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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

augùrālis: (augŭrĭālis, App. Not. Aspir. § 8), e, adj. augur.
I Of or belonging to augurs, relating to soothsaying or prophecy, augurial: libri, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; id. Fam. 3, 4; cf. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 122: jus, Cic. Brut. 77, 267: cena, which the augur gave on his entrance into office, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 6, Cic. Fam. 7, 26: insignia, Liv 10, 7: sacerdotium, Suet. Claud. 4; id. Gram. 12: verbum, Gell. 6, 6, 4.—Hence,
II Subst.: augŭrāle, is, n.
   A A part of the headquarters of a Roman camp, where the general took auguries: structam ante augurale aram, Tac. A. 15, 30: egressus augurali, id. ib. 2, 13.—Hence (pars pro toto), the principal tent: tabernaculum ducis, augurale, Quint. 8, 2, 8.—
   B The augur's wand or staff = lituus, Sen. Tranq. 11.