I.of or belonging to freedom, relating to the freeborn condition of a man.
I. Lit.: liberalis causa or liberale judicium, a suit concerning a person's freedom, v. Dig. 40, 12, 1 sqq.; Paul. Sent. 5, 1, 1 sqq.: “si quisquam hanc liberali caussa manu adsereret,” Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 4; cf. “5, 2, 68: manu eas adserat liberali causa,” id. Poen. 4, 2, 84: “nam ego liberali illam assero causa manu,” I formally assert that she is freeborn, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40: “judicium,” Quint. 6, 3, 32: “liberale conjugium,” a marriage between persons of free condition, Ter. And. 3, 3, 29.—Pleon.: “ego te hoc triduom numquam sinam in domo esse, quin ego te liberalem liberem,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 53.—
II. Transf., befitting a freeman, gentlemanly, noble, noble-minded, honorable, ingenuous, gracious, kind (syn.: generosus, ingenuus).
A. In gen.: “ingenium,” Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 59; id. Ep. 1, 1, 41: “artes liberales,” befitting a freeman, Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 35; cf.: liberalia studia accipimus, quae Graeci ἐλευθέρια μαθήματα appellant; “rhetores continebuntur, grammatici, geometrae,” Dig. 50, 13, 1: “hae artes, quibus liberales doctrinae atque ingenuae continerentur, geometria, musica, litterarum cognitio et poëtarum, etc.,” Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 127; cf.: “omnis liberalis et digna homine nobili doctrina,” id. Ac. 2, 1, 1: “de artificiis et quaestibus, qui liberales habendi, qui sordidi sint,” id. Off. 1, 42, 150: “liberalissima studia,” id. Arch. 3, 4; id. Cael. 21 52; id. Rep. 1, 5, 9: “spes liberalioris fortunae,” of a higher, more respectable station, Liv. 22, 26: “responsum,” kind, gracious, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 4; so, liberalibus verbis permulceri, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 871 P.—
B. In partic.
1. Bountiful, generous, munificent, liberal (syn. munificus): “liberales (sunt), qui suis facultatibus aut captos a praedonibus redimunt, aut aes alienum suscipiunt amicorum, etc.,” Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56: “benefici liberalesque,” id. Lael. 9, 31; cf.: “liberalissimi et beneficentissimi,” id. ib. 14, 51: “liberalissimus munificentissimusque,” id. Rosc. Com. 8, 22: “virtus munifica et liberalis,” id. Rep. 3, 8, 12: “largus, beneficus, liberalis,” id. Deiot. 9, 26.—*
b. Of things, plentiful, copious, abundant: “largum et liberale viaticum,” Cic. Fl. 6, 14: “potio,” Cels. 3, 6: “liberalius alimentum,” id. 8, 10, 7.—
2. Noble, engaging, beautiful (ante-class.): “illarum altera pulcer est et liberalis,” Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 60: “lepidā et liberali formast,” id. ib. 4, 1, 20; id. Ep. 5, 1, 41; id. Pers. 1, 3, 50: “species,” id. ib. 4, 3, 76; cf.: liberales dicuntur non solum benigni, sed etiam ingenuae formae homines, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.—Hence, adv.: lībĕrālĭter , in a manner befitting a freeman, nobly, ingenuously, kindly, courteously, graciously.
1. In gen.: “homo liberaliter educatus,” Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57: “eruditi,” id. Tusc. 2, 2, 6: “vivere,” id. Lael. 23, 86: “servire,” i. e. properly, Ter. And. 1, 1, 11: “respondere,” kindly, courteously, Caes. B. G. 4, 18: “oratione aliquem prosequi,” id. ib. 2, 5.—
2. In partic., bountifully, profusely, generously, liberally: “benigne ac liberaliter,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196: “large et liberaliter,” id. ib. 2, 3, 88, § “204: instructus,” Caes. B. C. 3, 61.—Comp.: “vivo paulo liberalius,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 3: “nec potui accipi liberalius,” id. Att. 16, 6, 1: “ille (sal) in cibis paulo liberalius aspersus,” Quint. 6, 3, 19: “ubi liberalius malos odimus,” more abundantly, more heartily, Plin. Pan. 68, 7.—Sup.: “dotem largiri liberalissime,” App. M. 10, p. 250, 13: “liberalissime polliceri,” Cic. Att. 5, 13, 2.
