I.abl. sing.), m. nascor, lit. birth; hence, *
I. Of plants, a growing, growth: “cupressus natu morosa,” slow of growth, Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 139.—
II. With esp. reference to age, birth, age, years (the class. signif. of the word): “non admodum grandis natu,” not very old, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: “tantus natu,” so old, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 16: “grandior natu,” id. Aul. 2, 1, 37: “P. Scaptius de plebe magno natu,” an old man, Liv. 3, 71, 3: “homo magno natu,” id. 10, 38, 6: “magno natu principes,” id. 21, 34, 2: “dicitur matrem Pausaniae vixisse eamque jam magno natu,” Nep. Paus. 5, 3; id. Dat. 7, 1; id. Tim. 3, 1: “qui fuit major natu, quam Plautus,” older, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3: “cum ille Q. Scaevolam sibi minorem natu generum praetulisset,” id. Brut. 26, 101: “est tibi frater pari nobilitate, natu major,” Tac. H. 1, 15: “audivi ex majoribus natu hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasicā,” Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109: “ex iis (filiis) duo natu majores,” Vell. 1, 10, 3: “minorem natu, quam ipse erat, fratrem,” Sen. ad Polyb. 15, 5: “frater major natu,” Liv. 3, 13, 2: “id meā minime refert qui sum natu maximus,” Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 27: “praeter Philippum maximum natu ex filiis,” Liv. 45, 6, 9: qui maximus natu esset ex liberis ejus. Nep. Ages. 1, 3: “ita enim maximus ex iis in concilio respondit,” the oldest, Liv. 21, 19 med.: “filius non maximus natu,” Tac. G. 32: “ex his omnibus natu minimus, Q. Saturius est,” the youngest, Cic. Clu. 38, 107: “maximo natu filius, for maximus natu,” his eldest son, Nep. Dat. 7, 1.
