coxa
From LSJ
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
coxa: ae, f.,
I the hip.
I Prop, Cels. 4, 22, 1; 8, 1 fin.; 8, 10, 5; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 38; cf. also coxendix.—Hence,
B The hip-bone, Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 5.—
II Transf., in the Agrimensores: agrorum, a bend inwards (with angulus), Sic. Fl. p. 6 Goes.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
coxa,¹⁴ æ, f.,
1 os de la hanche ; hanche, cuisse : Cels. Med. 4, 22 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 1, 5
