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|lshtext=<b>prōventus</b>: ūs, m. [[provenio]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[coming]] [[forth]], growing up, [[growth]], [[increase]]; [[produce]], [[yield]], [[crop]] (not in Cic.; syn. [[reditus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: proventu oneret sulcos, Verg. G. 2, 518: papilionis, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: rosarum, id. 21, 5, 11, § 22: olei, id. 17, 21, 19, § 93: [[lactis]], id. 20, 12, 48, § 122: uberi vinearum proventu, Suet. Claud. 16 fin.: [[ficus]] trifero proventu, Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 71; Amm. 22, 8, 32; Sen. Ben. 4, 33, 2; id. Ep. 114, 1; cf.: [[equinus]] [[proventus]], Sol. 45, 5.— In <[[number]] opt="n">plur.</[[number]]>: frugum, Censor. 18, 7; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 74; 19, 12, 62, § 189.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., a [[supply]], [[number]]: tum [[deinde]] efflorescat... oratorum [[ingens]] [[proventus]], Quint. 12, 10, 11: poëtarum, Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 1: clarorum virorum, Just. 13, 1, 12: murium, Plin. 10, 65, 85, § 186: cuniculorum, id. 8, 55, 81, § 218.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen., an [[issue]], [[result]]: errare, si qui in [[bello]] [[omnis]] secundos rerum [[proventus]] expectent, Caes. B. G. 7, 29: omnes milites intenti pugnae proventum expectabant, id. ib. 7, 80: hujus peregrinationis, App. M. 2, p. 120, 12.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic., a [[fortunate]] [[issue]], [[happy]] [[result]], [[success]]: superioris temporis, Caes. B. C. 2, 38: secundarum rerum, Liv. 45, 41: orationis, Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 18; Vulg. 1 Cor. 10, 13.