procer

prŏcer, ĕris, in sing. only Juv. 8, 26, and Capitol. Max. 2; prŏcĕres, um (anteclass. collat. form prŏcus, i, in the gen. plur.: procum patricium in descriptione classium quam facit, Serv. Tullius, significat procerum, Fest. p. 249 Müll.; cf.: jam (ut censoriae tabulae loquuntur) fabrum et procum audeo dicere, non fabrorum et procorum, Cic. Or. 46, 156), m. [pro and root kar- of creo; cf. procērus].

• I Lit., a chief, noble; plur., the leading men, chiefs, nobles, princes (class.; syn.: primores, optimates, primi): scindunt proceres Pergamum, the Grecian chiefs, princes, * Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 130 (1054): audiebam nostros proceres clamitantes, Cic. Fam. 13, 15, 1: Latinorum, Liv. 1, 45, 2: Etruscorum, id. 2, 10: ego proceribus civitatis annumeror, Tac. A. 14, 53: Caecina Largus e proceribus, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 5: delectos populi ad proceres, Verg. A. 3, 58: castrorum, Luc. 7, 69: in procerum coetu, id. 8, 261; Juv. 2, 121; 3, 213: proceres rerum, Sil. 11, 142.—Transf., of bees: procerum seditio, Col. 9, 9, 6.—In sing.: agnosco procerem, Juv. 8, 26: in pueritiā fuit pastor nonnumquam et procer, a leader, captain, Capitol. Max. 2.—
• II Trop., the foremost or most celebrated men, the masters in an art, science, etc. (post-Aug.): proceres artis ejus (medicinae), Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 26: sapientiae, id. 7, 30, 31, § 112: gulae, id. 9, 17, 30, § 66: indicatis in genere utroque (pingendi) proceribus, id. 35, 11, 40, § 138.

procer, eris, m., einer der Vornehmsten, agnosco procerem, Iuven. 8, 26. – Häufiger Plur. procerēs, um, m., die Vornehmsten, die Aristokraten, die Aristokratie (Ggstz. vulgus, pauperes), Latinorum, Liv.: iuventutis, die vornehmsten unter den patriz. Jünglingen, bes. aus dem patriz. Ritterstande, Liv.: nostri proceres, Cic. – übtr., die Meister, artis eius, Plin.: sapientiae, Plin.: gulae, die größten Feinschmecker, Plin.

procĕr [CL as pl. only] 1 (as sb.) member of the social elite of a country, culture, or organization. cum dira nefandam / fama necem caneret plebis procerisque Bede CuthbV 623; si ~er vel virro fidelem hominem habeat (Cons. Cnuti) GAS 325; Riulfus ‥ unus ~erum Normannice gentis W. Malm. GR II 145; ~erum spiritualium sacerdotalem societatem Ad. Marsh Ep. 6; 1372 de consensu et assensu ‥ baronum et ~erum in pleno parlamento Mon. Hib. & Scot. 346a; ~eres, gentylmen WW. 2 the Lord. Procerem visitare memento / proque meis rogitans culparum nexibus esto Mir. Nin. 118; ast pueri genibus flexis pietate vicissim / ad veniam Patris Procerem vocitare parabant Æthelwulf Abb. 347. 3 (as adj.) of high social status, noble. secum habens comites, barones, et ~eres vavassores Map NC V 6 f. 67v..

prŏcĕr, (11) v. proceres.

(procer, eris) m

• pro+2 CEL-, a nobleman, aristocrat: Agnosco procerem, Iu.—Plur, the leading men, chiefs, nobles, princes: audiebam nostros proceres clamitantes: Etruscorum, L.: delectos populi ad proceres, V.