mactatio
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mactātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a slaying, killing (post-class.): innoxiorum animantium mactatio, Arn. 7, 213; Isid. Orig. 6, 19, 31.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mactātĭō, ōnis, f. (macto), action d’immoler une victime, sacrifice sanglant : Arn. 7, 4 ; 7, 36 ; Isid. Orig. 6, 19, 31.
