patrocinium

Latin > English

patrocinium patrocini(i) N N :: protection, defence patronage, legal defence

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pā̆trōcĭnĭum: ĭi, n. patrocinor,
I pro tection, defence, patronage (cf.: praesidium, clientela, tutela).
I In gen.: patrocinia appellari coepta, cum plebs distributa est inter patres, ut eorum opibus tuta esset, Fest. p. 233 Müll.: illud patrocinium orbis terrae verius, quam imperium poterat nominari, Cic. Off. 2, 8, 27: cujus patrocinio civitas plurimum utebatur, Sall. C. 41, 4; id. Or. Philippi contra Lepid.: utraque factio Macedonum patrociniis nitebatur, Nep. Phoc. 3, 1; Inscr. Grut. 354, 1. —
   B Trop., defence, protection: voluptatis, Cic. Fin. 2, 21, 67: voluptas plurimorum patrociniis defenditur, id. Par. 1, 3, 15: mollitiae, Liv. 5, 6: difficultatis patrocinia praeteximus segnitiae, Quint. 1, 12, 16; cf. id. 10, 1, 28: causa patrocinio non bona pejor erit, Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 26; Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 23. —
II In partic., a defence in a court of justice, a pleading: hoc dicendi genus ad patrocinia mediocriter aptum videbatur, Cic. Brut. 29, 112: legitimarum et civilium controversiarum patrocinia suscipere, id. Or. 34, 120: arripere patrocinium aequitatis, id. de Or. 1, 57, 242: aliquae (controversiae) in meum quoque inciderunt patrocinium, Quint. 7, 2, 5; 5, 13, 40: patrocinium feneratorum, Liv. 6, 15.—
   B Transf., concr.: patrocinia, persons defended, clients, Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 9, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pătrōcĭnĭum,¹¹ ĭī, n. (patronus),
1 patronat, patronage, protection des patriciens à l’égard des plébéiens] : Fest. 233
2 défense [en justice]: Cic. Br. 112 ; Or. 120 ; de Or. 1, 242 ; patrocinium Siciliense Cic. Br. 319, la défense des Siciliens || secours, appui : Nep. Phoc. 3, 1 || [fig.] défense, excuse : Cic. Fin. 2, 67
3 patrocinia P. Vatinius d. Cic. Fam. 5, 9, 1, les protégés, les clients.

Latin > German (Georges)

patrōcinium, iī, n. (= patronocinium, v. patronus), die Vertretung, Beschützung, I) eig., vor Gericht = die Vertretung, Verteidigung, patrocinium feneratorum adversus plebem, Liv.: nomini ac familiae praestare Treboniae legis patrocinium, Liv.: controversiarum patrocinia suscipere, Cic.: cuius (rei) hoc unum patrocinium est, indignum se vitā fuisse, Sen. contr. 7, 3 (18), 5. – meton., patrocinia = Schützlinge, Klienten, Vatin. in Cic. ep. 5, 9, 1. – II) übtr., der Schutz, Schirm übh., difficilis causae mite patr., Ov.: patrocinium voluptatis repudiare, Cic.: susceptum patrocinium libertatis Graecorum non deserere, Liv.: patrocinia vitiis quaerere, Plin.