merces

merces, ēdis (irreg. acc. mercem, Claud. 6; Cons. Hon. 578), f. [mereo, what is deserved or earned; hence], hire, pay, wages, salary, fee, reward, etc. (syn.: pretium, stipendium; class.).

• I Lit.: manuum mercede inopiam tolerare, the wages of manual labor, Sall. C. 37, 7: ne ars tanta abduceretur ad mercedem atque quaestum, Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92: operae, id. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 147: veterum officiorum, Juv. 5, 13: uti ab Arvernis Sequanisque Germani mercede arcesserentur, Caes. B. G. 1, 31: haec merces erat dialecticorum, fee, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 30, 98: Apollonius cum mercede doceret, id. de Or. 1, 28, 126: mercedibus scenicorum recisis, the players’ salaries, Suet. Tib. 34: poscere mercedes, to work for hire, Juv. 8, 246: sarcienda vestimenta mercede certa accipere, Gai. Inst. 3, 205.—Prov.: dignus est operarius mercede suo, Vulg. Luc. 10, 7.—
• • B In partic., in a bad sense, an unrighteous reward, a bribe: pretio atque mercede minuere majestatem rei publicae, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 20, § 50: magnā mercede pacisci cum aliquo, ut, Liv. 25, 33: mercedem accipere ab aliquo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80: lingua adstricta mercede, tied with a bribe, id. Pis. 13, 30: iniquitatis, Vulg. 2 Pet. 2, 13.—
• II Transf.
• • A A price for any thing, reward, wages; recompense, punishment; cost, injury, detriment; a stipulation, condition, etc.: mercedem alicujus rei constituere, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 51, § 134: alicui proponere, id. Q. Fr. 3, 3, 4: alicui rei imponere, Juv. 7, 149: exigere ab aliquo, Cic. Lael. 21, 80: merces sanguinis atque laboris, Juv. 14, 164; 1, 42: mercedem solvere, to make payment, id. 7, 157: appellare, to demand payment, id. 7, 157, v. 158.—Prov.: unā mercede duas res adsequi, to kill two birds with one stone, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80: non aliā bibam Mercede, condition, Hor. C. 1, 27, 13: temeritatis merces, punishment, Liv. 39, 55: qui metit mercedem accipit, reward, Vulg. Johan. 4, 36: in molestiā gaudeo, te eam fidem cognoscere hominum non ita magnā mercede, quam ego maximo dolore cognōram, price, cost, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 3: non sine magnā mercede, not except at great cost, id. Tusc. 3, 6, 12: victum illa mercede parare, Juv. 14, 273: magnā quidem res tuas mercede colui, to my great disadvantage, Sen. Tranq. 11, 2.—
  • B Rent, revenue, income, interest: mercedes Argileti et Aventini, Cic. Att. 12, 32, 2: dotalium praediorum, id. ib. 15, 20, 4: ex fundo, id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 119: mercedes habitationum annuae, house-rents, Caes. B. C. 3, 21: publicanos tertiā mercedum parte relevavit, farm-rent, Suet. Caes. 20: quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecat, interest or discount on capital, Hor. S. 1, 2, 14.

merces, for merx, v. h. v.

1. mercēs, ēdis, Genet. Plur. ēdum, f. (mereo u. merx), der Verdienst, I) = der Lohn, die Belohnung, der Preis für etwas (griech. μισθός), 1) im allg.: a) im guten Sinne, diurna, Tagelohn, Hor. u. Edict. Diocl.: operae, Cic.: manuum mercede inopiam tolerare, Sall.: conducere alqm mercede, Cic. u. Nep., diurnā mercede, Hor.: tanti operis mercedem negare, Ov.: mercedem solvere, Iuven.: repraesentare pro opera dignam cuique mercedem, Suet.: mercedem reddere operario, Augustin.: melius habent mercede delinquere quam gratis recte facere, Sall. fr.: non aliā mercede bibam, Bedingung, Hor.: sine mercede, umsonst, für die Langeweile, Phaedr. – Sprichw., unā mercede duas res assequi, mit einer Klappe zwei Fliegen schlagen, Cic. Rosc. Am. 80. – b) im üblen Sinne, Lohn, Sold, Sündengeld, m. proditionis, Tac. u. Curt.: lingua astricta mercede, Cic.: mercedem accipere ab alqo, Cic.: magnā mercede pacisci cum alqo, ut etc., Liv.: pretio atque mercede minuere maiestatem rei publicae, Cic.: priusquam infanda merces (das heillose Kaufgeld) perficeretur, Liv. – 2) insbes.: a) das Honorar, der Gehalt des Lehrers, das Lehrgeld (s. Savaro Sidon. epist. 5, 7. p. 319), mercede docere, Cic.: pueros grandi mercede docere, Auson.: non umquam de mercedibus pacisci, Suet.: quanta merces rhetori est data, Cic.: duplices mercedes exigere ab iis, Quint. – b) der Sold des Soldaten, mercede milites conducere, Liv. (dah. pedites mercede conducti, Söldner zu Fuß, Curt.): mercede militare, Liv. u. Curt., apud alqm, Liv. (dah. mercede militantes, Mietsoldaten, Liv.): Germanos mercede arcessere, Caes. – 3) übtr., euphem. (wie μισθός), a) der Lohn = die Strafe, temeritatis, Liv.: spreti numinis, Liv. – b) der Preis, das Lehrgeld = Schaden, Nachteil usw., istuc nihil dolere non sine magna mercede contingit, kann nur um einen schweren Preis erkauft werden, Cic.: mercede suorum, zum Nachteil, zum Unglück der Ihrigen, Verg. – – II) = der Zins, die Einkünfte aus Häusern, Äckern, Geld usw., praediorum, Cic.: insularum, Miete, Cic.: mercedes habitationum annuas conductoribus donare, Mietzins, Caes.: publicanos tertiā mercedum parte relevare, Pachtgeld, Suet.: quinas hic capiti (Kapital) mercedes exsecat, schindet 5 Prozent (monatl.) aus dem Kapital heraus, Hor. – euphem., magnā quidem res tuas mercede colui, um schweren Pacht zwar habe ich dein Gut benutzt, Sen. de tranqu. anim. 11, 3. – ➳ Nbf. mercis, Nomin., Itala Matth. 10, 24: Akk. Sing. mercem bei Claud. VI. cons. Hon. 578. Commod. instr. 2, 30, 6: Plur. merces, Commod. apol. 919.

2. mercēs, Nbf. von merx, w. s.

merces [CL] 1 payment, wage, reward (also fig.); b (w. obj. gen.); c (w. pro). pauperes potentium vineas sine ~ede et sine cibo operati sunt Gildas EB 59; sunt nonnulli qui sc. hic suam percipientes ~edem ‥ V. Greg. p. 79; ejusque humilitatem digna ~ede remunerat Bede Prov. 992; †nastologis [l. nautologis], ~edes quae dantur nautis propter regimen navis Gl. Leid. 38. 43; 957 quod †merceciem [l. mercedem] aeternae beatitudinis recepturus sim CS 998; dicitur meretrix quasi pro ~ede tricans i. hominem pro ~ede impediens Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 578; 1490 immarcessibilem glorie marcedem nanciscemini Reg. Aberbr. II 266.  b nam ~edem operum jam sine fine tenes Bede HE II 1 p. 79; cum se omnia quae posset huic tali pro ~ede beneficii daturum esse responderet Ib. II 12 p. 109; ut multiplicia laetus mercede laboris / Celsithroni videas faciem sine fine beatam Alcuin Carm. 28. 13; emulumentum, mercis laborum Gl. Leid. 29. 17; hec quod causa fuit, fit ei merces meritorum Nig. Paul. f. 46v. 151; alioquin, percepta servicii sui ~ede ‥ V. Edm. Rich C 607; unde Domino ultore ‥ in bello occubuit, prodicionis sue reportans ~edem Feudal Man. 139.  c mercedarius, qui mercidem dat pro labore sibi inpenso GlC M 181; migravit ad Dominum, ~edem eternam pro labore temporali recepturus V. II Off. 235. 2 bribe. custodibus itaque suis ~ede data, hec namque sola via erat, accepta licencia mittitur [? l. mittit] timide ad hominem V. Chris. Marky. 28; 1313 si custodes mensurarum ‥ ceperunt ~edem ab aliquo ut possint emere per unam mensuram et vendere per aliam Eyre Kent I 29; de hiis qui capiunt ~edem ab alico pro advocaria habenda cum non sint eorum tenentes nec residentes in tenuris suis Ib. 46. 3 rent, hire: a (of land); b (of accommodation or sim.). a de ~ede terre manerii hujus exeunt ix s. (Heref) DB I 179va; c1127 de ~ede terrarum et pratorum xx s. Chr. Peterb. app. 166.  b 1214 scholaribus ‥ condonetur medietas ~edis hospitiorum ‥ locandorum clericis MunAcOx 1. 4 merchandise, goods, stock. ~es, cepeþingc Ælf. Gl. 116; nabulum ‥ i. ~es nautica eo quod nare videatur cum per mare transfertur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 369.

1 mercēs, (8) cēdis, f. (mereo), ¶ 1 salaire, récompense ou prix pour qqch. : mercedem missionis accipere Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 110, recevoir le prix dʼun congé (se faire payer un congé quʼon accorde), cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 134 ; data merces est erroris mei magna Cic. Domo 29, jʼai payé cher mon erreur ; nullam virtus aliam mercedem laborum præter hanc laudis et gloriæ desiderat, Cic. Arch. 28, la vertu ne réclame pas dʼautre récompense pour les peines que la nôtre (celle dont nous parlons), lʼestime et la gloire, cf. Cic. Phil. 5, 35 ; Tusc. 1, 34 ; istuc nihil dolere non sine magna mercede contingit immanitatis in animo, stuporis in corpore Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, votre « ne pas souffrir », on lʼobtient contre la chère rançon dʼune réputation de férocité morale, dʼinsensibilité physique || spe mercedis adductus Cic. Læl. 31, guidé par une pensée dʼintérêt ¶ 2 paye, solde, appointements : mercede docere Cic. de Or. 1, 126, se faire payer ses leçons, cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 8 ; hæc merces erat dialecticorum Cic. Ac. 2, 98, cʼétaient les honoraires des dialecticiens ; una mercede Cic. Amer. 80, pour un seul salaire ; mercede accepta Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 77, ayant reçu un salaire ¶ 3 intérêt, rapport : prædiorum Cic. Fin. 2, 85, revenu des terres, cf. Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4 ; plus mercedis ex fundo refectum Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 119, plus de revenu tiré du fonds ; mercedes habitationum annuæ Cæs. C. 3, 21, 1, les loyers annuels ; quinas capiti mercedes exsecat Hor. S. 1, 2, 14, il rogne sur le capital un intérêt de cinq pour cent par mois, cf. Hor. S. 1, 3, 88 || [fig.] magna mercede res tuas colui Sen. Tranq. 11, 2, cela mʼa rapporté beaucoup de cultiver ton bien [ironie].

➳ acc. mercem Claud. 6 Cons. Hon. 578.

2 mercēs, v. merx.

merces , edis. f. plur. mercedes, ium.
工錢。租價。利錢。Fidem cognoscere hominum magna mercede 大虧方識何信人。Mercedes praediorum 田之租錢。Nulla mercede 徒勞。

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• 2 SMAR-, price, hire, pay wages, salary, fee, reward: mercedem Coëgi, T.manuum mercede inopiam tolerare, of manual labor, S.: operae: Apollonius cum mercede doceret: mercede diurnā Conductus, H.: poscere mercedes, work for hire, Iu.: pro quā mercede pavere, etc., V.—An unrighteous reward, bribe: Baebium magnā mercede parat, S.: paciscitur magnā mercede cum principibus, ut, etc., L.: a quibus mercedem accepisti: lingua adstricta mercede, tied with a bribe.—A price, reward, wages, recompense, punishment, cost, injury, detriment, stipulation, condition: mercedem lacrimarum constituere: mercedem imponere linguae, set a price on, Iu.: mercedem solvere, make payment, Iu.: non aliā bibam Mercede, condition, H.: temeritatis, punishment, L.: non sine magnā mercede, only at great cost: Hac coëant mercede suorum, i. e. at this sacrifice of their people, V.—Prov.: unā mercede duas res adsequi, kill two birds with one stone.— Rent, revenue, income, interest: praediorum: ex fundo: mercedes habitationum annuae, house-rents, Cs.: Quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecat, takes out as discount, H.

mercēs (2)

• plur.of merx.