processus
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prōcessus: a, um, Part., from procedo.
prōcessus: ūs, m. procedo,
I a going forwards, advance, course, progression, progress, process.
I In gen. (class.): processus dicendi, Cic. Brut. 65, 232: processum vult, the progress of the discourse, id. Or. 62, 210: in Graecis litteris magnum processum habere, Attei. Philol. ap. Suet. Gram. 10: sin in processu coepit crudescere morbus, in its course, Verg. G. 3, 504: amnis, Sen. Ben. 3, 29, 3: pelagi, Rutil. Nam. 1, 439. —In plur.: tantos processus efficiebat, Cic. Brut. 78, 272: sic tua processus habeat fortuna perennes, Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 25; cf. Juv. 1, 39: aversatio alienorum processuum, Sen. Tranq. 2, 11: inimica semper alienis processibus invidia, success, good fortune, id. Cons. ad Polyb. 9, 4, § 28: queruntur et de consiliis et de processibus suis, of their results, id. Ep. 115, 17: in malis, progress, Vulg. Ecclus. 20, 9.—
B In partic.
(a) The ceremonious appearance of the consul on assuming office, Dig. 24, 1, 41.—
(b) The public appearance of the emperor (opp. to recensus), Treb. Pol. Gall. 17, 3.—
(g) An attack: rapidus turmarum, Amm. 19, 2, 6.—
III Transf.
A A projection, process, Cels. 8, 1.—
B Of time, a passing away, elapsing, lapse (post-class.): ternis dierum ac noctium processibus, Prud. Cath. 7, 121: temporis, Firm. 3, 4; Amm. 14, 1, 2; cf. id. 31, 16, 6; Cod. 31, 2, 3.
