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|lshtext=<b>princeps</b>: cĭpis, adj. and<br /><b>I</b> subst. comm. [[primus]]-[[capio]], [[first]] in [[time]] or [[order]] (syn. [[primus]]).—Lit., in gen.: ut [[quisque]] in fugā postremus, ita periculo [[princeps]] erat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90: [[princeps]] in [[proelium]] ibat, [[ultimus]] conserto [[proelio]] excedebat, Liv. 21, 4: [[princeps]] [[Horatius]] ibat, [[first]], in [[front]], in [[advance]], id. 1, 26 Weissenb. ad loc.: [[princeps]] fuit ad [[conatum]] [[exercitus]] comparandi, Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24: [[Firmani]] principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt, were the [[first]] to [[promise]], id. ib. 7, 8, 23: [[princeps]] in agendo, id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; Caes. B. G. 7, 2: omnium nationum exterarum [[princeps]] [[Sicilia]] se ad amicitiam populi Romani applicuit, [[was]] the [[first]] [[that]] entered [[into]] [[friendship]] [[with]] the Roman [[people]], Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2: [[princeps]] et [[solus]] [[bellum]] his indixit, Nep. Thras. 1, 5: [[princeps]] in haec verba jurat, Caes. B. C. 1, 76: ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur, to be the [[first]], id. ib. 1, 53: qui Formiarum [[moenia]] dicitur [[Princeps]] tenuisse, Hor. C. 3, 17, 7: matri Qui dederit [[princeps]] oscula, Ov. F. 2, 714: [[princeps]] turmas inducit Asilas, Verg. A. 11, 620: [[princeps]] [[ante]] omnes, [[first]] of all, id. ib. 5, 833.—Of things: [[quoniam]] [[exordium]] [[princeps]] omnium esse debet, Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 19: qualitatum aliae sunt principes, aliae ex lis ortae, [[original]], id. Ac. 1, 7, 26: [[mensis]] Romani anni, Col. 11, 2, 3: addere principi Limo particulam, Hor. C. 1, 16, 13: [[dies]] imperii [[princeps]], vitae supremus, Tac. A. 1, 9.—<br /> <b>B</b> The [[first]], [[chief]], the [[most]] [[eminent]], [[distinguished]], or [[noble]] (syn. primores): [[longe]] omnium [[gravitate]] [[princeps]] [[Plato]], Cic. Or. 19, 62: [[Eudoxus]] in astrologiā [[facile]] [[princeps]], id. Div. 2, 42, 87: quaedam principes feminae, [[certain]] [[noble]] ladies, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119: principe [[loco]] [[genitus]], id. 37, 2, 11, § 40.—Prov.: principibus placuisse viris non ultima [[laus]] est, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35. —Rarely of things: [[gemma]] [[princeps]] Sardonychus, Juv. 13, 138.—<br /><b>II</b> As subst.: [[princeps]], cĭpis, m., the [[first]] [[man]], [[first]] [[person]]: [[princeps]] senatŭs, the [[first]] [[senator]] on the [[censor]]'s [[list]], the [[first]] [[member]] of the Senate, Liv. 34, 44.—<br /> <b>B</b> Esp., the [[first]], [[chief]], [[principal]], [[most]] [[distinguished]] [[person]]: quales in re publicā principes essent, [[talis]] reliquos solere esse [[civis]], Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12: juventutis, one of the noblest of the Roman knights, id. Vatin. 10, 24: [[trecenti]] conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, i. e. [[high]]-[[born]] or [[patrician]] youths, Liv. 2, 12, 15 (= [[proceres]] juventutis, id. 10, 28, 7); 42, 61, 5.—In the [[time]] of the emperors this [[was]] also a [[title]] of [[honor]] given to the [[prince]], the [[heir]] to the [[empire]], Tac. A. 1, 3: sacerdotum, the [[high]]-[[priest]], Vulg. Act. 4, 6. —<br /> <b>C</b> A [[chief]], [[head]], [[author]], [[originator]], [[leader]], [[contriver]], etc.: [[princeps]] [[atque]] [[architectus]] sceleris, Cic. Clu. 22, 60: [[Zeno]] eorum (Stoicorum) [[princeps]] non tam rerum [[inventor]] fuit, [[quam]] verborum novorum, id. Fin. 3, 2, 5: [[princeps]] Argonautarum, i. e. [[Jason]], id. Tusc. 4, 32, 69: principes consilii publici, i. e. [[senatus]], id. Sest. 45, 97: conjurationis, id. Cat. 1, 11, 27: eorum omnium hic dux est [[atque]] [[princeps]], id. Har. Resp. 26, 57: regendae civitatis dux et sententiae [[princeps]] in senatu, id. de Or. 3, 17, 63: (pueri) aequalium principes, [[first]] [[among]] [[their]] playfellows, id. Fin. 5, 22, 61: gregis, i. e. of players, Suet. Calig. 58: principes sententiarum consulares, [[who]] were [[first]] asked for [[their]] [[opinion]], Liv. 8, 21: hujus consilii principes, Caes. B. G. 2, 14: belli inferendi, [[first]] in commencing hostilities, id. ib. 5, 52: jam [[princeps]] equitum, at the [[head]] of, Juv. 4, 32.—Of ancestors: [[hinc]] [[Dardanus]] [[ortus]] Iasiusque [[pater]], [[genus]] a quo principe [[nostrum]], Verg. A. 3, 168 (cf., in this [[sense]], [[principium]], Sil. 15, 748; v. [[principium]], II. B. 2.).—<br /> <b>D</b> A [[chief]], [[superior]], [[director]] ([[ante]]- and | |lshtext=<b>princeps</b>: cĭpis, adj. and<br /><b>I</b> subst. comm. [[primus]]-[[capio]], [[first]] in [[time]] or [[order]] (syn. [[primus]]).—Lit., in gen.: ut [[quisque]] in fugā postremus, ita periculo [[princeps]] erat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90: [[princeps]] in [[proelium]] ibat, [[ultimus]] conserto [[proelio]] excedebat, Liv. 21, 4: [[princeps]] [[Horatius]] ibat, [[first]], in [[front]], in [[advance]], id. 1, 26 Weissenb. ad loc.: [[princeps]] fuit ad [[conatum]] [[exercitus]] comparandi, Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24: [[Firmani]] principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt, were the [[first]] to [[promise]], id. ib. 7, 8, 23: [[princeps]] in agendo, id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; Caes. B. G. 7, 2: omnium nationum exterarum [[princeps]] [[Sicilia]] se ad amicitiam populi Romani applicuit, [[was]] the [[first]] [[that]] entered [[into]] [[friendship]] [[with]] the Roman [[people]], Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2: [[princeps]] et [[solus]] [[bellum]] his indixit, Nep. Thras. 1, 5: [[princeps]] in haec verba jurat, Caes. B. C. 1, 76: ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur, to be the [[first]], id. ib. 1, 53: qui Formiarum [[moenia]] dicitur [[Princeps]] tenuisse, Hor. C. 3, 17, 7: matri Qui dederit [[princeps]] oscula, Ov. F. 2, 714: [[princeps]] turmas inducit Asilas, Verg. A. 11, 620: [[princeps]] [[ante]] omnes, [[first]] of all, id. ib. 5, 833.—Of things: [[quoniam]] [[exordium]] [[princeps]] omnium esse debet, Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 19: qualitatum aliae sunt principes, aliae ex lis ortae, [[original]], id. Ac. 1, 7, 26: [[mensis]] Romani anni, Col. 11, 2, 3: addere principi Limo particulam, Hor. C. 1, 16, 13: [[dies]] imperii [[princeps]], vitae supremus, Tac. A. 1, 9.—<br /> <b>B</b> The [[first]], [[chief]], the [[most]] [[eminent]], [[distinguished]], or [[noble]] (syn. primores): [[longe]] omnium [[gravitate]] [[princeps]] [[Plato]], Cic. Or. 19, 62: [[Eudoxus]] in astrologiā [[facile]] [[princeps]], id. Div. 2, 42, 87: quaedam principes feminae, [[certain]] [[noble]] ladies, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119: principe [[loco]] [[genitus]], id. 37, 2, 11, § 40.—Prov.: principibus placuisse viris non ultima [[laus]] est, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35. —Rarely of things: [[gemma]] [[princeps]] Sardonychus, Juv. 13, 138.—<br /><b>II</b> As subst.: [[princeps]], cĭpis, m., the [[first]] [[man]], [[first]] [[person]]: [[princeps]] senatŭs, the [[first]] [[senator]] on the [[censor]]'s [[list]], the [[first]] [[member]] of the Senate, Liv. 34, 44.—<br /> <b>B</b> Esp., the [[first]], [[chief]], [[principal]], [[most]] [[distinguished]] [[person]]: quales in re publicā principes essent, [[talis]] reliquos solere esse [[civis]], Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12: juventutis, one of the noblest of the Roman knights, id. Vatin. 10, 24: [[trecenti]] conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, i. e. [[high]]-[[born]] or [[patrician]] youths, Liv. 2, 12, 15 (= [[proceres]] juventutis, id. 10, 28, 7); 42, 61, 5.—In the [[time]] of the emperors this [[was]] also a [[title]] of [[honor]] given to the [[prince]], the [[heir]] to the [[empire]], Tac. A. 1, 3: sacerdotum, the [[high]]-[[priest]], Vulg. Act. 4, 6. —<br /> <b>C</b> A [[chief]], [[head]], [[author]], [[originator]], [[leader]], [[contriver]], etc.: [[princeps]] [[atque]] [[architectus]] sceleris, Cic. Clu. 22, 60: [[Zeno]] eorum (Stoicorum) [[princeps]] non tam rerum [[inventor]] fuit, [[quam]] verborum novorum, id. Fin. 3, 2, 5: [[princeps]] Argonautarum, i. e. [[Jason]], id. Tusc. 4, 32, 69: principes consilii publici, i. e. [[senatus]], id. Sest. 45, 97: conjurationis, id. Cat. 1, 11, 27: eorum omnium hic dux est [[atque]] [[princeps]], id. Har. Resp. 26, 57: regendae civitatis dux et sententiae [[princeps]] in senatu, id. de Or. 3, 17, 63: (pueri) aequalium principes, [[first]] [[among]] [[their]] playfellows, id. Fin. 5, 22, 61: gregis, i. e. of players, Suet. Calig. 58: principes sententiarum consulares, [[who]] were [[first]] asked for [[their]] [[opinion]], Liv. 8, 21: hujus consilii principes, Caes. B. G. 2, 14: belli inferendi, [[first]] in commencing hostilities, id. ib. 5, 52: jam [[princeps]] equitum, at the [[head]] of, Juv. 4, 32.—Of ancestors: [[hinc]] [[Dardanus]] [[ortus]] Iasiusque [[pater]], [[genus]] a quo principe [[nostrum]], Verg. A. 3, 168 (cf., in this [[sense]], [[principium]], Sil. 15, 748; v. [[principium]], II. B. 2.).—<br /> <b>D</b> A [[chief]], [[superior]], [[director]] ([[ante]]- and post-class.): principes, qui utrique rei praeponuntur, Varr. R. R. 1, 2; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 32.—<br /> <b>E</b> A [[prince]], i. e. a [[ruler]], [[sovereign]], [[emperor]] ([[poet]]. and [[post]]-Aug.): hic [[ames]] dici [[pater]] [[atque]] [[princeps]], Hor. C. 1, 2, 50; Ov. P. 1, 2, 123; Tac. A. 1, 1: quae non faciet [[quod]] principis [[uxor]], Juv. 6, 617; 8, 224.—<br /> <b>F</b> In milit. lang.: princĭpes, um, m., the [[second]] [[line]] of soldiers, [[between]] the hastati and [[triarii]], Liv. 8, 8; 22, 5; 30, 8; 37, 39; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 89; Veg. Mil. 1, 20; 2, 15; cf. Ov. F. 3, 129; and Becker, Antiq. 3, 2, p. 249 sq.; p. 269 sq.—[[Princeps]] also signifies,<br /> <b>1</b> A [[company]] or [[division]] of the principes: [[signum]] primi principis, of the [[first]] [[company]] of the principes, Liv. 26, 6, 1: octavum principem duxit, [[was]] [[centurion]] of the [[eighth]] maniple, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 8, 2.—<br /> <b>2</b> A [[centurion]] or [[captain]] of the principes: [[princeps]] [[prior]], the [[first]] [[captain]] of the principes, Caes. B. C. 3, 64 fin.: [[princeps]] tertiae legionis, Liv. 25, 14; cf. id. 42, 34.—<br /> <b>3</b> The [[office]] of [[centurion]] of the principes, the centurionship or [[captaincy]] of the principes: mihi [[primus]] [[princeps]] prioris centuriae est adsignatus, the [[first]] [[captaincy]] of the principes, Liv. 42, 34, 8.—Comp.: omnium priorum principum principiorem, si dici fas est, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 1. | ||
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Latin > English
princeps (gen.), principis ADJ :: first, foremost, leading, chief, front; earliest, original; most necessary
princeps princeps principis N M :: leader/chief, first/leading member/citizen/man; master/expert; founder/proposer
princeps princeps principis N M :: Princeps (non-military title of Roman Emperor); senior Senator; leader of pack
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
princeps: cĭpis, adj. and
I subst. comm. primus-capio, first in time or order (syn. primus).—Lit., in gen.: ut quisque in fugā postremus, ita periculo princeps erat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90: princeps in proelium ibat, ultimus conserto proelio excedebat, Liv. 21, 4: princeps Horatius ibat, first, in front, in advance, id. 1, 26 Weissenb. ad loc.: princeps fuit ad conatum exercitus comparandi, Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 24: Firmani principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt, were the first to promise, id. ib. 7, 8, 23: princeps in agendo, id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; Caes. B. G. 7, 2: omnium nationum exterarum princeps Sicilia se ad amicitiam populi Romani applicuit, was the first that entered into friendship with the Roman people, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2: princeps et solus bellum his indixit, Nep. Thras. 1, 5: princeps in haec verba jurat, Caes. B. C. 1, 76: ut principes talem nuntium attulisse viderentur, to be the first, id. ib. 1, 53: qui Formiarum moenia dicitur Princeps tenuisse, Hor. C. 3, 17, 7: matri Qui dederit princeps oscula, Ov. F. 2, 714: princeps turmas inducit Asilas, Verg. A. 11, 620: princeps ante omnes, first of all, id. ib. 5, 833.—Of things: quoniam exordium princeps omnium esse debet, Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 19: qualitatum aliae sunt principes, aliae ex lis ortae, original, id. Ac. 1, 7, 26: mensis Romani anni, Col. 11, 2, 3: addere principi Limo particulam, Hor. C. 1, 16, 13: dies imperii princeps, vitae supremus, Tac. A. 1, 9.—
B The first, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble (syn. primores): longe omnium gravitate princeps Plato, Cic. Or. 19, 62: Eudoxus in astrologiā facile princeps, id. Div. 2, 42, 87: quaedam principes feminae, certain noble ladies, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 119: principe loco genitus, id. 37, 2, 11, § 40.—Prov.: principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35. —Rarely of things: gemma princeps Sardonychus, Juv. 13, 138.—
II As subst.: princeps, cĭpis, m., the first man, first person: princeps senatŭs, the first senator on the censor's list, the first member of the Senate, Liv. 34, 44.—
B Esp., the first, chief, principal, most distinguished person: quales in re publicā principes essent, talis reliquos solere esse civis, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12: juventutis, one of the noblest of the Roman knights, id. Vatin. 10, 24: trecenti conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, i. e. high-born or patrician youths, Liv. 2, 12, 15 (= proceres juventutis, id. 10, 28, 7); 42, 61, 5.—In the time of the emperors this was also a title of honor given to the prince, the heir to the empire, Tac. A. 1, 3: sacerdotum, the high-priest, Vulg. Act. 4, 6. —
C A chief, head, author, originator, leader, contriver, etc.: princeps atque architectus sceleris, Cic. Clu. 22, 60: Zeno eorum (Stoicorum) princeps non tam rerum inventor fuit, quam verborum novorum, id. Fin. 3, 2, 5: princeps Argonautarum, i. e. Jason, id. Tusc. 4, 32, 69: principes consilii publici, i. e. senatus, id. Sest. 45, 97: conjurationis, id. Cat. 1, 11, 27: eorum omnium hic dux est atque princeps, id. Har. Resp. 26, 57: regendae civitatis dux et sententiae princeps in senatu, id. de Or. 3, 17, 63: (pueri) aequalium principes, first among their playfellows, id. Fin. 5, 22, 61: gregis, i. e. of players, Suet. Calig. 58: principes sententiarum consulares, who were first asked for their opinion, Liv. 8, 21: hujus consilii principes, Caes. B. G. 2, 14: belli inferendi, first in commencing hostilities, id. ib. 5, 52: jam princeps equitum, at the head of, Juv. 4, 32.—Of ancestors: hinc Dardanus ortus Iasiusque pater, genus a quo principe nostrum, Verg. A. 3, 168 (cf., in this sense, principium, Sil. 15, 748; v. principium, II. B. 2.).—
D A chief, superior, director (ante- and post-class.): principes, qui utrique rei praeponuntur, Varr. R. R. 1, 2; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 32.—
E A prince, i. e. a ruler, sovereign, emperor (poet. and post-Aug.): hic ames dici pater atque princeps, Hor. C. 1, 2, 50; Ov. P. 1, 2, 123; Tac. A. 1, 1: quae non faciet quod principis uxor, Juv. 6, 617; 8, 224.—
F In milit. lang.: princĭpes, um, m., the second line of soldiers, between the hastati and triarii, Liv. 8, 8; 22, 5; 30, 8; 37, 39; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 89; Veg. Mil. 1, 20; 2, 15; cf. Ov. F. 3, 129; and Becker, Antiq. 3, 2, p. 249 sq.; p. 269 sq.—Princeps also signifies,
1 A company or division of the principes: signum primi principis, of the first company of the principes, Liv. 26, 6, 1: octavum principem duxit, was centurion of the eighth maniple, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 8, 2.—
2 A centurion or captain of the principes: princeps prior, the first captain of the principes, Caes. B. C. 3, 64 fin.: princeps tertiae legionis, Liv. 25, 14; cf. id. 42, 34.—
3 The office of centurion of the principes, the centurionship or captaincy of the principes: mihi primus princeps prioris centuriae est adsignatus, the first captaincy of the principes, Liv. 42, 34, 8.—Comp.: omnium priorum principum principiorem, si dici fas est, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) prīnceps,⁶ cĭpis (primus et capio), adj. et subst., qui occupe la première place,
1 le premier : ut quisque in fuga postremus, ita in periculo princeps erat Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 90, le dernier dans la fuite était aussi le premier au danger ; Firmani principes pecuniæ pollicendæ fuerunt Cic. Phil. 7, 23, les habitants de Firmum furent les premiers à promettre de l’argent, cf. Cic. Phil. 5, 44 ; 10, 24 ; Or. 175 ; qui princeps in agendo est Cic. Cæcil. 47, celui qui est le premier à poursuivre || [attribut] : omnium nationum princeps Sicilia se... applicuit Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, la Sicile est la première de toutes les nations qui se soit attachée à..., cf. Cæs. G. 1, 12, 6 ; 1, 41, 2 ; 7, 2, 1 || avec des n. de choses : exordium princeps omnium esse debet Cic. Inv. 1, 19, l’exorde doit être en tête de tout ; principem locum implere Tac. Ann. 11, 16, occuper la première place, le trône, cf. Tac. Ann. 1, 9
2 le plus important, la tête : princeps Academiæ Cic. Br. 306 ; Græciæ Cic. Ac. 2, 2, le chef de l’Académie, le principal citoyen de la Grèce ; legationis Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, le chef de l’ambassade ; in re publica principes Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 12, les premiers dans l’État ; princeps juventutis Cic. Vat. 24, l’honneur de la jeunesse [romaine]
3 qui est en tête, qui guide, dirige, conseille, etc. : Pericles princeps consilii publici fuit Cic. de Or. 1, 216, Périclès fut le maître de la politique [à Athènes] ; princeps ad suscipiendam rationem horum studiorum Cic. Arch. 1, un guide pour entreprendre cet ensemble d’études, cf. Cic. Læl. 26 ; ad salutem Cic. Sulla 9, ad omnia pericula Cic. Fam. 10, 17, 2, un guide pour mener au salut, pour affronter tous les périls
4 [sens particuliers] : a) princeps senatus Liv. 34, 44, 4, le prince du sénat [le premier inscrit sur la liste du sénat par les censeurs ou par un des censeurs tiré au sort à cet effet : Liv. 27, 11, 9 et 12 ; il opine le premier] ; b) princeps, à partir d’Auguste, désigne l’empereur, le prince, car Auguste, sous le nom de prince du sénat, avait concentré tout le pouvoir entre ses mains : Tac. Ann. 1, 1 ; c) principes juventutis à l’époque républicaine signifiait l’élite de la jeunesse, la fleur de la noblesse : Liv. 2, 12, 15 ; 9, 14, 16 ; à partir d’Auguste, titre donné aux princes de la maison impériale mis à la tête des escadrons de chevaliers : Tac. Ann. 1, 3
5 [milit.] a) principes, soldats de première ligne au temps de la phalange, puis, dans la disposition en manipules, en seconde ligne après les hastati et devant les triarii : Liv. 8, 8, 6 ; 30, 32, 15 ; b) princeps Liv. 26, 6, 1, un manipule des principes ; octavum principem ducere Cic. ad Br. 16, 2, commander le huitième manipule des principes ; c) un centurion des principes : princeps prior Cæs. C. 3, 64, 4, le centurion de la première centurie des principes [cf. Liv. 25, 14, 7, primus princeps, centurion du premier manipule].
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(1) prīnceps1, cipis (primus u. capio, s. PauL ex Fest. 71, 2 u. 75, 4), Adi. u. Subst., in der Reihenfolge der Erste, I) eig.: princeps in proelium ibat, ging zuerst usw., Liv.: qui princeps est in agendo, Cic.: princeps Sicilia se ad amicitiam populi Rom. applicuit, hat sich zuerst usw., ist die erste gewesen, die sich usw., Liv.: Firmani principes pecuniae pollicendae fuerunt, versprachen zuerst, Liv.: qui principes inveniendi fuerunt, die ersten Erfinder, Cic.: dah. princeps senatus, der erste im Verzeichnis der Senatoren (dessen Ernennung vom Zensor abhing), Liv.: so princeps iterum lectus est, Liv. – als neutr., quoniam exordium princeps debet esse, weil dem Eingange die erste Stelle gebührt, Cic. de inv. 1, 19. – II) übtr., im Range der Erste, der Vornehmste, Angesehenste, das Haupt, A) im allg., femina pr., Dame von Stande, Plin.: pr. orator, Plin.: principes philosophi, die Hauptphilos., die ersten unter den Ph., Nep.: locus, Plin.: dah. als Synon. von praecipuus, oft mit dem Nbbgr. inliegender Kraft u. Stärke, amor prineceps ad benevolentiam coniungendam, vorzüglich geeignet, Cic. – m. dem Genet. der Eigenschaft, ille princeps ingenii et doctrinae, vor allen begabt mit usw., Cic. – princeps civitatis, Liv.: principes civitatis, hochgestellte Männer, Cic.: principes plebis (Ggstz. infimi plebis), Liv.: principes coniurationis, Hauptpersonen, Cic.: legatorum u. legationis princeps, der Wortführer, Liv.: principes doctrinae viri, Plin.: rerum publicarum principes, Staatsmänner, Cic.: equitatus principes nobilissimae iuventutis, die ersten des jungen (mazed.) Adels, Curt. – m. Dat., princeps nobilitati vestrae, das Haupt eures Adels, Liv. 10, 8, 6. – bes. princeps iuventutis, einer der vornehmsten unter der patrizischen Jugend, bes. unter den patrizischen Rittern, Cic. (Plur. principes iuventutis, die vornehmsten unter den patrizischen Jünglingen, die Führer der Ritterzenturien, Liv.; vgl. Weißenb. Liv. 2, 12, 15 u. 42, 61, 5): zur Zeit der Kaiser ein Ehrentitel ihrer Söhne, Sen. u.a. (vgl. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 1, 3, 4). – m. in u. Abl., in iure civili pr., Altmeister, Cic.: so in astrologia pr., Cic.: in civitate principes, Cic. – Plur. principes, hochgestellte Männer (Ggstz. infimi), Cic.: so auch principes nostri, Cic.: oft v. den Häuptlingen einzelner Völkerschaften u. Städte, Caes. u. Nep. – B) insbes.: 1) der Urheber (Schöpfer, Begründer), das Vorbild, der Ratgeber, ost verb. dux et princeps, Cic.: Zeno princeps Stoicorum, Cic.: L. Brutus ille nobilitatis vestrae pr., euer Ahnherr, Cic.: pr. consilii, Cic.: pr. ad suscipiendam rationem horum studiorum, Cic. Arch. 1. – 2) der Gebieter, der Vorgesetzte, Varro: gregis, Vorgesetzter u. Lehrer der Schauspieler, Suet. Cal. 58, 1. – 3) der Gebieter, Fürst, Regent, bes. v. Kaiser, Ov., Plin. u.a.: uxor principis, Kaiserin, Tac.: principum coniuges ac parentes (Mütter), Tac.: principes feminae, fürstliche Frauen (Frauen aus der Kaiserfamilie), Tac. u. Plin. – 4) principes, urspr. das erste Glied, dann die Schwerbewaffneten, im Treffen zwischen den hastati u. triarii stehend, das zweite Glied, Liv. – dah. princeps a) ein Manipel (= zwei Zenturien) der Principes, signum primi principis, Liv. 26, 6, 1: Cretensi bello octavum principem duxit, führte er den achten Manipel = war er Zenturio des achten M., Cic. ad Brut. 1, 8, 2: a M'Acilio mihi primus princeps prioris centuriae est assignatus, die Stelle des Zenturio der ersten Zenturie des ersten Manipels, Liv. 42, 34, 8. – b) ein Zenturio der Principes (deren jeder Manipel zwei hatte, centurio prior [der ersten Zenturie] u. centurio posterior [der zweiten Zenturie desselben Manipels], od. primus, secundus etc. princeps [[[Zenturio]] des ersten, zweiten usw. Manipels der Principes] gen.), centurio princeps, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 6574: princeps tertiae legionis, Liv. 25, 14. § 14: princeps primus centurio, ibid. § 7: princeps prior, Caes. b. c. 3, 64, 4: princeps II (secundus) legionis XIIII, Corp. inscr. Lat. 13, 7556: princeps peregrinorum, ein Zeuturio der Fremdenlegion, Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 484; 6, 428; 6, 3326 u. 3327: principes castrorum peregrinorum, ibid.6, 554. – / Kompar. principior, Cassiod. hist. eccl. 1, 1. – Genet. Plur. principium, Cl. Mamert. de stat. anim. 2, 7. p. 121, 22 Engelbrecht.