devinctus

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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

Plato, Laws, 626e

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēvinctus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from devincio.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēvīnctus,¹⁶ a, um, part. p. de devincio || adjt, attaché, alicui, alicui rei, à qqn, à qqch. : Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 3 ; 3, 13, 2 ; 15, 4, 16 ; devinctior Hor. S. 1, 5, 42.