versutia

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Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead

Sophocles, Antigone, 559-60

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

versūtĭa: ae, f. versutus,
I cunning, slyness, craftiness, subtlety, ingenuity (very rare; cf.: dolus, astutia); sing. (late Lat.), App. Mag. p. 307, 41; p. 325, 25.—Plur., Liv. 42, 47, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

versūtĭa, æ, f. (versutus), ruse, fourberie, malice, artifice : Liv. 42, 47, 7.