dicis
κρειττότερον ἐστὶν εἰδέναι ἐν μέσῃ τῇ Πόλει φακιόλιον βασιλεῦον Τούρκου, ἢ καλύπτραν λατινικήν → I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City than the Latin mitre
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dicis:
I gen. [v. 2. dico, in the phrase dicis causa or gratia, orig. a jurid. t. t., meaning for the sake of judicial form; hence, in gen., for form's sake, for the sake of appearance, λόγου χάριν: ut illis aliquid nummulorum dicis causa daret, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24; id. Att. 1, 18, 5 Orell. N. cr.; Nep. Att. 8; Dig. 29, 5, 1, § 34: dicis gratia, ib. 13, 6, 4; Inst. 1, 103 sq.; 2, 252.—
II Transf.: si Pontifici accidat dicis causa epulanti, Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 27; Arn. 3, 16 Orell. N. cr.: dicis ergo = dicis causa, Charis. 73 P.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dĭcis,¹⁵ (gén. de l’inusité dix se rattachant à dico, ere ), dicis causa, pour qu’il soit dit, pour la forme, par manière d’acquit : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53 ; Nep. Att. 8, 5 ; ou dicis gratia Dig. 13, 6, 4
