suffragium
ἄνδρες τεθνᾶσιν ἐκ χερῶν αὐτοκτόνων → the men are dead, murdered by their very own hands | dead are our chiefs by fratricidal hands | by kindred hands and mutual murder slain | their hands have killed each other
Latin > English
suffragium suffragi(i) N N :: vote; judgement; applause
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
suffrāgĭum: ii, n. perh. kindr. with suffrago, and therefore, prop., the pasternbone; cf. Wunder, Var. Lect. p. 169; hence, transf., publicists' and jurid. t. t.,
I a votingtablet, a ballot (syn. tabella), and in gen., a vote, voice, suffrage (freq. and class.).
I Lit.: dicam et versabor in re difficili, suffragia magistratu mandando aut reo judicando clam an palam ferre melius esset ... Ego in istā sum sententia, quā te fuisse semper scio, nihil ut fuerit in suffragiis voce melius, Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33: comitiis aediliciis suffragium ferre, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1; cf.: de ejus capite, liberis, fortunis omnibus, conductos et sicarios suffragium ferre et eam legem putare, Cic. Dom. 18, 46: ferunt suffragia, id. Rep. 1, 31, 47: te suffragium tulisse in illā lege, id. Fam. 11, 27, 7: dum diribentur suffragia, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1: suffragia aut scita multitudinis, Cic. Leg. 1, 16, 43: sine suffragio populi aedilitatem gerere, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 28: suffragiis tres ex tribus generibus creati sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 127: alii suffragium ineunt, Liv. 3, 17: centurias in suffragium mittere, id. 31, 7: vobismet ipsis per suffragia uti praesides olim, nunc dominos destinatis, Sall. H. 3, 61, 6 Dietsch: ut suffragia non in multitudinis, sed in locupletium potestate essent, Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 39; cf. Fest. p. 334 Müll.: libera, Juv. 8, 211: tacita, i. e. secret voting, Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 7; 4, 25, 1 et saep.—
II Transf.
A The right of voting right of suffrage: populi esse, non senatus, suffragium, quibus velit, impartiri, Liv. 38, 36, 8: si suffragium detur, id. 4, 49 fin.: ut populus Romanus suffragio privaretur, Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 17: quod interrogem, quem nemo congressu, nemo suffragio, nemo luce dignum putet, id. Vatin. 1, 2: suffragia populo reddere, the elections, Suet. Calig. 16. —
B In gen., a decision, judgment, opinion: rhetor suffragio tuo et compotorum tuorum, Cic. Phil. 2, 17, 42: (apes) concorde suffragio deterrimos (reges) necant, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 51.—
2 In partic., a favorable decision, assent, approbation, applause (post-Aug.): ventosae plebis suffragia, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 37; 2, 2, 103: voto et suffragio prosequor, Plin. Ep. 10, 18, 1; Dig. 24, 1, 24 al.: Dentatus vel numerosissima suffragia habet, i.e. very many authors who award to him the palm of bravery, Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 101.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
suffrāgĭum,⁸ ĭī, n. (suffragor),
1 suffrage, vote, voix qu’on donne : ferre Cic. Planc. 10 ; Leg. 3, 33, voter ; de alicujus capite, liberis, fortunis omnibus suffragium ferre Cic. Domo 46, voter sur = tenir à la merci de son vote la vie, les enfants, toute la fortune de qqn ; suffragium inire Liv. 3, 17, 4, aller voter ; in suffragium mittere Liv. 31, 7, faire voter
2 droit de suffrage : Cic. Agr. 2, 17 ; Vat. 2 ; Liv. 38, 36, 8
3 jugement, opinion : Cic. Phil. 2, 42 || approbation, suffrages : Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 37 ; 2, 2, 103 ; Plin. 7, 101.
Latin > German (Georges)
suffrāgium, iī, n. (wohl nicht zu frango = Bruchstück, Scherbe, sondern zu fragor), I) die Abstimmung der Bürger in den Komitien u. der Richter bei Verurteilung od. Lossprechung, das Votum, die Stimme, a) eig.: suffragii latio, Liv.: ferre suffragium, votieren, Cic. u. Nep.: suffragium it per omnes, alle stimmen ab, Liv.: suffragium inire, votieren, Liv.: ire in suffragium, zur A. schreiten, Liv.: in suffragium mittere, zur A. schreiten lassen, votieren lasen, Liv.: in suffragium revocare, noch einmal zur Abstimmung rufen, Liv.: non prohiberi iure suffragii, Cic.: testarum suffragia, das Scherbengericht ( ὀστρακισμός), Nep. – u. zur Kaiserzeit übh. das Verlangen des Volkes, suffragiis populi, auf allgemeines Verlangen (Bitten), Gell. 5, 14, 29. – b) übtr., die Stimme, das Urteil, die Beistimmung, der Beifall, dah. auch spätlat. = die Unterstützung, Hilfe, tuum, Cic.: populi, Hor.: matris Marci, Spart.: abundantes suffragiis, Oros.: ut suffragia sua et hi timerent, Oros.: v. lebl. Subjj., tecti, Spart.: temporis, ICt. – II) das Recht od. die Erlaubnis zu votieren, das Stimmrecht, alci suffragium impertire, Liv.: suffragium dare, abstimmen lassen, Liv.: suffragia populo reddere, Suet.: sine suffragio habere civitatem (Bürgerrecht), Liv.: res est militaris suffragii, das Heer hat das Stimmrecht, Liv. – / subfragium, Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 2630. – arch. sufragium, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 197, 5 u. 1, 198, 54 77.