeal. Cic. ad populum, li. e. to the 
people. Liv. Provoco. — But it is also 
found with an accusat. Pandect, judi¬ 
cem, for ad judicem. — Hence, figur. 
to appeal, refer to. Cic. ad Catonem. 
Apnl. ad Iiteras. 
PR0V0L6 (pro & volo),as, avi, atum, n. 
1. to fly out, fly forroard or forth, ckusto- 
pat. Plin. - IT Figur. to fly forth, 
come, run, &c. forth or forward with 
speed or quickly. Liv. 
PRoVoLVS (pro&volvo), is, olvi, olu- 
tum, a. 3. to roll or tumble forwards, roll 
along, npoKvXiw. Terent. aliquem in 
mediam viam. Liv. se cum armis, li. e. 
to roll down. — Figur. Gell. Provolutus 
717 
In iram, h. e. overpowered. -IT Also, 
to let down. Liv. se alicui ad pedes, 
h. e. to fall down, fall prostrate at one's 
feet.. So, also. Id. Provolvi ad genua. 
— Figur. Tacit. Ad libita Pallantis pro- 
voiuta, h. c. condescended to be the prosti¬ 
tute, of Pallas. -IT Also, to roll away. 
Hence, figur. Tacit. Fortunis provolvi. 
h. c. to lose his fortune, to become bankrupt. 
PRoVOLuTuS, a, um. See Provolvo. 
PR0V0.U5 (pro & vomo), is, ui, Itum, a 
3 3. to vomit or cast forth, emit. Lucret. 
PROET (pro & ut), adv. according as, 
even as, just as, as, o>;yc, xaSarep. Cic. 
Prout res postulat. 
PRoVuLGS, or PR5V0LG5 (pro & vul- 
2 go), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to publish, make 
publicly known. Sucton. 
PROXENeTA ‘(npo^cvr/Tits), ffl, m. a nego- 
2 tiator or go-between in making bargains, 
&c. a broker. Martial. 
PRoXENeTICUM ( irpo\eviiTiKov ), i, n. 
3 brokerage. Pandect. 
PRoXIMaTC’S (proximus), us, m. the 
next place after the magister sacrorum 
scriniorum. Cod. Thcod. 
PRoXIMe, and PRoXOMe, adv. See 
Prope. 
PRoXIAIITaS (proximus), atis, f. near¬ 
ness, neighborhood, vicinity, proximity, 
iyyvrqs. Vitruv. and Ovid. -IT Al¬ 
so, likeness, resemblance. Ovid. ——- 
IT Also, nearness of kindred, close rela¬ 
tionship. Quintil. and Ovid. -IT Al¬ 
so, union, connection. Apul. 
PR5XIA15 (Id.), as, n. 1. to come very 
near to, approach, ajqiroximate, be next to, 
iyyigui. With a dat. following. Cic. 
Capiti autem equi proximat Aquarii 
dextra, totusque deinceps Aquarius. — 
Also, with an accusat. following. Apul. 
ripam. — Also, without a case. Apul. 
Senex proximat, li. e. approaches. Id. 
Luce proximante. 
PR6XIM5, ablat. next, shortly before. Cic. 
See Propior. 
PRoXIMES, and PROXEMbS, a, um. 
See Propior. 
PRuDeNS (for providens), tis, foreseeing, 
foreknowing. Cic. tantorum scelerum 
impendentium. — Also, with an accu¬ 
sat. and infinit. following. Plin. Ob ea 
se peti, prudens.-IT Also, knowing, 
knowingly, advisedly, intentionally. Cic. 
Prudens et sciens ad pestem sum pro- 
fectus. Horat. Prudens prtetereo.- 
IT Also, cautious. Cic. Malebant me 
nimis timidum quam prudentem existi- 
mari.-IT Also, prudent, discreet, wise. 
Cic. vir. Ovid, sententia. Cic. Pru- 
dentior. Sallust. Prudentissimus. JVcp. 
Prudentissimum consilium.- IT Al¬ 
so, practised, skilful, skilled, versed, ex¬ 
pert, knowing, learned, experienced in any 
thing. Cic. injure. Also, with a genit. 
following. Nep. Con. 1. rei militaris. 
So, also, Pandect, juris, A. c. a lawyer, 
jurist. So, also, simply, Id. Prudens. 
PRuDeNTER (for providenter), adv. cau¬ 
tiously, prudently , providently, wisely, 
discreetly, (Ppovipuos- Cic. -IT Also, 
skilfully, learnedly. Cic. Prudentius. 
Id. Prudentissime. 
PR 0 DENT T A (prudens),®, f. a foreseeing. 
Cic. futurorum. - IT Also, prudence, 
good sense, discretion. Cic. -IT Also, 
caution, foresight. Cic. Prudentiam 
adhibere. -- IT Also, understanding, 
capacity, knowledge, genius. Cic. aucli- 
tomm.-IT Also, knowledge, science, 
skill. Cic. and JVcp. juris. 
PREINA (unc.), te, f. frozen dne, hoar 
frost, rime frost, rime, ndxi>y. Cic. —- 
Hence, for winter. Virg. Ad medias 
pruinas semente.m extende.-IT Al¬ 
so, ice, frozen snow, or, simply, snow. 
Virg. Circumfusa pruinis. Lucret. Nix 
concreta pruina. 
PROINOSES (pruina), a, um, adj. full of 
3 hoar frost, covered with rime or hoar frost, 
hoary, zraxvwoqi- Ovid. nox. Id. Axis 
pruinosus, for matutinus. 
PRuNX (unc.), te, f. abuming or live coal, 
2 avSpai- fippevos, avSpaicis. Virg. 
PRuNITIES (pruna), a, um, adj. Ovid. 
3 torris, h. e. turned into charcoal; or it 
may be derived from prunus, then it 
means from a plum-tree. 
PRuNELUM (dimin. of prunum), i, n. a 
3 small plum. Fronto. 
PR0NUM (prunus), i, n. a plum, KOKuvprt- 
