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VILIFICQ (vilis & facio), as, a. 1. to 
3 make or esteem of little value. Hieron. 
VILIPENDS (vilis Sl pendo), is, a. 3. to 
3 hold in low esteem, despise. Plant. Etiaiil- 
num me vilipendit. (Al. leg. nihilipen- 
dit.) 
VILIS (unc.), e, adj. for sale, to be sold. 
Virg. poma.-ir Also, cheap, of small 
price, loio, evolves. Plant. Neque quid- 
quatn vile nunc est, nisi mores mali. 
Id. Gui probi homines essent, esset his 
annona vilior. Cic. Frumentum quoni- 
am vilius erat, ne emisses. Id. Non 
minor voluptas percipitur ex vilissimis 
rebus, quam ex pretiosissimis. — Hence, 
common , paltry, vile, worthless, trivial, in¬ 
different, despicable, mean, contemptible, 
aripos, Tpio/3ohaios. Martial. Cummin 
pretiuin non vile mearum. Cic. Etiam 
si honor noster vobis vilior fuisset, sa- 
lutem certe caram futuram. Id. Nihil 
tam vile, neque tarn vulgare est, cu- 
jus partem ullam reliquerint. Id. Ve- 
lia non est vilior, quam Lupercal. Mep. 
Cluod non vilis rex in potestatem ino- 
pinanti venerat. Horat. Et genus, et 
virtus, nisi cum re, vilior alga est. Liv. 
vita. Sallust. Fidem, fortunas, peri- 
culavilia habere, h. e.to hold in low ac- 
_ count, despise. Ilorat. Inter vilia lia- 
'»ere. Thus, also, Id. Vilia rerum, for 
vilia, res viles. Also, with an injin. 
Sil. Hence, Vili {abl.), at a small price, 
at a low rate, cheaply. Plaut. and Mar¬ 
tial. Vili. Pandect. Vilissimo. Hence, 
also, Vile, adv. at a low rate, cheaply. 
Claudian. —Also, Vilis, common, easy 
to procure. Virg. faselus. 
VILITaS (vilis), atis, f. cheapness, lowness 
of price, low price, <pav\6rrts . evreheia, 
svcovia. Cic. annonee. Id. Si ubertas in 
percipiendis fructibus fuit, consequitur 
vilitas in vendendis. Id. Alter annus 
in vilitate, alter in summa caritate fuit, 
h. e. it was cheap one year. Id. Num in 
vilitate minimum dedit, in the cheap 
time. -IT Hence, cheapness, small value, 
meanness, lowness. Plin. Vilitas anima- 
rum, h. e. vitas hominum. Id. Vilitas 
' nominum, mean names or appellations. 
Fetron. Effugiendum est ab omni ver- 
borum vilitate, low or vulgar word, 
_If Also, a valuing at a low rate, con¬ 
tempt. Scnec. In nullo (animali) depre 
hendes vilitatem sui, ne negiigentiam 
quidem. Plin. Ep. Ad vilitatem sui 
pervenire, to become contemptible to one’s 
self. 
VILITER (Id.), adv. at a small price, 
.2 cheaply, evcibvois. Plin. Vilissime con¬ 
stat. Plaut. Venire intestinis vilius 
Plin. Ep. Facilius et vilius, more easily 
and with less expense. - -Also, mean¬ 
ly, poorly, low, without regard. Apul 
Viliter se ipsum colere, sui contemptus 
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VILIT5 (Id.), as, a. 1. to make low, poor 
3 of little esteem, to lessen, degrade, j>av 
MTco. Turpil. ap. Mon. 
VILLa (according to Varro, from veho 
because the products of the field are 
carried thither), ®, f. a villa, h. e. a 
house or building out of Rome (especially 
in the country, near a village or small 
town), where cattle were kept, and near 
which were vineyards and cultivatedjiehls 
a country-seat, country-house, farm-house. 
cnav\is,aypouda. Cic. Quiager neque 
viliam habuit, neque ex ulla parte tuit 
cultus. Id. Turn erat ager incultus. 
sine tecto, nunc est cultissimus cum 
optima villa. Poll, ad Cic. Frume.nta 
aut in agris, aut in villis sunt. Ovid. 
Unicus anser erat minim® custodia 
vili®, of their little farm-house or cottage. 
_Villa rustica, a villa for rural uses ; 
urbana, a villa for show and pleasure. 
Varr. — Villa is also a part of the coun¬ 
try-house. Thus, Colum. divides the 
. villa into three parts, or villce, namely, 
urbana, which the proprietor himself 
occupies, and which is therefore built 
and arranged with more elegance ; iui- 
tica, occupied by the villicus, vinitor, 
&c. : and frumentaria, where the prod- 
nets the field are laid up. — There 
was also a villa publica of great extent 
in the Campus Martius, near Rome; 
where, for instance, we read of the cen¬ 
sus being taken, and foreign ambassa¬ 
dors being lodged. Liv. -3 Hence, 
Villa, for rus. Plin. Ep. Athenis vive- 
re, non in villa. — Also, Plin. Mango- 
nizatas villas, h. e. (perhaps) same as 
vivaria ostrearum. 
ViLLaRIS (villa), e, adj. of or pertaining 
2 to a villa, same as Villaticus, aypoiKisd;. 
Plin. 
VILLaTICOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of or per¬ 
il taining to a villa, kept there, aypoiKi- 
kos. Varr. gallin®. Plin. aUtes, farm- 
fowl, farm-house poultry, as hens, pige¬ 
ons, &c. Colum. canis. Id. mel. 
Varr. Genus villaticum pastionum. 
VILLTCA, ®, f. See Villicus. 
VjLLICaTIS (villico), onis, f. the man- 
11 agement of a farm, care of the husbandry 
of a farm, such as the villicus has, ayoo- 
vopla. Colum. 
VILLIC5 (villicus), as, a. and n. to per¬ 
form the part of a villicus or overseer of a 
farm, manage or carry on a farm, dypovo- 
piw. Apul Servus, qui possessionem 
inaximam villicabat, h. e. managed, was 
overseer (villicus) of. Plin. Exercitus 
ducebant, senatu illis villicante, carry¬ 
ing on their farms for them (but this may 
belong to villicor). 
VILLIC5, onis, m. same as Villicus. 
Apul. (Others read villicorum.) 
VILLTCOR (villicus), aris, dep. 1. to carry 
on or superintend the husbandry of afarm, 
to manage afarm, act in the capacity of a 
villicus? Pompon, ap. Mon. longe ab 
urbe. Plin. Senatu illis villicante. 
(See Villico.) - IT Also, to reside in 
the country, live in or have a villa. Tur¬ 
pil. ap. Mon. 
VILLICOS (villa), a, um, adj. in, of or 
belonging to a villa, rural, rustic. An¬ 
son. Villica nomina lini.-II Hence, 
subst. Villicus, i, m. the slave intrusted 
with the care of the villa and the husbandry 
of a farm; the overseer of afarm, the far¬ 
mer, steward, dypovbpo;, abXeirris• Ca¬ 
to. Male agitur cum domino, quern vil¬ 
licus docet. Ilorat. silvarum et agelli. 
Hence, figur. a ( delegated) governor, 
prefect, overseer, director. Juvenal. Pe¬ 
gasus positus villicus urbi. — And Villi¬ 
ca, ffi, f. the woman who had the care of 
those matters on afarm which belong to a 
rooman ; the directress of the farm-house, 
daii-y, &c.; or, also, the wife of the villi¬ 
cus, farmer’s wife. Cato and Co¬ 
lum. - IT Written also with a sin¬ 
gle l. 
VILLoSOS (villus), a, um, adj. shaggy, 
2 rough, long-haired, having long fibres or 
filaments, rpixboSris, rpixwrds. Virg. leo. 
Plin. Arbor folio villosior. Id. Villosissi 
mum animal. Id. Radix villosa. Ovid. 
Villosa colubris guttura, li. e. densis 
cincta serpentibus. 
VILLDLA,®, f. dimin. from villa. Cic. 
VILLOLOS, i, m. dimin. from villus. Ca¬ 
li lull. {FA. Doer.) 
VILLUM (dimin. from vinum, for vinu 
3 lum),i, n. a little wine. Terent. 
VILLOS (unc.), i, m. a long hair, as of 
a lion, a sheep, &c. ; and generally 
tuft of hair, collection of shaggy hair, 
3pi%, Ad x vr h ~ptx w P a - Cic. Animan 
tium ali® villis vestitac. Virg. Udis 
que aries in gurgite villis mersatur, 
wool. Id. Tergum leonis villis onero 
sum. Ovid. Non erat hie aries villo 
spectabilis aureo, for his golden fleece. 
Virg. Tonsisque ferunt mantelia vil¬ 
lis, h. e. smooth, with the nap or shag off. 
VIMEN (vieo), Inis, n. any pliant twig for 
platting or binding, an osier, wicker-rod, 
twig, withe, oiava, fjhp, A vyng. Varr. Ut 
habeas vimina, unde viendo quid facias. 
Ovid. Legebant vimina cum juncis. 
Cats. Reliquum corpus navium vimini- 
bus contextum. Tibull. Fiscella levi 
detexta est vimine junci. Ovid. Vimi¬ 
na, li. e. alvearia viminea. Id. Vimen 
quernum, h. c. fiscella e vimine querno. 
Virg. Aureus et foliis et vimine lento 
ramus, for viminibus, h. e. twigs or 
sprigs on it. Also, for planting or set¬ 
ting’, a set, slip, of willow, for instance. 
Coium. — Hence, the rod or wand of 
Mercury. Stat.. 
VIMeNTUM, i, n. same as Vimen. Tacit. 
VIMINALIS (vimen), e, adj. bearing pli¬ 
ant twigs (for platting, &c.), of or belong¬ 
ing to osiers, Sec. oiavoip6po;■ Plin. 
saTix. Id. H®c est viminalium cultura 
(where it is used absol. meaning trees 
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which bear such pliant twigs; unless we 
supply arborum or salicum). Hence, 
Viminalis collis, one of the seven hills of 
Rome, the Viminal hill; so called from a 
thicket of such trees or bushes which 
grew upon it close by the altar of Jupi¬ 
ter (who is therefore called Viminius). 
Varr. and Liv. 
VIMINkTUM (Id.), i, n. a place full of 
3 bushes or trees which bear pliant twigs 
suitable for wicker-work. Varr. 
VIMINEOS (Id.), a, um, adj. made of 
osiers or pliant twigs, Avyivdj. Plaut. 
Lictores duo, duo viminei fasces virga- 
rum. C(cs. Viminea tegumenta galeis 
imposita, of wicker-work. Virg. crates. 
Plin. salix, h. e. ex qua vimina fiunt, or 
quie vimina fert. 
VIMINIOS Jupiter. See Viminalis. 
VIN’ ! for Vis ne ? Plaut. 3 
VINACEA, 
See Vinaceus, a, um. 
VINACEUM, 
VINACEUS. 
VINaCEOS (vinum), a, um, adj. of or per¬ 
taining to wine. Cic. acinus, a grape- 
stone° -H Hence, subst. Vinaceus, i, 
m. sc. acinus, a grape-stone, ylyanrnv. 
Colum. Also, the husk of a grape with 
the stones, which is left after pressing. 
Varr. — Vinacea, ®, f. sc. bacca, a 
grape-stone. Colum. Also, the husk of 
the grape. Colum,. — Vinaceum, i, n. 
sc. granum, a grape-stone. Colum. Al¬ 
so, the husk of the grape with the stones. 
Colum. 
VINaLIS (Id.), e, adj. of or pertaining to 
2 wine. Macrob. fortitudo, h. e. of wine. — 
Hence, subst. plur. Vinalia, the wine- 
festival, h. e. when they tasted the new 
wine, and offered a part of it to .Jupiter. 
It was twofold, taking place on the 23d 
April (9 Gal. Mai.), and also on the 20th 
August (13 Cal. Sept.). Ovid. Fast. 4, 
684. sqq. Cic. Phil. 14, 5. (Compare 
Plin. 18, 69.) —Omit. pi. Vinaliorum is 
used by Macrob. 
VINARIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. belonging to 
wine, of or pertaining to wine, olvypb 
Vitruv. cella, wine-cellar. Id. saccus, 
h. e.for straining wine. Id. uter, a wine¬ 
bag. Cic. Vas vinarium ex una gernma. 
So, Petron. Vinarium (without vas). 
So, also, Horat. Vinaria, wine-vessels, 
■wine-casks. Cic. Crimen vinarium, h. e. 
concerning wine, name!} 7 , concerning, the 
duty on wine. — Hence, subst. Vina- 
rius, ii, m. a vintner, wine-merchant, deal¬ 
er in wine, olvomoXys. Plaut. And, 
also, a wine-bibber, sot, ivoinos- Pan¬ 
dect. 
VINCXPER VINCA, or VINCA PeRViN- 
CA, ®, f. the herb periwinkle, nXypans, 
SajwoeiSris, xayanJct^inj. Plin. 
VINCEOS (vincio), a, um, &&). fit for Uni¬ 
'S ing or tying, binding. Hence, Polio 
vincea, jocosely, for a noose, halter; as, 
Plant. Potione vincea onerabo gulam, 
h. e. I will hang myself (hut juncea is 
perhaps a better reading). 
VINCIBILIS (vinco), e, adj. that may be 
3 conquered, overcome or subdued, conquera¬ 
ble, vucrirds. Colum. Gravein terrain, 
vix ulla cultura vincibilem.-H Also, 
that can be easily gained, easy to gain. 
Terent. Justam illam causam, faedem, 
vincibilem, optumam. 
VINCIS (unc.), is, vinxi, vinctum, an 4. 
to bind, bind about, wind about, fetter, dew. 
Virg. suras cothurno alte. Horat. tem- 
pora floribus, to bind, wreathe. Virg. 
manus post terga. Colum. feenum, o 
bind hay. Ovid. Annule, digitum vinc- 
ture puell®. Tibull. Auro lacertosvin- 
ciat, h. e. omet armillis aureis. Ovid. 
Vincitur vitibus ulmus. Propert. low 
vinctum collo, fast clasped, embraced 
closely. Qidntil. Ferrum, quo rot® vm- 
ciuntur, are bound or girt, namelj, 
tire. Cws. Vinctus catems. Ovid, do¬ 
ves vincti cornua {acc.) vittis, h. e. n - 
bentes cornua vincta vittis. I rop • 
Puniceo stamine vincta comas, h.e.m- 
bens comas vinctas. — Also, me y> 
Vincire, to bind, put in bonds. I ■ 
Cura ad sercandum vmctmn. T^t. 
conscios. And, Plm. Ep- Jq® c . ti] i 
habeo, h. e. slaves kept in /^^ ‘o ti 
the fields. — Also, to bind or fetter, as 
were. Cic. Ejus religioni 
adstrictumque dedamus. — 
to make tight or straiten by binding 
te vinctum 
. IT Hence, 
