discriptio
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīscriptio: ōnis, f. discribo,
I a division, distribution, apportionment: civitatis, Cic. Sest. 65, 137: populi, id. Planc. 18, 45: privatarum possessionum, id. Off. 1, 7, 21; id. Tusc. 4, 1, 1; 5, 24, 68; id. Rep. 1, 46, 70; id. N. D. 1, 33, 92 al. (In these passages, formerly descriptio, q. v.)>
