directio
From LSJ
Λάλει τὰ μέτρια, μὴ λάλει δ', ἃ μή σε δεῖ → Modestus sermo, et qualis deceat, sit tuus → Sprich maßvoll, spricht nicht aus, was unanständig ist
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīrectĭo: ōnis, f. dirigo (a very rare word).
I A making straight or even, a levelling: plana coagmentorum, Vitr. 7, 3, 5 sq.—
B Concr., a straight line, App. de Mundo, p. 57.—
II Trop.
A A directing, aiming, towards any thing: quaedam rationis ad veritatem, Quint. 3, 6, 30.—
B Righteousness, uprightness, Vulg. Psa. 44, 6; 118, 7.
