pertractatio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pertractātĭo: and pertrectātĭo, ōnis, f. pertracto, a touching; hence trop.,
I A handling: partium aegrarum, Gell. 5, 1, 4.—
II A handling, i. e. an occupying or busying one's self with any thing, application to any thing: poëtarum, Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 187: rerum publicarum, id. ib. 1, 11, 48.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pertractātĭō, ōnis, f. (pertracto),
1 maniement, administration : rerum publicarum Cic. de Or. 1, 48, le maniement des affaires publiques || étude assidue : Cic. de Or. 1, 187
2 action de sonder une plaie : Gell. 5, 1, 4.