ansatus
From LSJ
δόξειε δ' ἂν τῆς κυριωτάτης καὶ μάλιστα ἀρχιτεκτονικῆς. τοιαύτη δ' ἡ πολιτικὴ φαίνεται → It would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ansātus: a, um, adj. ansa,
I furnished with or having a handle: capulae a capiendo, quod ansatae, ut prehendi possint, Varr. L. L. 5, 26, 35: vas, Col. 9, 15: tela, darts having a thong, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 155 Vahl.).—Also, absol.: ansatae (sc. hastae), Enn. ap. Non. p. 556, 25 (Ann. v. 176 Vahl.): homo ansatus, a man with handles, i. e. with his arms a-kimbo, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 7.
