litatio
From LSJ
Ζωῆς πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Dem schlechten Leben vorzuziehen ist der Tod
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĭtātĭo: ōnis, f. lito,
I a fortunate or successful sacrifice, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 100: per dies aliquot hostiae majores sine litatione caesae, diuque non impetrata pax deorum, Liv. 27, 23, 4: sacrificare, id. 41, 15, 4; Inscr. Fratr. Arval. ap. Orell. 2271.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lĭtātĭō, ōnis, f. (lito), sacrifice heureux : Pl. Ps. 334 ; Liv. 27, 23, 4.
