conquisitio
ἡδονήν, μέγιστον κακοῦ δέλεαρ → pleasure, the greatest incitement to evildoing | pleasure, a most mighty lure to evil | pleasure, the great bait to evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
conquīsītĭo: ōnis, f. conquiro,
I a seeking or search for, a bringing together, procuring, collecting (rare, but in good prose).
I In gen.: pecuniarum, Tac. H. 2, 84: (sacrorum), id. Agr. 6 fin.: difficillimum est in omni conquisitione rationis exordium, Cic. Univ. 2 fin.: piaculorum, Liv. 7, 3, 3.—
II <usg type="dom" opt="n">Milit. t. t., a levying, levy, Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 5; Liv. 23, 32, 19; 25, 5, 9: intentissima, id. 29, 35, 10 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
conquīsītĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, f. (conquiro), action de rechercher, de rassembler : conquisitio diligentissima Tac. Agr. 6, recherche très consciencieuse ; conquisitio pecuniarum Tac. H. 2, 84, levée de tributs
