cantatio
Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cantātĭo: ōnis, f. canto; lit. a singing, a playing; hence, abstr. pro concr..
I Music, song, mentioned by Varr. L. L. 6, 7, § 75 Müll.: animum cantationibus permulcere, App. M. 2, p. 125; Vulg. Psa. 70, 6 (but in Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 19, the true reading is cantionem, Fleck.).—*
II A charm, spell, incantation, Firm. Math. 3, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cantātĭō, ōnis, f. (canto), chant, chanson : Varro L. 6, 75 || enchantement : Firm. Math. 3, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
cantātio, ōnis, f. (canto), I) der Gesang, das Lied, Varr. LL. 6, 75. Vulg. psalm. 70, 6. Augustin. epist. 26, 6. Prisc. part. XII vers. Aen. 1, 31. p. 467, 5 K. Apul. met. 2, 25. – II) die Zauberformel, der Zauberspruch, Plur., Firm. math. 3, 5, 22 Kr. u. Sk.
