Falcidius
ὁ ναύτης ὁ ἐν τῇ νηῒ μένων βούλεται τοὺς τέτταρας φίλους ἰδεῖν → the sailor staying on the ship wants to see his four friends
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Falcĭdĭus: a,
I a Roman gentile name, So the tribunes of the people, C. and P. Falcidius, the former a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 58; the latter in the time of the second triumvirate, after whom is named the Lex Falcidia, Dig. 35, tit. 2.—
II Derivv.
A Falcĭdĭus, a, um, of Falcidius: lex, the law of Falcidius respecting bequests, which provided that no Roman citizen should by testament divert more than three fourths of his estate from his legal heirs, etc., Dig. 35, 2, 1 sqq.— Hence, as subst.: Falcidia, ae, the portion secured to an heir by the Falcidian law, Dig. 35, 2, 5; ib. § 14.—
B Falcĭdĭ-ānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Falcidius, Falcidian: crimen, Cic. Fl. 36, 90.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Falcĭdĭus,¹⁴ ĭī, m., nom d’un tribun de la plèbe : Cic. Pomp. 58 || lex Falcidia, loi Falcidia sur les héritages : Dig. 35, 2 || -ĭānus, a, um, de Falcidius : Cic. Fl. 90.
Latin > German (Georges)
Falcidius, a, um, Name einer röm. gens, aus der am bekanntesten C. Falcidius, Volkstribun zu Ciceros Zeit, Cic. de imp. Pomp. 58: u. ein Plebejer, Cic. Flacc. 91 sqq. – Adj. falcidisch, lex, das bestimmte, daß nicht über 3/4 von der Hinterlassenschaft als Legate vermacht werden durften, damit der Erbe wenigstens 1/4 der Erbschaft bekam (s. Paul. dig. 32, 2, 1 sqq.), ICt. – dah. absol. Falcidia, ae, f., meton. = α) das den mit Legaten im Testamente Bedachten abgezogene 1/4, ICt. – β) der den Eltern od. Kindern gesetzlich zukommende Pflichtteil (1/4), ICt. – Dav. Falcidiānus, a, um, falcidianisch, Cic. Flacc. 90.
