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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>sŏcĭĕtas</b>: ātis, f. id.,<br /><b>I</b> fellowship, [[association]], [[union]], [[community]], [[society]] (implying [[union]] for a [[common]] [[purpose]]; cf.: conjunctio, [[consociatio]]; and not a [[mere]] [[assembly]]; cf.: [[circulus]], [[coetus]]; [[conventus]], [[sodalitas]]; freq. and [[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> In gen.: hominum [[inter]] ipsos [[societas]] conjunctioque, Cic. Leg. 1, 10, 28: (nos) natos esse ad societatem communitatemque generis humani, id. Fin. 4, 2, 4: [[societas]] generis humani, [[quam]] conciliavit ipsa [[natura]], id. Lael. 5, 20: [[fides]] et [[societas]] generis humani, id. N. D. 1, 2, 4: [[societas]] et [[communicatio]] utilitatum, id. Fin. 5, 23, 65: nulla [[societas]] nobis cum [[tyrannis]], sed [[potius]] [[summa]] [[distractio]] est, id. Off. 3, 6, 32: societatem cum [[aliquo]] coire ... dirimere, id. Phil. 2, 10, 24: societatem coire de municipis cognitique fortunis cum alienissimo, id. Rosc. Am. 31, 87: [[quasi]] societatem coit conparandi cibi, id. N. D. 2, 48, 123: societatem confirmare, id. Phil. 2, 35, 89: nefarias pactiones societatesque conflare, id. Har. Resp. 20, 42: consiliorum omnium [[societas]], id. Brut. 1, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 3: juris, Cic. Rep. 1, 32, 49: humanitatis, id. ib. 2, 26, 48: [[beate]] et [[honeste]] vivendi, id. ib. 4, 3, 3: gravitatis cum humanitate, id. Leg. 3, 1, 1: belli, Sall. C. 40, 1: omnium facinorum sibi cum Dolabellā societatem initam confiteri, Cic. Phil. 13, 17, 36: nominum, names in [[common]], Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 218 et saep.; cf.: nulla sancta [[societas]] nec [[fides]] regni est, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 8, 26, and id. Rep. 1, 32 (Trag. v. 411 Vahl.): [[neque]] naturae est [[societas]] ulla cum somniis, Cic. Div. 2, 71, 147.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> A copartnership, [[association]] for trading purposes.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In abstr.: qui societatem cum Sex. Naevio fecerit, etc.... fecit societatem earum rerum, quae in Galliā comparabantur, Cic. Quint. 3, 11: qui magnā [[fide]] societatem gererent, etc., id. ib. 3, 13: cum annos jam compluris [[societas]] esset, id. ib. 4, 14: quae ([[pecunia]]) [[tibi]] ex societate debeatur, id. Rosc. Com. 6, 16: societatem contrahere, Dig. 17, 2, 5; 17, 2, 74: coire, ib. 17, 2, 1 sq.; 17, 2, 5.—Plur.: societates contrahuntur [[sive]] universorum bonorum, [[sive]] negotiationis alicujus, [[sive]] [[vectigalis]], [[sive]] [[etiam]] rei unius, Dig. 17, 2, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In concr., a [[company]] or [[society]] of the farmers of the [[public]] [[revenue]]: nulla Romae [[societas]] vectigalium, nullum [[collegium]] aut [[concilium]], etc., Cic. Sest. 14, 32; cf. id. Fam. 13, 9, 2: si omnes societates venerunt, quarum ex [[numero]] multi sedent judices, id. Mur. 33, 69: provinciarum, Caes. B. C. 3, 3 fin.: maximarum societatum [[auctor]], Cic. Planc. 13, 32; Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[political]] [[league]], an [[alliance]], [[confederacy]]: cum Ptolemaeo [[societas]] erat facta, Caes. B. C. 3, 107 fin.: Ambiorigem sibi societate et foedere adjungunt, id. B. G. 6, 2: Leptitani Romam miserant amicitiam societatemque rogatum, Sall. J. 77, 2; so [[with]] [[amicitia]], id. ib. 83, 1: impellere ad societatem belli, id. C. 40, 1: cum Lacedaemonii in societate non manerent, Nep. Con. 2, 2: Ioniam a societate averterunt Atheniensium, id. Alcib. 4, 7: societatem alicujus induere, Tac. A. 12, 13.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>sŏcĭĕtās</b>,⁷ ātis, f. ([[socius]]),<br /><b>1</b> association, réunion, communauté, société : hominum [[inter]] ipsos Cic. Leg. 1, 28, la société humaine ; [[societas]] generis humani Cic. Læl. 20, la société du genre humain ; societatem cum [[aliquo]] coire... dirimere Cic. Phil. 2, 24, nouer une association avec qqn, la rompre ; nulla [[societas]] [[nobis]] cum [[tyrannis]] [[est]] Cic. Off. 3, 32, il n’y a pas de société entre nous et les tyrans ; [[societas]] vitæ Cic. Amer. 111, la vie sociale ; [[vir]] conjunctissimus [[mecum]] consiliorum omnium societate Cic. Br. 2, homme qu’une complète communauté d’idées liait à moi étroitement ; facti, consilii [[societas]] Cic. Phil. 2, 26 ; 2, 32, participation à un [[acte]], à une entreprise, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 136 ; omnium facinorum [[sibi]] cum [[Dolabella]] societatem initam confiteri Cic. Phil. 13, 36, avouer qu’une association pour tous les crimes le lie à [[Dolabella]]<br /><b>2</b> association commerciale, industrielle ; société, compagnie : fecit societatem earum rerum quæ in [[Gallia]] comparabantur Cic. Quinct. 12, il [[forma]] une association [[relative]] aux produits que l’on se procurait en Gaule ; magna [[fide]] societatem gerere Cic. Quinct. 13, gérer une association très honnêtement &#124;&#124; société fermière, compagnie des fermiers publics : Cic. Br. 85 ; Sest. 32 ; Mur. 69 ; Planc. 32<br /><b>3</b> union politique, alliance : cum Ptolomæo [[societas]] erat facta Cæs. C. 3, 107, 2, une alliance avait été contractée avec Ptolémée, cf. Cæs. G. 6, 2, 2 ; Sall. J. 77, 2 ; Nep. Con. 2, 2 ; Alc. 4, 7.
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{{Georges
|georg=societās, ātis, f. ([[socius]]), I) jede [[Gesellschaft]], [[Verbindung]] [[mit]] anderen im Guten und Bösen, die [[Teilnahme]], [[Gemeinschaft]], das [[Bündnis]], [[Komplott]], die [[Verbindung]] [[unter]] den Völkern [[einer]] [[Sprache]], Nationalverbindung, die [[Verbindung]] [[durch]] [[Ehe]] und Blutsverwandtschaft, hominum [[inter]] ipsos, Cic.: latronum societās, [[Räuberbande]], Augustin.: vitae, geselliges [[Leben]], Cic.: regni, Liv.: nominum, Plin.: sceleris, Cic.: gravissimi facti, [[Verb]]. zu [[einer]] so [[höchst]] ruhmvollen [[Tat]], Cic.: societatem coire, statuere, inire, conflare, Cic.: societatem conciliare, Cic.: societatem confirmare, Cic.: ad societatem periculorum accedere, Cic.: venire in societatem laudum alcis, [[teilnehmen]] an usw., Cic.: nulla [[societas]] [[nobis]] cum [[tyrannis]], et [[potius]] [[summa]] [[distractio]] est, Cic.: [[neque]] naturae [[societas]] ulla cum somniis est, Cic.: societatem labefactare, dirimere, Cic.: a societate se seiungere, Cic.: alqm ad gaudii societatem vocare, [[teilnehmen]] [[lassen]] an der Fr., [[Fronto]]. – II) insbes.: 1) die Handelsgesellschaft, a) übh.; societatem facere, Cic.: societatem gerere, [[führen]], [[besorgen]], Cic.: [[iudicium]] societatis, gerichtliche [[Untersuchung]] [[wegen]] [[Untreue]] jmds. [[gegen]] seinen Handelskompagnon, Cic. – b) die Gesellschhaft der [[General]]- [[oder]] [[Staatspächter]] (publicani), die in [[Gemeinschaft]] vom Staate pachteten, Bithynica, Cic.: [[magister]] societatis, Cic. – 2) das förm liche [[Bündnis]] [[zwischen]] [[zwei]] Staaten od. Fürsten, societatem cum alqo coniungere, Sall.: societatem habere cum alqo, Nep.: societatem belli facere, Liv.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=societas societatis N F :: society (association of people)<br />societas societas societatis N F :: society; alliance/partnership; trading company; fellowship, communion<br />societas societas societatis N F :: joint pursuit/enjoyment/possession; connection, affinity; conjugal union
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