μαλακίζομαι πρὸς τὸν θάνατον → meet death like a weakling
causātĭo: ōnis, f. causa, II. C. (postclass.).I A pretext, an excuse, apology, plea, Cod. Th. 3, 5, 2; Tert. ad Marc. 5, 20: aegri corporis, Gell. 20, 1, 30.—II A disease: rara, Pall. 1, 4, 1.
