adoptatio
From LSJ
τὴν πολιὴν καλέω Νέμεσιν πόθου, ὅττι δικάζει ἔννομα ταῖς σοβαραῖς θᾶσσον ἐπερχομένη → I call gray hairs the Nemesis of love, because they judge justly, coming sooner to the proud
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ădoptātĭo: ōnis, f. id.; access. form of adoptio, by which it was supplanted after the class. per.,
I an adopting, receiving as a child, υἱοθεσία>: quid propagatio nominis, quid adoptationes filiorum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 31: adoptatio Theophani agitata est, id. Balb. 25, 57: ipsum illum adoptatione in regnum pervenisse, Sall. J. 11, 6: quod per praetorem fit, adoptatio dicitur; quod per populum, arrogatio, Gell. 5, 19; Tert. adv. Gent. 2, 1.
