auctoritas
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
auctōrĭtas: (not autōr- nor authōr-), ātis, f. auctor, acc. to the different signiff. of that word,
I In gen., a producing, production, invention, cause (very rare; syn.: auctoramentum, sententia, judicium, consilium, vis, pondus, favor, gratia): quod si exquiratur usque ab stirpe auctoritas (sc. rumoris), originator, inventor, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 180: ejus facti qui sint principes et inventores, qui denique auctoritatis ejus et inventionis comprobatores, Cic. Inv. 1, 28, 43: utrum poëtae Stoicos depravārint, an Stoici poëtis dederint auctoritatem, non facile dixerim, id. N. D. 3, 38, 91.—
II Esp.,
A A view, opinion, judgment: errat vehementer, si quis in orationibus nostris auctoritates nostras consignatas se habere arbitratur, Cic. Clu. 50, 139: reliquum est, ut de Q. Catuli auctoritate et sententiā dicendum esse videatur, id. Imp. Pomp. 20; 22: Mihi quidem ex animo eximi non potest, esse deos, id tamen ipsum, quod mihi persuasum est auctoritate majorum, cur ita sit, nihil tu me doces, id. N. D. 3, 3, 7: plus apud me antiquorum auctoritas valet, id. Lael. 4, 13.—
B Counsel, advice, persuasion, encouragement to something (esp. if made with energy and sustained by the authority and influence of the counsellor; cf. auctor, I. C.): auctoritatem defugere, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 19: Jubeo, cogo atque impero. Numquam defugiam auctoritatem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 99 Ruhnk.: attende jam, Torquate, quam ego defugiam auctoritatem consulatūs mei, how little pleased (ironically) I am that the occurrences of my consulship are ascribed to my exertions, my influence, Cic. Sull. 11, 33: cujus (Reguli) cum valuisset auctoritas, captivi retenti sunt, id. Off. 3, 27, 100: jure, legibus, auctoritate omnium, qui consulebantur, testamentum fecerat, id. Verr. 2, 1, 42: ejus (Sexti) mihi vivit auctoritas, id. Att. 10, 1, 1: his rebus adducti et auctoritate Orgetorigis permoti etc., Caes. B. G. 1, 3: ut per auctoritatem earum civitatium suae preces nuper repudiatae faciliorem aditum ad senatum haberent, i. e. agentibus, intervenientibus, Liv. 38, 3 al.—Also consolatory exhortation, consolation, comfort: his autem litteris animum tuum...amicissimi hominis auctoritate confirmandum etiam atque etiam puto, Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 2.—
C Will, pleasure, decision, bidding, command, precept, decree: si ad verba rem deflectere velimus, consilium autem eorum, qui scripserunt, et rationem et auctoritatem relinquamus? Cic. Caecin. 18, 51: verba servire hominum consiliis et auctoritatibus, id. ib. 18, 52: legio auctoritatem Caesaris persecuta est, id. Phil. 3, 3: nisi legiones ad Caesaris auctoritatem se contulissent, under his command, guidance, id. Fam. 10, 28 fin.—Hence,
2 Esp., in political lang., t. t.
a Senatūs auctoritas,
(a) The will of the senate: agrum Picenum contra senatūs auctoritatem dividere, Cic. Sen. 4, 11.—More freq.,
(b) A decree of the senate, = Senatūs consultum: Senatūs vetus auctoritas de Bacchanalibus, Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 37: sine senatūs auctoritate foedus facere, id. Off. 3, 30, 109: Senatūs auctoritas gravissima intercessit, id. Fam. 1, 2 fin.: responditque ita ex auctoritate senatūs consul, Liv. 7, 31: imperio non populi jussu, non ex auctoritate patrum dato, id. 26, 2: Neminem exulum nisi ex Senatūs auctoritate restituit, Suet. Claud. 12: citra senatūs populique auctoritatem, id. Caes. 28 al. —Hence the superscription to the decrees of the Senate: SENATVS. CONSVLTI. AVCTORITAS., abbrev., S. C. A., Cic. Fam. 8, 8.—Sometimes between senatūs auctoritas and senatūs consultum this distinction is to be made, that the former designates a decision of the senate, invalidated by the protestation of the tribune of the people or by the people themselves; the latter, one that is passed without opposition, Cic. Fam. 8, 8; Liv. 4, 57.—
b Auctoritas populi, the popular will or decision: isti principes et sibi et ceteris populi universi auctoritati parendum esse fateantur, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22; so, publica, Vell. 2, 62, 3; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 4.—
c Auctoritas collegii (pontificum), Liv. 34, 44; cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 19 and 21.—
D Liberty, ability, power, authority to do according to one's pleasure: qui habet imperium a populo Romano auctoritatem legum dandarum ab senatu, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49: Verres tantum sibi auctoritatis in re publicā suscepit, ut, etc., id. ib. 2, 5, 58: Invita in hoc loco versatur oratio; videtur enim auctoritatem adferre peccandi, id. N. D. 3, 35, 85: Senatūs faciem secum attulerat auctoritatemque populi Romani, id. Phil. 8, 8.—
E Might, power, authority, reputation, dignity, influence, weight (very freq.): ut vostra auctoritas Meae auctoritati fautrix adjutrixque sit, Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 40: aequitate causae et auctoritate suā aliquem commovere, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48: id maximā auctoritate philosophi adfirmant, id. Off. 3, 29, 105: Digna est memoriā Q. Catuli cum auctoritas tum verecundia, Vell. 2, 32: optimatium auctoritatem deminuere, Suet. Caes. 11; so, auctoritatem habere, Cic. Phil. 11, 10 fin.; id. Sen. 17, 60: adripere, id. ib. 18, 62; id. N. D. 3, 35, 85: facere, to procure, obtain, id. Imp. Pomp. 15: Grandis auctoritatis es et bene regis regnum Israël, * Vulg. 3 Reg. 21, 7: imminuere, Cic. de Or. 2, 37 fin.: levare, id. Ac. 2, 22, 69: fructus capere auctoritatis, id. Sen. 18, 62: Quae sunt voluptates corporis cum auctoritatis praemiis comparandae? id. ib. 18, 64 et saep. —Transf. to things, importance, significance, weight, power, worth, value, estimation: bos in pecuariā maximā debet esse auctoritate, Varr. R. R. 2, 5: sunt certa legum verba... quo plus auctoritatis habeant, paulo antiquiora, more weight, force, Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 18: totius hujusce rei quae sit vis, quae auctoritas, quod pondus, ignorant, id. Fl. 4: utilitatis species falsa ab honestatis auctoritate superata est, id. Off. 3, 30, 109: cum antea per aetatem nondum hujus auctoritatem loci attingere auderem, of this honorable place, i. e. the rostra, id. Imp. Pomp 1: bibliothecas omnium philosophorum mihi videtur XII. tabularum libellus auctoritatis pondere superare, id. de Or. 1, 44, 195; id. Fam. 1, 7; Dolab. ap. Cic. ib. 9, 9 fin.: auctoritas praecipua lupo (pisci), Plin. 9, 17, 28, § 61: Post eum (Maecenatum) interiit auctoritas sapori (pullorum asinorum), id. 8, 43, 68, § 170 Jan: unguentorum, id. 13, 1, 2, § 4: auctoritas dignitasque formae, Suet. Claud. 30.—Also of feigned, assumed authority: nec cognovi quemquam, qui majore auctoritate nihil diceret, that said nothing with a greater air of authority, Cic. Div. 2, 67, 139.—
F An example, pattern, model: omnium superiorum auctoritatem repudiare, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19: memoriā digna juventuti rei publicae capessendae auctoritas disciplinaque, id. Sest. 6, 14: valuit auctoritas, id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 3, 93; 2, 5, 32: tu is es qui in disputando non tuum judicium sequare, sed auctoritati aliorum pareas, id. Leg. 1, 13, 36; id. Rosc. Am. 6, 16 al.—
A warrant, security for establishing a fact, assertion, etc., credibility: cum ea (justitia) sine prudentiā satis habeat auctoritatis, Cic. Off. 2, 9, 34: desinant putare, auctoritatem esse in eo testimonio, cujus auctor inventus est nemo, id. Fl. 22, 53: Quid vero habet auctoritatis furor iste, quem divinum vocatis? id. Div. 2, 54, 110: tollitur omnis auctoritas somniorum, id. ib. 2, 59, 123: cum ad vanitatem accessit auctoritas, id. Lael. 25, 94.—
2 Meton., the things which serve for the verification or establishment of a fact.
a A record, document: videt legationes, cum publicis auctoritatibus convenisse, Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 7: nihil putas valere in judiciis civitatum auctoritates ac litteras, id. ib. 2, 3, 62, § 146.—
b The name of a person who is security for something, authority: cum auctoritates principum conjurationis colligeret, Cic. Sull. 13, 37: sed tu auctoritates contemnis, ratione pugnas, id. N. D. 3, 4, 9.—Hence for the names of persons present at the drawing up of a decree of the senate: quod in auctoritatibus praescriptis exstat, Cic. de Or. 3, 2, 5: Senatūs consultum, quod tibi misi, factum est auctoritatesque perscriptae, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8.—
Right of possession (cf. auctor, II. F. 1.): lex usum et auctoritatem fundi jubet esse biennium, Cic. Caecin. 19, 54: usūs auctoritas fundi biennium est, id. Top. 4, 23; so id. Caecin. 26, 74; id. Har. Resp. 7; Lex Atin. ap. Gell. 17, 6; cf. Hugo, Rechtsgesch. p. 217 sq.—So in the laws of the XII. Tables: ADVERSVS. HOSTEM. AETERNA. AVCTORITAS., against a stranger the right of possession is perpetual (i. e. a stranger cannot, by prescription, obtain the right of possession to the property of a Roman), ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 37.—
In jurid. lang., a guaranty, security, Paul. Sent. 2, 17.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
auctōrĭtās,⁶ ātis, f. (auctor).
I
1 [juriscons.] droit de possession : usus auctoritas xii tab. ( Cic. Top. 23 ) = usucapio, droit de possession acquis par l’usage ; adversus hostem æterna auctoritas Cic. Off. 1, 37, à l’égard de l’étranger la revendication (le recours) est éternelle [= pas de prescription au droit de propriété]
2 garantie [du vendeur] Dig. || [d’un tuteur, d’un curateur] : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 144 ; 1, 153, etc.
3 [en gén.] garantie, autorité [qui impose la confiance] : judicum Cic. Cæcil. 63 ; judiciorum Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5, autorité des juges, des instances judiciaires (des tribunaux) ; jurisconsultorum Cic. Cæc. 56, autorité des jurisconsultes ; auctoritates Cic. de Or. 1, 180, les autorités (les opinions de jurisconsultes faisant autorité) || publicarum tabularum Cic. Arch. 9, autorité (validité) des registres publics ; laudationis Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 19, autorité (poids, influence) d’une déposition élogieuse
4 autorité, influence, prestige, importance de qqn : Cic. Mur. 58, etc.; Nep. Milt. 8, 4, etc. ; existimatio atque auctoritas nominis populi Romani Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, la réputation et le prestige du nom romain ; magnæ habitus auctoritatis (Critognatus) Cæs. G. 7, 77, 3, (Critognat) qui jouissait d’une grande influence
5 autorité, force, poids [dans la parole, dans l’action] : Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 44, etc. ; nihil illustriore auctoritate de bellis Cic. Balbo 2, [je n’ai entendu dire rien sur la guerre avec une autorité (une compétence) plus éclatante ; auctoritatem naturalem quamdam habebat oratio Cic. Br. 221, sa parole avait une certaine autorité naturelle ; magna cum auctoritate bellum gerere Cæs. G. 3, 23, 4, mener une guerre avec une grande décision ; vide quid intersit inter tuam libidinem majorumque auctoritatem Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 85, vois quelle différence il y a entre tes caprices et la forte conduite de nos ancêtres || une autorité (= une personne influente) : ista corruptela servi a tanta auctoritate approbata Cic. Dej. 30, cette corruption d’un esclave approuvée par une si grande autorité, cf. Marc. 10
6 autorité, exemple, modèle : alicujus auctoritatem sequi Cic. Font. 1, suivre l’exemple de qqn, cf. Clu. 140, etc. ; Cæs. C. 1, 35, 1 ; horum auctoritate finitimi adducti Cæs. G. 3, 8, 3, les peuplades voisines entraînées par leur exemple || exemple (= personne servant d’exemple) : circumstant te summæ auctoritates Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 52, tu as autour de toi les plus beaux exemples.
II
1 conseil, impulsion, instigation : eorum auctoritate pax erat facta Cic. Off. 3, 109, la paix avait été faite sur leurs conseils (ils avaient été les promoteurs de la paix), cf. Cic. Br. 86 ; Att. 1, 19, 9, etc. ; hujus consilio atque auctoritate bellum indixerunt Nep. Alc. 3, 1, sur ses conseils et à son instigation ils déclarèrent la guerre
2 vues, volontés, opinions (pensées) personnelles : verba servire hominum consiliis et auctoritatibus Cic. Cæc. 52, [démontrer] que les mots sont au service des desseins et des volontés des hommes ; ad verba rem deflectere, consilium eorum qui scripserunt et rationem et auctoritatem relinquere Cic. Cæc. 51, ramener tout à la lettre, laisser de côté les desseins de ceux qui ont rédigé les actes, leurs calculs, leurs volontés, cf. Clu. 139, etc.
3 volonté [du sénat, des magistrats, du peuple, etc.] : auctoritati senatus paruit Cic. Mur. 47, il obéit aux volontés du sénat ; contra senatus auctoritatem Cic. Phil. 2, 48, contre la volonté du sénat ; ex auctoritate senatus Cic. Domo 94, avec l’autorisation du sénat (conformément aux vues, à la volonté du sénat), cf. Cæs. C. 1, 35, 3 ; Liv. 21, 18, 11 ; sine senatus auctoritate Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 17, sans l’autorisation du sénat, cf. Off. 3, 109 ; Liv. 3, 63, 11, etc. ; auctoritate publica Cic. Phil. 3, 12, par l’autorité officielle, par une intervention officielle, par un acte officiel, cf. Phil. 5, 28 ; 10, 7 ; sine ulla publica auctoritate Liv. 9, 7, 7, sans aucune intervention officielle ; auctoritatem consulis sequi Cic. Agr. 1, 27, suivre les vues du consul || en part., quand il y a eu intercession de magistrat, la volonté, la décision du sénat s’appelle auctoritas [v. senatus consultum ] : de his rebus senatus auctoritas gravissima intercessit ; cui cum Cato et Caninius intercessissent, tamen est perscripta Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 4, sur cette question est intervenue une décision très énergique du sénat, et, en dépit de l’opposition de Caton et de Caninius, elle fut rédigée au procès-verbal, cf. Att. 5, 2, 3 ; Fam. 1, 7, 4 ; Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 7 ; reliqua auctoritas senatus Cic. Mil. 14, le reste de la décision du sénat || pl. auctoritates, décisions du sénat : quod in auctoritatibus perscriptis exstat Cic. de Or. 3, 5, ce qui figure dans les procès-verbaux du sénat, cf. Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 4 || [en parl. des villes de provinces] auctoritates ou publicæ auctoritates, procès-verbaux des décisions officielles : Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 7 ; 33 ; 56 ; 3, 146
4 autorité, pouvoirs (pleins pouvoirs), procuration : decrevit senatus, ut legati cum auctoritate mitterentur Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2, le sénat décida d’envoyer des ambassadeurs avec pleins pouvoirs ; auctoritas legum dandarum Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 121, le pouvoir de donner des lois.