proludium
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prōlūdĭum: ĭi, n. proludo,
I preliminary exercise, training (late Lat.): cum quasi in proludiis negotium spectaretur, Amm. 28, 1, 10: cotidiana proludia exercitūs, id. 14, 11, 3: disciplinae castrensis, id. 16, 5, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prōlūdĭum, ĭī, n. (proludo), prélude : Amm. 28, 1, 10.
