MAT 
MEA 
MEA 
dor, aptor ; congruere — To match or 
beofthesami color, ejusdem esse colo- 
r j S- _ To match in marriage, nuptum 
dare ; in matrimoninm collocare ; nup- 
tias conciliare. — Matched or married, 
matrimonio conjunct!. 
Matching (pairing), commissio, compa- 
ratio, compositio, adsequatio. 
Matchless, incomparabilis ; singularis, 
unions 
MATE, comes, socius, sodalis: (partner), 
coilega.-If See Check. 
To Mate (confound), ad incitas redigere ; 
confundo, perturbo. 
MATERIAL, corporeus, quod cerni 
taugique potest: (important), magni 
momenti or ponderis, gravis. — Very, 
pergravis. — It is not very material, pa- 
rum refert.-If Materials for work, 
res ad aliquid agendum necessari®. 
Materialism, materialismus. 
Materialist, materialssta ; qui nihil nisi 
corpora in rerum nature esse statuit. 
Materially, say corporaliter : (essential¬ 
ly), re verit; magna ex parte; multo, 
longe. 
MATERNAL, maternus. 
MATHEMATICAL, mathematicus. — 
Mathematical demonstration, demonstra¬ 
te mathematica. 
Mathematically, mathematice. 
Mathematician, mathematicus. 
Mathematics, mathematica (-orum), 
artes mathematics. 
MATINS, preces antelucan®. 
MATRICE, MATRIX, matrix, uterus, 
loci, pi. — Of the matrix, uterinus.-- 
IT '(mould), matrix ad aliquid funden- 
dum apta. 
MATRICULATE, nomen in tabulas re- 
ferre or eonscribere. — Matriculated, 
conscriptus. 
MATRIMONY, matrimonium, conjugi- 
um. — To join in matrimony, matrimo¬ 
nio jungere. — An enemy to matrimony, 
ab re uxoril abhorrens, Ter. 
Matrimonial, maritalis, conjugalis, con- 
nubialis. 
Matrimonially, conjugaliter, connubi- 
aliter. 
MATRON, matrona. 
Matronlike, matronalis. 
Matronly, state grandis or provecta. 
MATTER (corruption), pus ; sanies, ta¬ 
bu m.— To matter or grow to matter, 
suppuro. — Causing matter, suppurato- 
rius. — Full of matter, purulentus, sanio- 
sus. — The mattering of a sore, suppura- 
tio. - IT Matter (material), materia; 
res: (not spirit), corpus, corpora. — You 
will find me matter to write of to you, de- 
deris mihi quod ad te scribam. - 
IT (substance), res. — The matter is 
minded, not words, res spectatur, non 
verba. - II (thing or business), res, 
opus, negotium.— The matter goes not 
well, male se res habet. — What is the 
matter l quid est negotii? quid sibi 
vult ? — It is a. likely matter, verisimile 
est. — Mo such matter, minime vero.— 
It is no matter to me how it goes, quid sit 
nihil laboro. — As matters go now, quo- 
modo nunc res sunt. — What matter is it 
to you1 quid tua refert ? —d matter of 
nothing, minus nihilo est. — It is no mat¬ 
ter or it matters not, nihil interest. —It 
is no great matter, parum est. — It is a 
great matter, res est magni momenti or 
ponderis. — A small matter, res parvi 
momenti. — It is nothing to the matter 
in hand, nihil est ad rem. — A matter of 
(about), quasi, circiter. — A matter of for¬ 
ty pounds, quasi quadraginta min*.— 
And a matter of fifty more, et prater 
propter alia quinquaginta_ It is a mat¬ 
ter of fact, re factum fuit. 
To Matter (of a sore), suppuro.-H It 
matters much, multum refert; magni 
momenti est —It matters not, nihil in¬ 
terest. -If To matter (regard), euro. 
— / matter not your safety, salutem tuam 
nihil moror. — I do not much matter it, 
non magnopere laboro. 
MATTOCK, marra. — A little mattock, 
sarcnlum, capreolus- fi double mattock, 
bipalium. 
MATTRESS, culcita lanea. — A coarse 
mattress (or bed), vilis grabatus. 
MATURE (ripe), maturus. — To grow 
mature, maturesco, matnror, maturita- 
tem assequi — To do a thing upon or 
afler mature deliberation, caute, consulte 
or adhibito consilio agere. 
Maturely, mature, teinpestive, caute, 
consulte, prudenter. 
Maturity, maturitas. — Maturity of age, 
®tas matura, maturitas annorum. 
MAUDLIN, temulentus, ebrius, vini ple- 
nus. 
MAUGRE, invite, ingratiis. — Maugre his 
attempts to the contrary, velit, nolit. 
MAUL (beatsoundly), pugnis or fuste con- 
tun dere. 
MAW, ventricnlus, stomachns. 
MAWKISH, putidus. 
MAXIM, effatum, praceptum, sententia. 
— A maxim in polities, praceptum po- 
liticum. 
MAY (am able to do), possum, queo. — / 
might, possem. — If it may , might be, 
si fieri potest, posset. — Yet 60 a man 
might easily perceive, sed tamen facile 
cerneres. — As far as may be, quan¬ 
tum potest. — We do as well as we 
may, sinoc we cannot do as we would, 
sicut quimus or possujnus, quando lit 
volumus non licet. — You may for me, 
per me licet. — Why may you not desire 
these things I quidm h»c cupias? — 
Whilst you may, dum est facultas. — As 
great as may be, quantuscunque. — As 
little as may be, quam minimus. —I may 
(am permitted), mihi licet; copia or fa¬ 
cultas aliquid faciendi mihi conceditur, 
datur.- May I go a walking in the fields ? 
licetne mihi per agros spatiari ?— I may 
not (am not able to do), nequeo, non pos¬ 
sum : (am not permitted to do), mihi non 
licet. — It may be done, fieri potest. — It 
may be (perhaps), forsan, forsitan, for- 
tasse. — It may be a pleasure to us to call 
these things to mind in times to come, forsan 
eth®c olim meminissejuvabit. — Itmay 
be, this gentleman hardly believes me, for¬ 
sitan hie mihi parum habeat fidem.— 
But it may be, some man may say, sed for- 
tasse dixerit quispiam. — May it please 
you, tibi placeat. 
MAY (the month), mensis Maius. — May- 
day, calend® Mai*. — May-games, Fio- 
ralia, pi. — A May-pole, pertica ad cele- 
brandum calendas Maias erecta. 
MAYOR, prator urbanus. 
Mayoralty, munus or dignitas praloris 
urbani. 
MAZE, via inexplicabilis; labyrinthus. 
— The mates of logic, dialectic* gyri et 
m*andri.-IT ( astonishment ), conster- 
natio, perturbatio, admiratio, stupor.— 
To be in amaze, stupeo, stupefio, obstu- 
pesco. — He pretended to be in a great 
maze, attonitum se ac perculsum simu- 
lavit.— To put one in a maze (astonish), 
obstupefacio, in stuporem or admira- 
tionem conjicere ; consilii inopem red- 
dere. — To put one in a maze (daunt), 
perterrefacio; mente consternare ; atto- 
nitmn reddere. 
METHINKS, ut mihividetur; meo qui- 
dem judioio. 
MEAD (drink), (vinum) mulsum, aqua 
mulsa, hydromeli. 
MEADOW, pratum; pascuum.— Of a 
meadow, pratensis. 
MEAGER, macer, macilentus, strigosus, 
gracilis; exilis, jejunus; tenuis. — A 
meager-faced person, homo maeilento 
ore. — To become meager, macesco, ema- 
cesco, macresco, emacresco.— To make 
meager, emacio. 
Meagerly, maligne, tenuiter; exiliter, je¬ 
june. — He looks most meagerly, vegran- 
di made torridus est. 
Meagerness, macies, macritudo ; exili- 
tas, tenuitas. 
MEAL (ground corn), farina. — Of or be¬ 
longing to meal, farinarius. — Bean-meal, 
farina fabacea. — Barley-meal, farina 
hordeacia. — Wheal-meal, farina triticea. 
— Fine meal, farina minuta; pollen.— 
Oat-meal, farina avenacea.- d meal- 
man, farinarius. — sieve, cribrum fari- 
narium.— trough, alveus farinarius.— 
A meal-worm, farinaria.-IT A meal or 
meal’s meat, cibus, cibi sumptio. — A 
set meal, ccena.- d little meal, crenula. 
— A light meal or lunch, gustatio. — After 
meal-time, post cibum ; sumpto cibo.-r- 
At meal time, super mensam or epulas. 
— To eat a meal, cibum capere or su- 
mere. — He always ate three meals a day, 
sometimes four, epulas trifariam semper, 
interdum quadrifariam dispertiebat 
Suet. — To make a good or hearty meal , 
large or copiose famem explere. 
Mealy (like meal), farinaceus ; farinulen- 
tus: (full of it), farinosus": (sprinlcled 
with meal), faring conspersus. 
MEAN, MEANS (way, measures), via, ra¬ 
tio, consilium, modus : (help, instru¬ 
ment), auxilium, adjumentum, subsidi- 
um, instrumentuin ; opera: (helper), 
adjutor (-trix) : (cause), auctor; causa. 
— By thy means lam undone, tu& oped ad 
restiin mihi res rediit. — He neglected the 
means of pursuing Pompey , Pompeii inse- 
quendi rationem omisit. — He will not do 
it by any means, negat se uIlS. ratione fac- 
turum. — By thismean it came to pass, his 
rebus effectum est. — To be the means (be 
to blame), in causft esse. — And every 
foregoing victory was the means of obtain¬ 
ing another, proxima qu*que victoria 
instrumentum sequentis erat, Just.— By 
what means'! qui? quomodo? quibus 
mod is ? — By that means, sic, e3. vifii, eo 
modo. — By fair means, blande ; sponte. 
— By false means, dolo malo, fraude 
mal3.. — By foul means, invite, ingratiis, 
per vim. — By some means, quocunque 
modo. — My father will hear of it by some 
means or other, permanabit hoc aliqiiS. ad 
patrem.— By all means, quoquo pacto, 
prorsus, qu&cunque ratione, quam maxi- 
me, — By my means, per me, opera. meJ, 
adjuvante me.— By no means, nequS.- 
quam, nullo modo, minime gentium. 
Oood will is by no means more easily 
gotten, than, &c., nulla re conciliatur 
facilius benevolentia, quam, etc. - 
IT Means (wealth), opes, facultates ; divi- 
ti*.- abundance of means, opulentia, 
opum affluentia ; rerum copia. — Hav¬ 
ing great means, dives, opulentus. 
MEAN, adj. (middle), medius.— In the 
mean while or in the mean time, interea, 
interim, inter h*c, interea loci. 
Mean, s. (medium), medium, mediocritas. 
— He keeps a mean, medium tenet. — In 
apparel, the mean is the best, in vestitu 
mediocritas est optima.-If (in mu¬ 
sic), tenor, pars media. 
MEAN, adj. (contemptible), medioeris, mo- 
dictis, tenuis : (low, poor, pitiful ), humi- 
lis, abjectus, demissus, sordidus ; an- 
gustus, arctus. — JVo mean orator, non 
medioeris orator.- d man of mean con¬ 
dition, imi subsellii vir; nullo numerc 
homo; vir liuniilis.— Meaner, inferior. 
— Meanest, imus, infimus. • 
Meanly (indifferently, slenderly), medi- 
ocriter, tenuiter: (poorly, pitifully), ab- 
jecte, demisse, humiliter, misere. —. 
Meanly clothed or dressed, male vesti- 
tus. 
Meanness (indifference), mediocritas: 
(poverty), paupertas, tenuitas. — Mean¬ 
ness of birth, ignobilitas, generis humili- 
tas or obscuritas. — They despise the 
meanness of my descent, I despise their 
slothfulness, contemnunt novitatem 
meam, ego illorum ignaviain. — Mean¬ 
ness of spirit (cowardice), ignavia, timidi- 
tas : ( niggardliness), sordes, tenacitas, 
avaritia sordida. 
MEAN, v. volo, intelligo, cogito_ What 
means he by that7 quid sibi vult? — 1 
meant quite otherwise, alia longe mihi 
mens erat ; non fuit in proposito meo. — 
He has shown what he meant, sensum 
suum ostendit. — I wonder what this 
should mean, miror quid hoc sit. — What¬ 
ever you mean to do, ut ut es faeturus_ 
He means to go by break of day, pi iuil 
luce parat ire.— You know whom I mean, 
scis quem dicam.- Meant (intended), 
propositus : (signified), significatus. — 
It was ill-meant., malo animo dictum 
fuit. — Well meant, probe or honeste 
dictum or factum.— Well-meaning, pro¬ 
bus, honestus, justus. 
Meaning, sententia, vis ; sensus.— What 
was his meaning to say ? quid illi in men- 
tem venit dicere ? — I had another mean¬ 
ing in it, aliorsum dixeram. —This is the 
meaning of the precept, habet hanc vim 
hoc praceptum.- d bad meaning, (in¬ 
tent, will), maius animus; malitia.— 
With a bad meaning, malo animo; ma> 
litiose. 
MEANS. See the first Mean, subst. 
MEASLES, morhilli.— To have the mea¬ 
sles, morbillis laborare ir *grotare. 
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