promissivus

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τὸ πεπρωμένον γὰρ οὐ μόνον βροτοῖς ἄφευκτόν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν οὐρανόν ἔχουσι → fate is unavoidable not only for mortals, but also for those who hold the heavens

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prōmissīvus: a, um, adj. promitto,
I promising, promissive; in gram.; promissivum tempus, i. e. the future tense, Cons. p. 2061 P.: modus, Diom. p. 328 P.: sententiae, Isid. 2, 21, 18.—Adv.: prōmissīvē, by way of promise, with a promise (postclass.), Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 10.