VIR 
Haec qui pro virili parte defendant, op- 
timates sunt, to the utnwnt of their power 
anil ability. Liv. ttuem agruin miles 
pro parte virili manu ce[iisset, <&c. Ovid. 
Jure igitnr laudes, Cu:sar, pro parte vi¬ 
rili cannina nostra tuas qualiacunque 
canunt. So, Tacit. Tanquain pro virili 
portione innocentiam principi donares. 
Quintil. deel. Miles, cui pro virili por¬ 
tione salutem suain patria commisit. 
( Pro virili parte, as signifying with all 
one’s might, is not Latin. See Kmesti 
Clav. die. under Virilis.) -If Also, 
Virilis, manly, becoming a man, manful, 
not effeminate, valwnt, brave. Cic. do¬ 
lor. Id. oratio. Id. animus. Sallust. 
ingenium. Quintil. serino. Id. com- 
positio (verborum). Id. cultus. Ovid. 
Animi matrona virilis. Justin, auda- 
cia. Tacit. Virilia scelera exercere, 
that require the courage of a man. Mence, 
Virilia, sc. opera, things or actions wor¬ 
thy of a man; manly things or actions: 
as, Sallust. Ne vos ad virilia ilia vocem, 
quie majores vestri paravere. 
VrKI LITaS (virilis), atis, f. manhood, 
2 manly age. Plin. Jftin vero ptedngo 
gia ad transituin virilitatis custodiantur 
argento.-IT Also, manliness, manfal- 
ness. Quintil. Sanctitas certe, et ut sic 
dicam, virilitas a veteribus Latinis pe- 
tenda, quando nos in omina delicia- 
rum genera vitiaque, dicendi quoque 
ratione, defluxerimus. -—IT Also, Vi¬ 
rilitas, h. c. rd alSoTa dpaeviKU, virilia. 
Hirt. Neque interfectis amissam vitam, 
neque exsectis viriliiatem restituere 
posse. Also, of animals. Colum. 
Juvencus non in totum effeminatur 
adempta oinni virilitate. Plin.. Utili- 
ter fovetur vino calido virilitas jiunen- 
tis. 
VIRILITER (Id.), adv. like a man, 
manfully, in a manly manner, not like a 
woman, not childishly, steadfastly, with for¬ 
titude, without weakness, Sec,. dvopiKtos. 
Cic. rEgrotare viriliter non queunt. 
Senec. Omnes isti ( aoari iracundi, & C .) 
virilius peccant; in ventrerrj ac libi- 
dinem projectorum inbonesta labes 
est. Ovid. Fortnna viriliter, ista fe- 
renda tibi est. Auct. ad Hercnn. Ge¬ 
nus dicendi, quod sine nervis et ar- 
ticulis fluctuat hue et ill tic, nec potest 
confinnate, neque viriliter sese expe- 
dire. . . , - 
ViRIOLa (dinrin. from vma), ie, t. a 
o bracelet, diminishingly, or a small brace¬ 
let. Plin. 
VIIUoSk (viriosus), adv. powerfully, 
3 strongly, forcibly, vehemently. Tertull. 
Viriosius. 
VIRIoSOS (vires'), a, inn, adj. strong, 
3 powerful, violent. Tertull. Vitia usu 
viriosa. 
VIRIoSOS (vir), a, um,adj. lusting after 
3 the men, lustful. Apul. 
VIRTPLaCa (vir & plac.o), ffi, f. (dea), 
3 the appeaser of the men, a goddess who 
was said to restore the wife to her hus¬ 
band’s favor. Val. Mai. 
VTRIP&TeNS (vires & potens), tis, adj. 
powerful, mighty. Plaut. 
ViRIPOTeNS (vir & potens), tis, adj. 
3 ripe for a husband, marriageable. Pan¬ 
dect. 
VIRITIM (vir), adv. man for man, man 
by man, singly, severally, individual¬ 
ly, among all, car avSpa, sag tva, fu- 
ckouttoi/. Cic. A^ruin viritiin dividcre, 
h. e. to every man a part. Cces. Pecus 
viritiin distribuit. Hirt. Pramia bene- 
meritis et viritim, et publice tribuit, 
h. e. singulis hominibus et civitatibus. 
Tacit. ColTortibus "civium R. trecenos 
numos viritim dedit , three hundred to 
each man. JTep. Pedites, quos viritiin 
legerat (A e. had chosen, had taken, care 
to have chosen), man by man, individual¬ 
ly. Plin. Populi viritim deleti, h. e. 
altogether, all to a man. - IT Also, 
singly, separately, by himself or itself, 
apart, in particular. Curt. Si quis viri¬ 
tim dimicare vellet, provocavit ad pug- 
nam, in single combat. Plin. Deorum 
cultus viritim, gregatimque. limit. 
ttuod legeret, tereretque viritim publi- 
cus usus. Sallust. Ad hoc viritim, uti 
quemque ob militare facinus pecunia 
aut honore extulerat, commonefacere 
benefleii sui Tacit. Ut nonduin aper- 
VIR 
ta consensione, ita viritim promptis 
studiis,A. e. nondum publice et universun 
conspiraverant, sed multi pro se qms- 
que privato studio. Senec. In univer- 
sittn de ventis diximus ; nunc viritim 
incipiemus illos discutere. 
VIR6R (vireo), oris, m. greenness, ver- 
3 dure, xhiopdros. Pallad.. Hordeuin cui 
adhuc superest aliquid de virore. Apul. 
Pratorum virores. 
VIRoSOS (virus), a, urn, adj. fill e/ a 
2 filthy or slimy moisture. Cato. Sico lo- 
tio locos fovebit, nunquam viros|^®W 
Cels, pisces. (But these are. 
rendered, fetid, stinking, 
IT Also, strong smelling , 
stinking, SvscoSqs. Scrib. 
Virg. castorea. Scrib. Larg. . 
simum adversus stomachum medica- 
mentum. Id. Virosi odoris sordes. 
Cels. Virosi pisces. (See above.) 
Orat. Virosa eluvies, ft. e. urina. 
IT Also, poisonous, hurtful, dangerous. 
Apul. Met. 7. {Ed. Oudend.) Virosa 
spina. 
VIRoSOS (vir), a, um, adj. fond of the 
2 men, mad for men. Lucil. ap. Mon. 
VIRTuS (Id.), utis, f. properly, manhood, 
virility, dvSpe'ia ; hence, whatever adorns 
and ennobles a man. -IT r I hus, ability 
or skill in any art., art or science. Cic. 
Virtutum in alia alius mavult excellere. 
Quintil. Cum aliqua dicendi virtute. 
-V Also, bravery, gallantry, coura¬ 
geousness, valor , stoul-heartedness, man¬ 
liness, firmness, constancy. Cic. rei 
militaris. Id bellandi. Id. militaris. 
Cies. Perfacile esse, quum virtute om¬ 
nibus priestarent, totius Galliae imperio 
potiri. JVe/r. Q.uum virtute tyranni- 
dem sibi peperisset, &c. Ovid. Subru- 
ere est arces, et stantia moenia virtus. 
_Also, not in war, spirit, manliness, 
courage, stout-heartedness. Cic. Hujus 
temeritati nisi virtute et anitno restitis- 
sem. Id. Tribunorum virtus.-—Also, 
in a bad sense, fierceness, ferocity, &c. 
Slat.. Postquam magnanimus furias vir- 
tutis iniqu* consumpsit Capaneus.- 
IT Also, virtue, in a twofold sense. — 
First, virtue, the virtues together, tnr- 
tuousness, virtuous conduct. Cic. Est 
tanta virtute, he is so virtuous. Id. 
Virtus est nihil aliud quam ad sura- 
mum perducta natura. Id. lit honesta 
in virtute ponantur, in vitiis turpia. 
Herat. Amor virtutis. —Secondly, a 
virtue, one of the virtues ; often so used. 
Cic. His virtutibus lenioribus. - 
IT Also, good qualities, properties, or 
talents, collectively; and so, qualities, 
properties, talents, recommendations; or 
iroodness, good quality, excellence. Cic. 
’Animi virtus corporis virtuti antepona- 
tur. Sallust. Virtus atque sapientia 
major in illis fuit. Cic. uses it for 
military talent, talent for cummo-nd, sev¬ 
eral times in the oration pro leg. Ma- 
nil. Cic. Nec arboris nec equi virtus in 
opinione sita est, sed in natura. Liv. 
Navium virtus terrorem dempsit. Ca¬ 
to. Prsedium sua virtute valeat. - 
IT Also, a single {good) quality or proper- 
tv, a merit, virtue, talent, excellence. Cic. 
Virtutes oratoris, excellences. Quintil. 
Virtutes orationis. Id. Memorial du¬ 
plex virtus, facile percipere et fideliter 
continere, a double virtue, quality, or 
property. Horat. Virtus et favor et lin¬ 
gua vatum, genius, poetic vein. - 
11 Also, power, virtue, effect. Prnpcrt. 
Virtutis turn, Bacche, poeta ferar. Cic. 
Oratoris vis ilia divina virtusque. Ovid. 
lierbarum, virtue, efficacy. Justin. Vic 
toriam ferri virtute qusrere (though 
this may he excellence, goodness, trusti¬ 
ness). Quintil. Cum quadam virtute, 
with a certain impression. Plaut. Vir¬ 
tute forma: id evenit, te ut deceat, 
quicquid habeas, by the power nr effect of 
(though it may be excellence, or as be¬ 
low, aid, &c.).-If Also, agency, ser¬ 
vice, aid, help, kindness, benefaction. 
Plant. Virtute deorum. Id. Virtute 
forms id evenit, ut, &c. you may thank 
your beauty, you owe it to your beauty. 
_ IT Also, a miracle. Sulpic. Sever. 
_IT virtusw as anciently worshiped 
as a goddess. Cic. Virtutis templum. 
VIROLSNTIX. (virulentus), te, f. same as 
3 Virus. Sidon. 
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VIS 
VIROLeNTOS (virus), a, um, adj./ttH of 
3 poison or venom, iiZSys. Cell. 
VIRGS (unc.; it may possibly be allied 
with vires, as constituting or main¬ 
taining the strength of the body in 
which it moves), i, n. the natural (for 
the most part clammy) juice, moisture, 
humor, liquor, poison, &c. of a thing, 
Xvp6y. -IT Thus, juice, clammy mois¬ 
ture or humor ; of vegetables, for in¬ 
stance. Colum. Obesse solo virus cice- 
I : ris, et lini: alterum, quia sit salsa:; al- 
Bruin quia sit fervidos naturae. Plin. 
rastinacae virus intractabile.-IT Al¬ 
io, of animals, juice or liquor. Plin. 
. cochlearum. Virg. Destillat ab inguine 
virus. - IT Also, the seminal matter of 
animals. Plin. -IT Also, poison, poi¬ 
sonous juice or humor, venom. Virg. 
llle malum virus serpentibus addidit 
atris. Ovid. Nam volucri ferro tinctile 
virus inest. Plin. jEruginis virus. Id. 
Amatorium virus, ft. e. amorem indu'- 
cens. — Hence, figur. poison, venom. 
Cic. Virus acerbitatis suae. Sil. lin¬ 
guae. — Also, a strong, rank, foul or fet¬ 
id smell, steam or exhalation. Lucret. 
Odores suo contractos perdere viro. 
Colum. paludis. Plin. Animae leonis 
virus grave. Id. Virus alarum. Id. 
Virus odoris, ft. e. gravitas. — Also, a 
strong taste (whether harsh and disa- 
greeaTble, or sharp and pungent), or 
force, strength, potency. Lucret. Lin- 
guit tetri primordial viri aspera. Plin. 
vini, A. c. strength or pungency. Manil. 
Ponti secernere virus, ft. e. the salt. - 
IT Also, strength, force, power, vehemence 
of wine, of smell, &c. See above. 
VIS (i S , ivds), vis, f. {plur. vires, rarely 
vis), power, force, strength, vigor, vehc- . 
mence, impetuosity, fury, violence, tivya- 
pty, iv’xvy. Cess. Contra vim atque im- 
petum tliiminis. Id. Vis tempestatis. 
Id. Vim hostium sustinere non posse. 
Cic. Vim frigorum hyememque susti¬ 
nere. JTep. Flammae vim transiit- Id. 
Vis morbi. Id. Abit res a consilio ad 
vires vimque pugnantium (where vires 
refers to the number of men, and their 
bodily strength, vis to the fury and ef¬ 
fort with which they fight). Id. Sum- 
ma vi preelium committere, with the 
greatest fury. Cic. Celeritas et vis 
equorum. id. Oratoris vis ac facultas. 
Id. Summa vis ingenii. Hence, in 
speaking, fire. Cic. Tertia (pars) vim 
deciderat. -IT Also, force, offered to 
any one,violence, /3la. Cic. Vim vi repel- 
lere. Vellei. Vitae suae vim intulit, he 
laid violent hands on himself. Cic. facere 
alicui, to offer, use. Id. alicui inferre. 
Tcrent.. facere in aliquem. Cic. adhi- 
bere, to use, employ. Cces. facere, to 
use. Also, Cic. afferre alicui, to do vio¬ 
lence, to, to force, ravish. So, Vis, gen¬ 
erally, de stupro. Ovid. Also, JTepos. 
Vim afferre alicui, to do him violence, 
h. e. to kill him. Also, Cic. Vim resti¬ 
tuere, h.e. to make the violence done, as if 
it had not been done, to restore the person 
who had been dispossessed. It was cus¬ 
tomary, when a claim was made at law 
to the possession of an estate, for in¬ 
stance, for one of the parties to go 
through a mere form of removing the 
other from the possession ; this was call¬ 
ed Vis quotidiana, or festucaria. Cic. 
Further, Vi, or per vim,, forcibly, by force, 
by main .force, fila, (haiws, Kara sparo;■ 
Cic. Non tibi a senatu, sed a te ipso per 
vim et factionem dalos. Cics. Iter per 
provinciam per vim tent.arc. Tcrent. 
Ha:c ea est, quam miles a me vi nunc 
ereptum venit. Liv. Aut vi aut volun- 
tate. Sallust. Populi ingentes vi sub- 
ac ti, _ IT Also, power, might, force, 
h. e- effort, exertion. Liv. Omni vi 
connisi'. Cic. Summa vi retinere. 
_ IT Also, force, violence, forcible 
means, h. e. any unlawful action; 
such as bribery of the judges, &c. Vic. 
Se vi eripere ex hoc judicio. Id. Le¬ 
gem per vim ferre.-IT Also, power, 
extensive influence, high consideration ana 
importance, &c. Cic. Quint. 1. 
IT Also, power, force, virtue, effect, 
strength, efficacy, potency. Qic. yene- 
ni. Liv. Vim ac jus magistrate de- 
mere. Id. Vis erat. in eo viro imperil 
ingens in socios, vast effect or influence. 
