praesul

praesul, sŭlis, comm. [praesilio], one who leaps or dances before others, a dancer in public, public dancer.

• I Lit. (class.), Cic. Div. 1, 26, 55; 2, 66, 136.—
• • B In partic., the leader of the Salii, who annually leaped and danced through the city, bearing the ancilia: fuit in eo sacerdotio (Saliorum) et praesul et vates et magister, Capitol. M. Aurel. 4.—
• II Transf., in gen., a presider, president, director; a patron, protector, etc. (post-class.): agri praesul, Pall. 1, 6: fori, Sid. Ep. 4, 14: praesul creatus litteris, Aus. Ep. 4, 79; Pall. 1, 6 fin.: Angerona, diva praesul silentii, Sol. 1; Mart. Cap. 2, § 160 fin.: et Junone calent hic arae praesule semper, Avien. Perieg. 519.

praesul, ulis, m. (praesilio), der Vorspringer, Vortänzer, I) eig.: A) im allg., Cic. de div. 1, 55 u. 2, 136. – B) insbes., der Oberste der Salier (Marspriester), die jährlich die ancilia hüpfend od. tanzend durch die Stadt trugen, Aur. Vict. de vir. ill. 3, 1. Capit. Anton. phil. 4. § 4. – II) übtr.: A) der Vorgesetzte, Vorsteher, die Vorsteherin, diva praesul silentii, Solin.: senati (so!), Auson.: fori, Sidon.: agri, Pallad. – B) der Erste (Vorzüglichste) in seiner Gattung, ein Meister, Matador, omnis eloquentiae praesul, Prisc. ad Iul. ep. § 4.

praesul [CL = dancer at the front of a religious procession] 1 one who is in charge (of), patron, protector; b (w. ref. to God). c (Anglo-Saxon) ealdorman. Mercurius eloquentie ~ul J. Sal. Met. 932D; hunc [Plutonem] inferorum regem, terrarum viz. ~ulem ponunt Alb. Lond. DG 6. 1.  b s943 mirabili cunctipotentis polorum ~ulis clementia opitulante (Syn.) W. Malm. GP I 16.  c s888 transiit ‥ Eðelbald, Cantiae ~ul Æthelw. IV 3 p. 47. 2 (eccl.) bishop; b (applied to archbishop); c (applied to pope); d (applied to apostle). te nunc sancte speculator, verbi Dei digne dator, / Hæddi, pie presul, precor Theod. Pen. (Vers. Epil.) p. 203; percunctantur venerandum ~ulem [gl.: episcopum] utrum filii sui veraciter essent Aldh. VirgP 33 p. 275; praefatus Punicorum ~ul [i. e. Augustinus; gl.: defensor, Cyprianus] Ib. 58 p. 319; 796 ad cujus libri lectionem te, sanctissime ~ul [Arno Salisburgensis] remitto Alcuin Ep. 113 p. 166; intersit ~ul [AS: biscop] comitatus et aldremannus (Quad.) GAS 203; nec presul tetigit monialem quam tetigisse / proposuit Garl. Tri. Eccl. 37; s670 ut nullus clericus suum episcopum relinquat, aut alicubi veniens absque litteris sui ~ulis admittatur (Conc.) M. Par. Maj. I 296.  b 738 ego Alduulfus episcopus in primis penitus ignoravi quod a Dorovernensis aecclesiae ~uli et rege, hac kartula confirmata esse debuisset Ch. Roff. 3; c738 omnium generalis meique specialis ~ulis venerandi Bonifacii sub magisterio (Lullus) Ep. Bonif. 98 p. 220; Berthwaldus, Cantuariorum provintie ~ul W. Malm. GP I 35; ipse Eboracensis primus ~ul ab Honorio papa pallium acceperat S. Durh. Ep. Hug. 1 p. 222; contra Petri tamen cathedram, Cantuarieque ~sulem Gir. EH II 31 p. 375.  c Gregorius, sedis apostolicae ~ul [gl.: papa, episcopus, wealdend, presul vocatus quia preest sollicitudine] Aldh. VirgP 13 p. 242; c738 sicut a decessore nostro ‥ Gregorio ~ule ‥ missus fuerat (Lit. Papae) Ep. Bonif. 42 p. 67; rexit tunc temporis almus / Gregorius praesul, toto venerabilis orbi / ecclesiae sedem Romanae maximus Alcuin SS Ebor 79; s1095 Albanensis episcopus ‥ ab Urbano sedis apostolice ~ule Roma missus Angliam venit Eadmer HN p. 77; sicut Christus dixit omnibus ~ulibus Romanis quod dixit Petro W. Malm. GP I 41.  d pausat in Effeso praefatus corpore praesul Aldh. CE 4. 5. 17.

præsŭl, ŭlis, m. f. , ¶ 1 présul, celui qui conduisait les danses des Saliens : Capit. Aur. 4 || le chef des danseurs, dans les jeux publics : Cic. Div. 1, 55 ; 2, 136 ¶ 2 préposé, qui est à la tête de, président : agri Pall. 1, 6, 14, régisseur dʼune terre ; diva præsul silentii Sol. 1, déesse du silence.

praesul , ulis. m. f.
關公廟之大和尚。

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praesul sulis, m

• 2 SAL-, a leader in a dance, leader of a procession.

PRAESUL

PRAESUL

[SALII.]

Praesul

(prae+salio). The chief of the Salii or priests of Mars. See Salii.