latrocinor
latrocinor, to practise freebooting, plunder, rob on the highway
lā̆trōcĭnor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [2. latro].
- To perform military service for pay, to be a hired soldier (ante-class.): ibit aliquo Latrocinatum, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 198 (599); id. Mil. 2, 6, 19 (499): qui regi latrocinatus decem annos Demetrio, id. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 52 Müll.—
- II To practise freebooting, robbery, or highway-robbery, to rob on the highway: Catilina latrocinantem se interfici mallet, quam exsulem vivere, Cic. Cat. 2, 7 fin.: ubi impune sui posteri latrocinarentur, id. Mil. 7, 17: vitae instituta sic distant, ut Cretes et Aetoli latrocinari honestum putent, id. Rep. 3, 9, 15.—To commit piracy: maritimi, alteri mercandi causa, alteri latrocinandi, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9.—
- B Transf. *
- 1 Of a fish preying upon others, to hunt, seize: pastinaca latrocinatur ex occulto, Plin. 9, 42, 67, § 144.—*
- 2 Of a physician who dissects a body: mortui praecordia et viscus omne in conspectum, Cels. 1 praef.—Hence. lā̆trōcĭnanter, adv., like a robber, Aug. Ep. 35, 3.
latrōcinor, ātus sum, āri (2. latro), I) Kriegsdienste tun, Soldat sein, Plaut trin. 599. Plaut. fr. bei Non. 134, 27; vgl. Varro LL. 7, 52. – II) übtr., Freibeuterei-, Räuberei-, Straßenräuberei od. Seeräuberei treiben (auch v. unbefugten Kriegführen), Cic. u.a.: m. Dat., latr. navibus Romanorum, die Sch. der R. kapern, Eutr. 3, 7 in.: m. Acc., piratae simul terras ac maria latrocinantes, durch Raubzüge unsicher machend, Sen. contr. 1, 2, 8. – u. dav. übtr.: a) v. Raubfischen, auf etw. Jagd machen, pastinaca, Plin. 9, 144. – b) vom sezierenden Arzte, ita mortui praecordia et viscus in conspectum latrocinantis medici dari necesse est tale, quale etc., des mörderischen Arztes, Cels. 1. prooem. p. 7, 35 D. – ➳ Aktive Nbf. Infin. latrocinare, Vopisc. Prob. 16, 6.
lătrōcĭnor, (14) ātus sum, ārī (latro 2), intr., ¶ 1 être au service militaire, servir : Pl. Trin. 598 ; Mil. 499 ¶ 2 voler à main armée, exercer des brigandages : Cic. Cat. 2, 16 ; Mil. 17 || exercer la piraterie : Cic. Rep. 2, 9 || chasser [en parl. des animaux] : Plin. 9, 144.
➳ forme active latrocino Vop. Prob. 16, 6.
- 1. (straat)roof of zeeroof plegen; ➤ piratae simul terras ac maria latrocinantes (Sen.) door rooftochten land en zee onveilig makend;
- 2. (Plaut.) als huursoldaat, als huurling dienen.
latrōcinor —, ārī, dep.
- 2 latro, to practise freebooting, plunder, rob on the highway: inpune: maritumi, alteri mercandi causā, alteri latrocinandi, piracy.