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Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μῶρος, κἄν τι μὴ γελοῖον ᾖ → Mens stulta ridet, quando ridendum est nihil → Es lacht der Tor, auch wenn es nichts zu lachen gibt

Menander, Monostichoi, 108

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ex-hēres: ēdis, adj.,
I disinherited.— Subst., a disinherited person: paternorum bonorum exheres filius, Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 77; Quint. 5, 10, 107; 7, 1, 42 sq. al.—Comically: nive exheredem fecero vitae suae, i. e. deprive him of life, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 8.