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|lshtext=<b>Verres</b>: is, m.,<br /><b>I</b> the [[surname]] of the prœtor C. [[Cornelius]], [[notorious]] for his [[bad]] [[government]] of Sicily; [[hence]],<br /> <b>A</b> Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Verres]], Verrian: lex, [[that]] originated [[with]] him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—<br /> <b>2</b> Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a [[festival]] appointed by [[Verres]], Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—<br /> <b>B</b> Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Verres]], Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the [[mode]] of administering [[justice]] [[practised]] by [[Verres]] (in a [[sarcastic]] [[pun]] alluding to verrinum jus, [[pork]]-[[broth]]), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—<br /> <b>2</b> Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); [[among]] grammarians, the orations of [[Cicero]] [[against]] [[Verres]], Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. [[himself]] called Accusatio). | |||
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Βέρρης, -ου, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Verres: is, m.,
I the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,
A Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian: lex, that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—
2 Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—
B Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—
2 Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio).
