alternatio

alternātīo, ōnis, f. [alterno], an interchange, an alternation (post-class.).

• I In gen.: per vices successio, Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.; Macr. S. 7, 5: pedes incertis alternationibus commovere, Ap. Met. 10, 10, 4.—
• II Esp., t. t. in the jurists, an alternative, this or that, Dig. 47, 10, 7; 13, 4, 2; 11, 3, 9.

alternātio, ōnis, f. (alterno), I) die Abwechselung, der Wechsel (s. Paul. ex Fest 7, 8), Ps. Apul. Ascl. 30 u. 31: noctis et diei, Augustin. serm. 29, 1: inventorum, Macr. sat. 7, 5, 4: partuum, Ps. Apul. Ascl. 27: vitalis (belebender), Arnob. 7, 28: Plur., Apul. met. 10, 10. – insbes., als gramm. t.t. = ἐπαλληλότης, die unmittelbare Aufeinanderfolge, Häufung derselben Buchstaben, Prisc. 4, 34. – u. = παραλληλότης, die Nebeneinanderstellung gleichlautender Ausdrücke, Prisc. part. XII vers. Aen. 7, 152. – II) als jurist. t.t., der disjunktive Ausdruck, die Alternative, ICt.

alternatio [CL] 1 alternation, interchange. b (?) vicissitude. per revolventem dierum ~onem Aldh. Met. 2 p. 68; reciproca duarum sillabarum ~one variantur Id. PR 141; s1158 qui cum admirabili omnibus dilectione et dilectionis ~one simul comedissent Torigni Cont. Bec. 319; sanctorum monitus vocat alternatio psalmi Garl. Myst. Eccl. 204; loca ‥ quedam in estate nostra projiciunt umbram in austrum, ‥ in hyeme nostra ‥ ad aquilonem ‥; et hec ~o umbre fit per senos menses Bacon Maj. I 306; s1428 vendico ut conveniam cum predecessore meo habere [animalium fugaciones] annis singulis absque alio consorcio ~onis Amund. I 256.  b moveri ipsum [Deum] pie arbitrandum non secundum delationem aut alienationem aut ~onem aut conversionem Eriug. Per. 523A; c1430 mansuetudo, ‥ austeritas et discrecio sint vobis apothecarii materiamque ministrent in omni ~one vestra Reg. Whet. II 431. 2 (w. sub) alternatively, interchangeably. b (of seals) interchangeably. 1252 constituentes eosdem sub ~one conservatores treugarum (Pat) RL II 391; 1258 ponit loco suo E. et W. sub ~one in loquela Cl 287; 1285 ut assignetur unus vel duo sub ~one justiciarii Conc. Syn. 956; 1423 attornavit ‥ loco suo J. ‥ et R. ‥ sub ~one (Pat) Amund. I 124.  b 1291 presentibus sigilla sua sub ~one apposuerunt Deeds Newcastle 73.

alternātĭō, ōnis, f. (alterno), action dʼalterner, succession : Aug. Civ. 12, 18 || [en droit] alternative [ceci ou cela] : Dig. 40, 10, 7, etc.