I.an offering of a price, a bidding for any thing, at sales and auctions: “exquisitis palam pretiis et licitationibus factis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 133; id. Att. 11, 15, 4: “praedam ad licitationem dividere,” to the highest bidders, Suet. Ner. 26: “licitatione maxima comparare aliquid,” id. Calig. 22: “ad licitationem rem deducere,” Dig. 10, 2, 6: “licitatione vincere,” to bid highest, ib. 10, 2, 6: “penes quem licitatio remansit,” to whom it was knocked down, ib. 10, 3, 19: “cum contentio fructus licitationis est,” Gai. Inst. 4, 244.
lĭcĭtātĭo , ōnis, f. licitor,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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