finitio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

fīnītĭo: ōnis, f. finio (post-Aug.).
I A limiting, limit, boundary, Vitr. 2, 1 fin.; 5, 4 fin.; 8, 1.—
II A determining, assigning, viz.,
   A Lit., a division, part, Hyg. Astr. 1, 6 fin.—
   B Trop.
   1    A definition, explanation (esp. freq. in Quint.): finitio est rei propositae propria et dilucida et breviter comprehensa verbis enunciatio, Quint. 7, 3, 2 sq.; 2, 15, 34; 3, 6, 49; 5, 10, 63 et saep.; Gell. 15, 9, 11.—
   2    A rule: illam quasi finitionem veluti quandam legem sanxerunt, eos tantum surculos posse coalescere, qui, etc., Col. 5, 11, 12.—
III An end; esp.,
   A The end of life, death, Inscr. Grut. 810, 10: FATI, Inscr. Orell. 4776.—
   B Completeness: progressum esse ad hanc finitionem, Vitr. 2, 1, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

fīnītĭō,¹³ ōnis, f. (finio), délimitation, bornage : Vitr. Arch. 8, 1