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ex-sors (exors ), sortis, adj.,
I.without lot, i. e. who has not cast a lot, who obtains a thing out of course; also, that for which a lot has not been cast, chosen, choice.
I. Prop. (poet.): “te voluit rex magnus Olympi Talibus auspiciis exsortem ducere honorem,” Verg. A. 5, 534: “ducunt exsortem (equum) Aeneae,” id. ib. 8, 552; Val. Fl. 4, 340.—
II. Transf., in gen., having no share in, free from, deprived of.
(α). With gen.: “dulcis vitae,” Verg. A. 6, 428: “amicitiae et foederis,” Liv. 23, 10, 3: “culpae,” id. 22, 44, 7: “periculi,” Tac. A. 6, 10: “matrimoniorum,” Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 45: “cos exsors secandi,” incapable of cutting, Hor. A. P. 305.—*
(β). With dat.: “hospes conflictui huic,” Sid. Ep. 8, 12 fin.
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 (8):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.428
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 5.534
    • Horace, Ars Poetica, 305
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.10
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 5.45
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 44
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 23, 10
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 4.340
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