praetextus

praetextus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from praetexo.

praetextus, ūs (but found only in abl. sing.; cf. praetextum, s. v. praetexo fin.), m. [praetexo].

• I Outward appearance, show, ornament, display, splendor, consequence (post-Aug.): majore praetextu, Tac. H. 1, 19: praetextu senatūs, id. ib. 1, 76: plurimorum et maximorum operum praetextu, Val. Max. 4, 4, 1; Manil. 3, 129. —
• II A pretence, pretext, color (not ante-Aug.): decretum sub leni praetextu verborum factum est, Liv. 36, 6, 5: sub praetextu, Petr. 97, 9: hoc praetextu, under this pretence, Just. 29, 3: latrocinii, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 10, 8.

praetextus, Abl. ū, m. (praetexo), I) der Schmuck, die Zierde, der Glanz, das Ansehen, der Hoheitsschimmer, Val. Max. 4, 4, 1. Tac. hist. 1, 19. Manil. 3, 129 (131). – II) der Vorwand, sub levi verborum praetextu, Liv.: sub praetextu quaestionis, Petron.: praetextu verborum adhibito, Lampr.: hoc praetextu, Iustin.

praetextus [CL] 1 cover, protection (also fig.). b pretext or pretence. repente me sub ~u ecclesiastici ordinis, in curarum secularium pelago reperi quietem monasterii ‥ perdendo cognovi V. Greg. p. 76; 10‥ sub ~u, under mundbyre WW; quid est pulcritudo carnis nisi velamentum turpitudinis, nisi ~us quidam latentis ignominie et confusionis? Bald. Cant. Serm. 1. 4. 563; 1367 predictarum litterarum ~u et virtute muniti Reg. Paisley 29.  b si sub ~u [gl.: sub defensione, i. velamine vel operimento, hiwe] cavendi noxam et declinandi delicta ‥ Aldh. VirgP 31 p. 269; sub ~u [gl.: sub ornatu, i. velamento, sub velamine, under hiwe] integritatis sordis auribus auscultabat Ib. 40 p. 292; c803 sub ~u pietatis venena mortiferae suggestionis occultat Alcuin Ep. 267 p. 426; ut ostendam quanta vitia in eo sub ~u virtutum pullularint W. Malm. GR IV 312; 1166 omnes blanditie ‥ eo tendunt ut sub appellationis ~u jure videatur subvertendus esse viculus sacerdotum Nobe J. Sal. Ep. 183 (175 p. 152). 2 (~u & gen.) by reason or virtue of, because of. c1220 timens ‥ ne ~u alicujus possessionis quam habere potui in dicta terra ‥ in simile periculum anime mee inciderem Feod. Durh. 129n; c1274 ~u carte concessionis et confirmacionis libertatum burgorum nostrorum (Congleton) BBC 266; 1308 ipse seisitus est de communa pasture sue in eodem loco ~u predicti scripti (PlRCP) Year Bk. I (Selden Soc. XVII) 21; 1313 per inquisicionem coram vobis ~u ‥ mandati nostri captam MGL II 143; 1321 pretexstu eorumdem judiciorum ‥ CartINorm. 41; 1332 ~u brevis regis de privato sigillo cujus datum est ‥ rex mandavit ‥ nec non ~u cujusdam cedule ‥ LTR Mem 105 m. 10d.; 1453 pro licencia habenda ‥ ~u literarum regis patencium (DL Ac. Var) JRL Bull. XL 396; 1466 in brevi predicto ‥ cujus ~u predicti J. F. et T. N. ‥ Paston Let. 900 p. 555. 3 for the sake or purpose of. 1334 novum ‥ concursum scolarium ad oppidum Stanfordie ~u scolastice discipline ‥ petimus extirpare Collect. Ox. I 11; 1455 laboribus ~u cultus divini et sanctissimi patroni nostri Cuthberti ejusque libertatum DCDurh. Reg. Parv. III 72v.

1 prætextus, (12) a, um, part. p. de prætexo || adj^t , vêtu de la robe prétexte : Prop. 4, 1, 11.

2 prætextŭs, (15) ūs, m. , ¶ 1 action de mettre devant [fig.], prétexte ; sub prætextu Petr. 97, 9, sous couleur, cf. Liv. 36, 6, 5 ¶ 2 éclat, représentation : Tac. *H. 1, 13 ; Val. Max. 4, 4, 1, v. prætextum.

praetextus , us. m.
推諉之故。名。奏凱之花紅。Majore praetextu 愈排塲。

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praetextus , a, um. part. p. v. praetexo.
Praetexta toga. v. praetexta. Augusto praetextum nomine templum 獻奥斯徳王廟。

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praetextus (1) adj.

• P. of praetexo, bordered, edged: toga, bordered with purple(worn by the higher magistrates; also by free-born children less than seventeen years of age): aedilicia: togae praetextae habendae ius, L.: eripies pupillae togam praetextam?—As substf., the toga praetexta: tu in praetextā esse consulatum putas?—Wearing the toga praetexta, with a purple border on the mantle: videre praetextos inimicos, i. e. in supreme power.—As substf. (sc. fabula), a play in which the bordered toga is worn, tragedy(because eminent Romans were among the characters): praetextas docere, H.

(praetextus, ūs) (2) m

• TEC-, a show, display, pretence, pretext(only ablsing.): sub leni praetextu verborum, L.: praetextu senatūs, Ta.