κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
observātus: ūs, m. observo,
I observation (ante-class.): ex observatu dicere, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 3.
(1) observātus, a, um, part. de observo.
(2) observātŭs, ūs, m., observation, remarque : Varro R. 2, 7, 3.
