pressus
From LSJ
κοινὸν τύχη, γνώμη δὲ τῶν κεκτημένων → good luck is anyone's, judgment belongs only to those who possess it
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pressus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from premo.
pressus: ūs, m. premo,
I a pressing, pressure (class.).
(a) With gen. subj.: animus intentione suā depellit pressum omnem ponderum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54.—
(b) With gen. obj.: hic pressu duplici palmarum continet anguem, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 109: ipso oris pressu, i. e. a proper pressure of the lips, so as not to pronounce too broadly, id. de Or. 3, 11, 43.
