I.perf. fruitus est, Dig. 7, 4, 29: “fruiti sumus,” Sen. Ep. 93, 7: “fructus sum,” Vell. 2, 104, 3; Lucr. 3, 940; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 562; part. fut. fruiturus, v. in the foll.; imp. FRVIMINO, Inscr. Orell. 3121; as famino from fari, see below, II.), 3, v. dep. n. [for frugvor, from the root FRVG, of fruges, fructus; Goth. bruk-jan; Germ. brauchen, to use], to derive enjoyment from a thing, to enjoy, delight in (with a more restricted signif. than uti, to make use of a thing, to use it; cf.: “Hannibal cum victoria posset uti, frui maluit, relictaque Roma Campaniam peragrare,” Flor. 2, 6, 21: “tu voluptate frueris, ego utor: tu illam summum bonum putas, ego nec bonum,” Sen. Vit. Beat. 10 fin.; cf.: “id est cujusque proprium quo quisque fruitur atque utitur,” Cic. Fam. 7, 30, 2). Constr. with abl.; less freq. with acc. or absol.
I. In gen.
(α).
With abl., Plaut. As. 5, 2, 68: “utatur suis bonis oportet et fruatur, qui beatus futurus est,” Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103; cf.: “plurimis maritimis rebus fruimur atque utimur,” id. ib. 2, 60, 152: “commoda, quibus utimur, lucemque, qua fruimur,” id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131: “aevo sempiterno,” id. Rep. 6, 13; cf.: “immortali aevo,” Lucr. 2, 647: “vitā,” Cic. Clu. 61, 170; id. Cat. 4, 4, 7; Sall. C. 1, 3; Tac. A. 16, 17; Sen. Ep. 61, 2: “omnibus in vita commodis una cum aliquo,” Caes. B. G. 3, 22, 2: “voluptatibus,” Cic. Rep. 3, 12; v. infra: “optimis rebus,” Phaedr. 4, 24, 9: “gaudio,” Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 2: “meo amore,” Prop. 2, 1, 48; cf. “thalamis,” Ov. F. 3, 554: “etiam his, quae nec cibo nec poculo sunt, frui dicimur, etc.,” Donat. ad Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 46: “recordatione nostrae amicitiae,” Cic. Lael. 4, 15: “usu alicujus et moribus,” id. ib. 9, 32: “securitate (animus),” id. ib. 13, 44: “timore paventum,” Sil. 12, 566; cf. “poenă,” Mart. 8, 30, 3: “quod (genus vitae), virtute fruitur,” Cic. Fin. 4, 6, 15 Madv. N. cr. al.: “quo (spectaculo) fructus sum,” Vell. 2, 104, 3: “omnium rerum cognitione fructi sumus,” Sen. Ep. 93 med.: “non meo nomine, sed suo fructus est emptor,” Dig. 7, 4, 29: “mundo,” Manil. 1, 759: “eum esse beatum, qui praesentibus voluptatibus frueretur confideretque se fruiturum aut in omni aut in magna parte vitae,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 38.—Of personal objects, to enjoy one's society: “neque te fruimur et tu nobis cares,” Cic. Att. 2, 1, 4: “Attico,” Nep. Att. 20: “ut sinat Sese alternas cum illo noctes hac frui,” Plaut. As. 5, 2, 68: “cara conjuge,” Tib. 3, 3, 32: “viro,” Prop. 2, 9, 24.—
(β).
With acc.: “pabulum frui occipito,” Cato, R. R. 149, 1: ea, quae fructus cumque es, periere profusa, Lucr. 3, 940: “meo modo ingenium frui,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 21.—In the part. fut. pass. (only so in class. prose): “permittitur infinita potestas innumerabilis pecuniae conficiendae de vestris vectigalibus, non fruendis sed alienandis,” Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 33; cf. id. Fin. 1, 1, 3: “nobis haec fruenda relinqueret, quae ipse servasset,” id. Mil. 23, 63: “ejus (voluptatis) fruendae modus,” id. Off. 1, 30, 106: “justitiae fruendae causa,” id. ib. 2, 12, 41: “agro bene culto nihil potest esse nec usu uberius nec specie ornatius: ad quem fruendum non modo non retardat, verum etiam invitat senectus,” id. de Sen. 16, 57: “quem (florem aetatis) patri Hannibalis fruendum praebuit,” Liv. 21, 3, 4: “res fruenda oculis,” id. 22, 14, 4.—
(γ).
Absol.: “satiatis et expletis jucundius est carere quam frui,” Cic. de Sen. 14, 47: “datur: fruare, dum licet,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 104: “quae gignuntur nobis ad fruendum,” Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 16; cf.: “di tibi divitias dederant artemque fruendi,” Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 7: “fruebamur, cum, etc.,” were delighted, Plin. Pan. 34, 4.—
II. In partic., jurid. t. t., to have the use and enjoyment of a thing, to have the usufruct: “quid? si constat, hunc non modo colendis praediis praefuisse, sed certis fundis patre vivo frui solitum esse?” Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 44: “EVM AGRVM POSIDERE FRVIQVE VIDETVR OPORTERE,” Inscr. Orell. 3121 (A. U. C. 637); cf.: AGRVM POSIDEBVNT FRVENTVRQVE, ib.: AGRVM NEI HABETO NIVE FRVIMINO, ib.; and: “QVOD ANTE K. IAN. FRVCTI SVNT ERVNTQVE VECTIGAL, ib.: ut censores agrum Campanum fruendum locarent,” Liv. 27, 11, 8; cf. id. 32, 7, 3: “qui in perpetuum fundum fruendum conduxerunt a municipibus, etc.,” Dig. 6, 3, 1; cf. Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 27.
