sector

sector, ōris, m. [seco], one who cuts or cuts off, a cutter (rare but class.).

• I Lit.: zonarius, a cutpurse, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 20 (862): collorum, a cutthroat, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80 (v. II.); so id. ib. 31 fin.: feni, a haycutter, mower, Col. 11, 1, 12.—
• II Publicists’ t. t., a bidder, purchaser at a public sale of goods captured or confiscated by the State (cf. quadruplator): sectores vocantur qui publica bona mercantur, Dig. 4, 146: cum de bonis et de caede agatur, testimonium dicturus est is, qui et sector est et sicarius: hoc est, qui et illorum ipsorum bonorum, de quibus agitur, emptor atque possessor est et eum hominem occidendum curavit, de cujus morte quaeritur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 103: sector sis, id. Phil. 2, 26, 65: Pompeii (sc. bonorum), id. ib. 13, 14, 30; Crassus ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 19, 3: ubique hasta et sector, Tac. H. 1, 20: hastae subjecit tabernas, nec sector inventus est, Flor. 2, 6, 48; Pacat. Pan. Theod. 25, 28; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 496; cf. Ps.-Ascon. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20, § 52, p. 172, and 2, 1, 23, § 61, p. 177 Orell.—In a double sense, with the signif. I.: nescimus per ista tempora eosdem fere sectores fuisse collorum et bonorum? cutthroats and cutpurses, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80. —*
• • B Trop.: hinc rapti pretio fasces sectorque favoris Ipse sui populus, seller of his favor, Luc. 1, 178.—
• III Geometrical t. t., the sector of a circle, that part of a circle included between any two radii and an arc, Boëth. Art. Geom. p. 379, 13.

sector, ātus, 1 (inf. sectarier, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 13 (91); id. Rud. 1, 2, 57 (145); Hor. S. 1, 2, 78), v. dep. freq. a. [sequor], to follow continually or eagerly, in a good or bad sense; to run after, attend, accompany; to follow after, chase, pursue (freq. and class.).

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.: equidem te jam sector quintum hunc annum, Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 5 (172): servum misi, qui sectari solet meum gnatum, id. Ep. 3, 4, 50 (486): Chrysogonum (servi), Cic. Rosc. Am. 28, 77: praetorem circum omnia fora, id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169: si mercede conducti obviam candidatis issent, si conducti sectarentur, id. Mur. 32, 67: at sectabuntur multi, id. ib. 33, 70: neque te quisquam stipator Praeter Crispinum sectabitur, Hor. S. 1, 3, 139: equitum manus quae regem ex more sectatur, Tac. A. 15, 2; 15, 33 fin.; Gell. 20, 6, 1 et saep.: mulieres sectarier, to run after, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 13 (91); 3, 1, 183 (778); cf.: desine matronas sectarier, Hor. S. 1, 2, 78: ipse suas sectatur oves, at filius agnos, accompanies, guards, Tib. 1, 10, 41: aratrum, to follow the plough, id. 2, 3, 7: canes, to follow the hounds (that hunt on before), Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 14: aliquem, to run after, pursue, Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 1 (536): servum, Cato ap. Gell. 17, 6, 3: homo ridicule insanus, qui ejusmodi est, ut eum pueri sectentur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 148: ne scuticā dignum horribili sectere flagello, Hor. S. 1, 3, 119: exagitet nostros Manes sectetur et umbras, etc., Prop. 2, 8, 19 (2, 8 b, 19).— To visit a place gladly, to frequent: gymnasia, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6.—Absol.: homo coepit me obsecrare, Ut sibi liceret discere id de me: sectari jussi (alluding to the train of followers who accompanied the ancient philosophers), Ter. Eun. 262; id. Phorm. 86: at sectabantur multi ... Quid opus est sectatoribus? (of the train of a candidate) Cic. Mur. 34, 71.—
  • B In partic., to pursue, chase, hunt animals: sues silvaticos in montibus, Varr. ap. Non. 555, 31: sectaris apros, Verg. E. 3, 75: gallinam, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 7 (162): simiam, id. ib. 2, 2, 24 (179); 2, 2, 106 (261); 2, 3, 13 (284) sq.; 2, 6, 25 (505): leporem, Hor. S. 1, 2, 106; 2, 2, 9 et saep.: cervam videre fugere, sectari canes, Ter. Phorm. 7.—
• II Trop., to follow or strive after; to pursue eagerly (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; not in Cic.): quid vos hanc miseram ac tenuem sectamini praedam? * Caes. B. G. 6, 35; so, praedam, Tac. A. 1, 65: facinora, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 28 (623): lites, Ter. Phorm. 408: nomina tironum, Hor. S. 1, 2, 16: sectantem levia nervi Deficiunt, id. A. P. 26: gymnasia aut porticus, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6: omnes dicendi Veneres, Quint. 10, 1, 79; cf.: quas figuras, id. 9, 3, 100: voluptatem, id. 10, 1, 28: eminentes virtutes, to seek out, Tac. A. 1, 80: contumaciam sententiarum, habitum vultumque ejus, to seek to imitate, id. ib. 16, 22: praecepta salubria, Suet. Aug. 89: commoda, id. ib. 25: luxuriosa convivia, Just. 11, 10, 2: in alienis eripiendis vitam sectari, id. 27, 2, 8. —
• • • • • β With a rel. or subj.-clause, to hunt or track out, busy one's self: mitte sectari, rosa quo locorum Sera moretur, Hor. C. 1, 38, 3: non ut omnia dicerem sectatus, sed ut maxime necessaria, Quint. 1, 10, 1.☞ In a pass. signif.: qui vellet se a cane sectari, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 6.

1. sector, ātus sum, ārī (Intens. v. sequor), jmdm. überall-, mit Eifer-, mit Begierde folgen, I) eig.: 1) im freundlichen Sinne = jmd. überall begleiten, immer in jmds. Begleitung od. Gefolge sein, (verächtlich) jmdm. immer nachlaufen, a) übh.: alqm totos dies, Cic.: oves, Tibull.: matronas, Hor.: omnes se ultro sectari mulieres, Plaut.: rex ibis neque te quisquam stipator ineptum praeter Crispinum sectabitur, Hor. – b) als Diener, jmds. Leibdiener (Lakai) sein, servum misi, qui sectari solet gnatum meum, meines Sohnes Lakai, Plaut.: nam equidem te iam sector quintum annum, Plaut.: ii servi ubi sunt? Chrysogonum sectantur, Cic. – c) einem Orte gern nachgehen, ihn gern aufsuchen, gymnasia, porticus, Plin. ep. 1, 22, 6. – 2) im feindlichen Sinne – jmdm. überall-, immer folgen, -nachlaufen, um ihn zu verspotten, etwas von ihm zu fordern usw., a) übh.: ut pueri eum sectentur, Cic.: anum sectatus sum clamore, Plaut.: servum sectari atque flagitare virum iubet, Cato fr. – b) ein Tier verfolgen, jagen, leporem, Hor. u. Ov.: apros, Verg.: cervam (v. Hunden), Ter.: sues silvaticos venabulo aut cervos, Varro fr. – II) übtr.: 1) etwas zu erjagen suchen, einer Sache nachjagen, nach etwas eifrig trachten, – streben, einer Sache nacheifern, praedam, Caes.: commoda, Suet.: facinora, Plaut.: virtutes, Tac.: praecepta, Suet.: lenia (al. levia), Hor. de art. poët. 26. – 2) zu erforschen suchen, mitte sectari, quo etc., Hor. carm. 1, 38, 3. – ➳ Parag. Infin. Präs. sectarier, Plaut. mil. 91. Hor. sat. 1, 2, 78.

2. sector, ōris, m. (seco), I) der Schneider, Abschneider, Zerschneider, zonarius, Beutelschneider, Plaut.: collorum, Mörder, Bandit, Cic.: feni, Heumäher, Colum.: serrarius, Marmorsäger, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1108. – II) der Ersteher, Aufkäufer von dem Staate anheimgefallenen Gütern, der Sektor (vgl. Gaius dig. 4, 146), bonorum, Cic.: Pompei (der Güter des P.), Cic. Vgl. sectio no. II. – poet. übtr., favoris, der Verkäufer seiner Gunst, Lucan. 1, 178. – III) als t. t. der Geom., sector circuli, der Abschnitt, Ausschnitt eines Kreises, Boëth. art. geom. 379, 13 Fr.

1 sector v. 1 sectator

2 sector [CL = one who cuts or slices], (geom.) plane figure contained by two radii of a circle and the arc between them, sector. b spherical polygon, ‘sector figure’. ~or circuli est figura que sub duabus a centro ductis lineis et sub arcu qui ab eis comprehenditur continetur Rob. Angl. (I) Euclid III def. 10.  b ~or est figura in superficie spere ex arcubus circulorum magnorum semicirculo minoribus constituta Wallingf. Sect. 170.

See: sectari

1 sector, (10) ātus sum, ārī (sequor), tr., ¶ 1 suivre (accompagner) partout, escorter : Cic. Amer. 77 ; Mur. 67 ; 70 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 139 ; 1, 2, 78 ; Pl. Mil. 91 || [avec idée dʼhostilité] : eum pueri sectantur Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 148, les enfants sont continuellement à ses trousses || visiter souvent, fréquenter un lieu : Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 22, 6 ¶ 2 poursuivre un animal, faire la chasse à : apros Virg. B. 3, 75, poursuivre des sangliers, cf. Varr. d. Non. 555, 31 ; Hor. S. 1, 2, 106 ; 2, 2, 9 || [fig.] quid vos hanc miseram ac tenuem prædam sectamini ? Cæs. G. 6, 35, 8, pourquoi vous acharnez-vous à poursuivre ce malheureureux et maigre butin ? cf. Hor. P. 26 ; Quint. 10, 1, 79 ; eminentes virtutes sectari Tac. Ann. 1, 80, rechercher des qualités éminentes ; præcepta salubria Suet. Aug. 89, rechercher des préceptes utiles ; sectari, quo... Hor. O. 1, 38, 3, chercher où...; sectari, ut Quint. 1, 10, 1, chercher à, viser à.

2 sectŏr, (12) ōris, m. (seco), ¶ 1 celui qui tranche : collorum Cic. Amer. 80, qui coupe les gorges, assassin ; feni Col. Rust. 11, 1, 12, faucheur ; zonarius Pl. Trin. 862, coupeur de bourses ¶ 2 acheteur (à lʼencan) de biens confisqués [cf. Gaius Inst. 4, 146 ] : Cic. Amer. 103 ; Phil. 2, 65 ; 13, 30 ; Tac. H. 1, 20 ¶ 3 [fig.] favoris Luc. 1, 178, qui met en vente ses faveurs [ses suffrages] ¶ 4 [géom.] secteur : Ps. Boet. Geom. 379, 13.

sector , aris, ari. d. (sequor.)
跟随。從人。被從。趕随。— virtutem 懷抱德行。— Ciceronem 效法西塞羅。— apros 逼趕夜猪。\* — a cane 狗随彼。

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sector , oris. m. (seco.)
砍者。買抄家之產。— zonarius 剪人之褡褳者。— Pompeii Antonius 買抄朋卑日之家產即安多尼。Populus sui favoris sector 受贿以保舉人之民。

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sector (1) ōris, m

• 2 SAC-, one who cuts, a cutter: sectores collorum et bonorum, cutthroats and cutpurses: omnium sectorum audacissimus (in a double sense).—A purchaser of confiscated goods at auction, speculator in forfeited estates: in bello hostis, in pace sector: mulierem emere a sectoribus.

sector (2) ātus, ārī, dep.freq.

• sequor, to follow eagerly, run after, attend, accompany, press upon, follow after, chase, pursue: sectari iussi, to join my train, L.: at sectabantur multi: si conducti sectarentur: Chrysogonum (servi): neque te stipator sectabitur, H.: qui eiusmodi est, ut eum pueri sectentur: Ne scuticā dignum horribili sectere flagello, H.—Of game, to chase, hunt: sectaris apros, V.: leporem, H.—Fig., to follow after, pursue eagerly, search for, hunt: hanc miseram praedam, Cs.: litīs, T.: Nomina tironum, H.: Mitte sectari, quo, etc., H.: virtutes, emulate, Ta.

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