VEC 
VEC 
VEH 
Scnec. stamen, h. e. saliva tinctnm. 
Virg. palatum. Id. Ud® vocis iter, 
h. e. iter udum vocis. Ovid, oculi, 
moist, tearful. Ilurat. Uda mobilibus 
pomaria rivis, h. e. irrigua. Martial. 
aleator, fuddled.. Id. gaudiuin, h. e. 
fletu mixtum. Rulil. Hyades, rainy .— 
Absol. Plin. Udo colores illinere, to 
paint in fresco. -IT Also, soft, tender, 
pliant. Ilorat. apium. 
FE (vel), a conjunction always affixed 
to some word, or, i). Cic. Duabus, 
tribusve horis, two or three. Cels. Pejus 
vulnus est, ex quo aliquid excisum est, 
ex quove, &c. or from which. Propert. 
duo in antro — quove — quamve. Cic. 
De actis, deve dictatura, deve coloniis. 
Propert. Nec nomen Homeri — etvada 
coisse — regnave Remi aut animos Car- 
thaginis. — Also doubled, for vel — vel; 
as, Ovid. Plusve minusve, more or less. 
'Id. Gucd fuimusve, sumusve, we cither 
have been or are. — Also, for an, or, 
when utrum or the like has preceded. 
Nepos, Iphic. 3. Utrum pluris patrem 
maVemve faceret (but other Edd. as 
Ed. Bremi, read nc). Ilorat. Sat. 1, 2, 
63. Guid interest, in matrona peccesve 
togatr. (but others, as Edd. Bentl. and 
Doer, read ne). Cic. Albus aterve fue- 
ris, ignorans, whether you were black or 
white. -IT Also, and, especially after 
ne; hence, neve stands for neque. Cic. 
Te rogO, ne demittas animum, neve te 
obrui sinas, nor suffer yourself to be 
overwhelmed. Coes. Uti ad magistratum 
deferat, neve cum quo alio communicet, 
■nor communicate, &c. Id. Ne quid eis 
noceretur, neve quis cogeretur, &c. and 
that no one, nor that any one. 
Ve, inseparable prep, denoting the oppo¬ 
site of‘a thing, as in vesanus, vecors; 
but also heightening the simple word, 
as in vegrandis. 
VEX., as, f. See Veha. 
VeCoRDTX (vecors), ®, f. want of reason, 
2 madness, frenzy, insanity, napaiftputrvor]. 
Sallust. Formidine, quasi vecordia, ex- 
agitari. Ovid, (lute te vecordia pulsat? 
To this may be referred, Terent. Tanta 
vecordia innata cuiquam ut siet, ut 
malis gandeant.- IT Also, madness, 
fury. Sallust, and Tacit. - IT AJso, 
folly, senselessness, dotage, fatuity. Sal¬ 
lust. Hostes Mario vecordiam objectare. 
Tacit. Uxor accusata, injecisse carmini- 
bus et veneficiis vecordiam marito (or 
it may belong to the first signif.). 
VeCoRS (ve & cor), dis, adj. mad, fran¬ 
tic, out of his wits, insane, or, also, sim¬ 
ple, foolish, infatuated, stupid, dyvwpwv, 
<r apa<ppcov, avnvq. Cic. Vecors repente 
sine suo vultu, sine colore, sine voce 
constitit. Id. Ego te non vecordem, 
non furiosum, non mente captum, non 
tragico illo Oreste dementiorem pu- 
tem ? Id. Itaque istius vecordissimi 
mentem cura metuque terrebant. Liv. 
Vox stolida, ac prope vecors. Tacit. 
Mulieris amore vecors. Cic. Guis est 
tarn vecors, qui deos esse non sentiat? 
senseless, blockish, dull, stupid. Ilorat. 
Scribet mala carmina vecors ? the igno¬ 
rant fool. Aurcl. Viet. Ipse Pannonicis 
parentibus vecordior, h. e. imperitior, 
stolidior. 
VeCTaBILTS (vecto), e, adj. qui vectari 
2 potest, aytoyipof. Senec. 
VeCTaBOLUM (Id.) , i, n. a car, cart, 
2X r ipa. Oell. 
IECTaCOLUM (Id.), i, n. a vehicle, car- 
" riage. Tertull. 
VeCTaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. suitable 
6 for carrying or drawing. Varr. Vectarii 
(eqni). 
' kCTaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a carrying; but 
~ ln a passive sense, a riding on a horse 
or in a carriage or chair. Sueton. Gra, 
cilitaa repleta assidua equi vectatione, 
riding on horseback. Scnec. Vectatio et 
Her reficiunt animum, h. e. riding on 
horseback, in a carriage, or being carried 
\r l f ? se ^ a u, or all three. 
VeCTIaRISS (vectis), ii, m. one who 
- uses a lever, who turns a machine by a 
lever. Vitruv. 
'ECTICtiLARtOS (Id.), a, um, adj. hav-\ 
' ing to dn, or occupied with the crowbar. 
Cato ap. Fest. vita, thievish, housc- 
breaking.. 
cCTiGXI, (for vectigale, fromvectign- 
lis), alis, n. properly money paid for 
freight or carriage; hence, generally, 
what is paid to the state, tax, impost, duty, 
revenue, <p6pos, reXos. Cic. Vectigalia 
pendere, or pensitare, h. e. to pay taxes. 
Id. Vectigal imponere agro ; or, Liv. 
possessoribus agrorum. Cic. Vectiga¬ 
lia locare, h. c. to let out the revenues. 
Id. vendere, to let out. Id. exigere, to 
collect. Id. exercere, to manage, be en¬ 
gaged with. Id. Vectigal stipendiarium. 
Id. Levare agrum vectigali. — The 
revenues of the Roman state were de¬ 
rived from the provinces, and were 
/ called Portorium (h. e. customs ); Decu- 
•mce (the tenth of the produce of Roman 
lands, the tenth bushel); Scriptura ( pastur¬ 
age-money). -IT Also, what is paid in 
to individuals. — From duty or obliga¬ 
tion, as the revenues of an estate, rents, 
income, on the part of the receiver; or, 
rents, &c. on the part of the payer. Cic. 
Vectigalia urbana rusticis anteponan- 
tur. Id. Ex meo tenui vectigali, my 
slender income. Ncp. Ex quo (castro) 
quinquagena talenta vectigalis capiehat. 
Plin. Vectigalis sui causa, for his own 
profit or gain, to get revenue. Hence, 
figur. Cic. Parsimonia est magnum 
vectigal. a great revenue. — Also, as 
paid out of respect or in accordance 
with custom. Cic. prsetorfum, h. e. an 
honorary tax paid to the governors of 
provinces. Id. aedilicium, h. c. a tax or 
contribution of the provinces towards the 
games which were to be celebrated by the 
cediles at Rome. - IT Oenit. Vec'tiga- 
iiorum, occurs in Sueton. 
VeCTIGaLIaRIuS (vectigal), ii, m. a 
3 collector of the revenue (of the state). 
Jul. Firmic. 
VeCTIGaLIS (veho; see Vectigal), e, 
adj. that is paid in taxes, &c. to the state or 
an individual. Cic. pecunia, arising from 
taxes, &c. So, also, Justin. Annuum 
tributum vectigale.-V Also, subject 
to or bound to pay taxes, rent, &c. taxable, 
tributary, viroreXys. Cic. civitas. Id. 
agri. Also, with the dal. of the person, 
to whom the tax is to be paid. Cic. 
Agros Verri vectigales fuisse. - 
IT Also, bringing in income or profit, a 
source of gain. Cic. Equos vectigales 
Sergio mimo tradere. Apul. Ita ei iecti 
sui contumelia vectigalis est. 
VeCTIB (veho), onis, f. a carrying, 
2 riding. Cic. Efficimus etiam domitu 
nostro quadrupedum vectiones. 
VeCTIS (Id.), is, m. a wooden or iron bar 
for various uses; as for moving or 
moving forward weights, a lever, po- 
X^d;. Ctes. Saxa vectibus promovent. 
— Also, for turning a machine ; a press 
for instance, a handspike. Vitruv. — 
Also, for driving something firm, a 
pounder, rammer. Vitruv. — Also, for 
forcing or breaking down any thing, a 
bar, crow or betty. Cic. Demoliri sig- 
num, ac vectibus labefactare conantur. 
— Also, to keep a door fast, a bolt or 
bar. Virg. Centum ®vei ciaudunt vec- 
tes. — Also, a bar used by porters in 
carrying weights. Claudian. 
VicCTITB (frequentat. from vecto), as, 
3Svi, atum, a. 1. is recognized by Gell. — 
Hence, Vectitari, to ride. Arnob. Curru 
vectitatus. 
VeCTS (frequentat. from veho), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to carry, bear, convey, d%£co; 
for instance, on the shoulders, on horse¬ 
back, in a wagon, on board ship, &c. 
Virg. corpora carina. Gell. Delphi- 
num dorso vectavisse Arionem. Virg. 
Plaustris vectare gementibus ornos. — 
Hence, Vectari, to be carried or borne, to 
ride, sail, &c. Ovid, equis. Liv. car- 
pentis per urbem. Propert. in curru. 
Liv. Ante signa vectabatur, rode. - 
H Depon. Vector, for vecto Plant. Se 
eapse (navi) rnerces vectatum undique. 
VECTS, or VeTTS, onis, m. plur. Vec- 
tones, or Vettones, a people of Lusitania 
in Spain. Lucan. (Strabo has both Oier- 
riovcs and Ovirroveq.) - IT Hence, 
Vettonlus, a, um, adj. Vettonian; Vetto- 
nia, the district of this people. Prudent. 
(who shortens the o). — Also, Vetto- 
nicus, a, um, adj. Vettonian; hence, 
Vettonica or Betonica, ®, f. betony. Plin. 
VeCTSR (veho), oris, m. he that carries 
or bears, a bearer , carrier. Senec. Debet 
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semper plus esse virium in vectore, 
quam in otiere. Ovid. Sileni vector 
asellus. Senec. Atlas vector Olympi. 
Ilence, Val. Flacc. Aureus vector, h. e. 
aries. Also, Apul. Ainnica stipe vec¬ 
tor! data, to the ferryman Charon. - 
IT Also, one who is carried. —- Hence, 
a passenger on board a ship, imParris. 
Cic. Et summi gubernatores in inagnis 
teinpestatibus a vectoribus admoneri 
solent. Ovid. Idem navigium, navita, 
vector ero. ■— Also, a rider on horseback; 
a horseman, imrevs. Ovid, and Propert. 
VeCToRIuS (vector), a, um, adj. for 
carrying or transportation. Cws. navigi¬ 
um, a transport. 
VeCTRTX (Id.), Icis, f. that carries, car- 
Drying. Paulin. JYulan. Navis vectrix 
draconis. 
VeCTuRa (veho), ®, f. the act of carry¬ 
ing, carrying on wagons or in ships, 
carriage, transportation, Aydyn, <popd. 
Varr. Alii (equi) sunt idonei ad vectu- 
ram, for carriage or draught; or also for 
riding. Cic. Misimus, qui pro vectura 
solveret. Cws. Vecturas frumenti finl- 
timis civitatibus descripsit. Cic. I’eri- 
culum vecturse, the risk of transportation 
by sea. Gell. Protagoram aiunt vec¬ 
turas oneruin corpore suo factitavisse, 
served as a porter. -IT Also, the pay 
for combog, carriage, freight. Plaut. 
VeCTORaRIoS (vectura), a, um, adj. 
3 relating to carrying. Cod. Theod. boves, 
drawing oxen, draught oxen. Id. Vectu- 
rarii, drivers, coachmen. 
VeCTOS, a, um, particip. from veho. 
VeDIOS, i, m. h. e. Pluto. 3 Mart.. Capell. 
VEGES (seems to have a common origin 
3 with vigeo), es, n. and a. 2. Intea ns. to 
be lively, to be active. Varr. ap. JVon. 
- If Trans, to excite, stir up, move, 
set in motion. Enn. ap. JVon. sequora 
ingentibu’ ventis. Lucret. Qu® (causa) 
vegeat motum signis, 
VEGETaBILIS (vegeto), e, adj. animat- 
3 ing, quickening, enlivening. Mari. Cap. 
flabra Favonii.-IT Also, that lives or 
vegetates, growing, vegetable. JImmian. 
radix. 
VEGETaMEN (Id.), Inis, n. poicer of 
3 animating and invigorating, enlivenment. 
Prudent. 
VEGETaTIS (Id.), onis, f. an animating, 
3 animating or enlivening motion. Apul. 
VEGETaTSR (Id-), oris, m. a quickener. 
3 Bus on. 
VEGETIUS, ii, m. Flavius Renatus Ve- 
getius, an author, who wrote de re IVIili- 
tari, after the middle of the fourth century. 
- II Another Vcgetius wrote de re 
Veterinaria. 
VEGETS (vegetus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
3 to give life to, make grow, enliven, ani¬ 
mate, quicken , invigorate, strengthen, av- 
lavw. Gell. Memorise vegetand® gratia. 
Bpul. Inanima Lain® lumine vegetari. 
Ruson. Vegetatus infans. Jtpul. Spiri- 
tus, qui animaliaomnia vitali et fecunda 
ope vegetat. Auson. Gaudia non ilium 
vegetent, h. e. non recreent. 
VEGETOS (vegeo), a, um, adj. quick, 
fresh, lively, vigorous, active, sprightly, 
sound, eve%os, evpcnaTos, evKivyros. Of 
the body. die. Tu, quoniam quartana 
cares, et non modo morbum removisti, 
sed etiam gravedinein, te vegetum no¬ 
bis in Gracia siste. Liv. Fessi cum 
recentibus ac vegetis pugnabant. Sue¬ 
ton. Nigris vegetisque oculis, lively eyes. 
Colum. Torva facies tauro, vegetior 
aspectus. Plin. Intervallum ternporis 
vegetissimum agricolis, liveliest, busiest. 
-IT Of the mind. Cic. mens. Liv. 
Vegetum ingenium in vivido pectore 
vigebat.-II Of colors. Plin. Color 
conchyliorum vegetissimus.-IT Ve¬ 
getus gustus, a piquant taste or flavor. 
Auson. -IT Vegeta libertas, free, un¬ 
restrained, and therefore in its full vigor 
Senec. 
VeGRaNDIS (ve & grandis), e, adj. ill- 
3 grown, small, diminutive, little, spare, 
thin, slender, ovsav^rjros. Varr. (Oves) 
fiunt vegrandes et imbecill®. Ovid 
Vegrandia farra.-IT Also, very 
great. Cic. rnacies (though this per¬ 
haps may come under the former head). 
VEHX, or VEX (veho), ®, f. said by rus¬ 
tics, for via. Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 14. 
VEIIaTIS (from vehare, which would 
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