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com-păciscor (conp- ) or -pĕcis-cor , pactus or pectus, 3, v. dep.,
I.to make an agreement, form a compact with one (only in temp. perf. and partic., and rare): “si sumus compecti,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 129: mecum matrimonio compecta sit, id. Cist. Fragm. Mai, p. 17, v. 11.—Hence,
II. P. a. as subst.: compactum (conp- ) or compectum (conp- ), i, n., an agreement, only in abl. sing.: “compacto (compecto,” Cic. Scaur. 5, 8 B. and K.), according to agreement or concert, in accordance with a previous compact, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 177 P.; Cic. Scaur. l. l.; id. Att. 10, 12, 2 Orell. N. cr.: “conpecto,” Liv. 5, 11, 7.—In a similar sense: “de conpecto,” Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 24; 3, 1, 29; id. Ps. 1, 5, 126; and: “ex compacto,” Suet. Caes. 20; Cod. Just. 7, 53, 3.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, For Aemilius Scaurus, 5.8
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 1.5
    • Plautus, Captivi, 3.1
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 20
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 11.7
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