Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.free or exempt from a public service, burāen, or charge (class.; cf.: expers, exsors).

I. Lit.: “melius hi quam nos, qui piratas immunes, socios vectigales habemus,” Cic. Off. 3, 11, 49: “quid immunes? hi certe nihil debent,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 53: “sine foedere immunes civitates ac liberae,” id. ib. 2, 3, 6, § 13; id. Font. 4, 7: “immunis militiā,” Liv. 1, 43, 8: “Ilienses ab omni onere immunes praestitit,” Suet. Claud. 25: “qui agros immunes liberosque arant, i. e.,” free from taxes, tax-free, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 166; cf. id. Agr. 3, 2, 9: “duo milia jugerum Sexto Clodio rhetori assignasti, et quidem immunia,” Suet. Rhet. 5.—

(β). With gen.: “immunes portoriorum,” Liv. 38, 14: “ceterorum immunes nisi propulsandi hostis,” Tac. A. 1, 36.—

B. Transf., beyond the polit. and milit. sphere, free or exempt from, that contributes or gives nothing (mostly poet.): “non cnim est inhumana virtus neque immunis neque superba,” inactive, Cic. Lael. 14, 50: “quem scis inmunem Cinarae placuisse rapaci,” who made no presents, without presents, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 33; id. C. 4, 12, 23: “Enipeus,” Ov. M. 7, 229: “immunisque sedens aliena ad pabula fucus,” doing nothing, idle, Verg. G. 4, 244: “ipsa quoque immunis rastroque intacta,” without compulsion, free, Ov. M. 1, 101.—In a play on the word: Ly. Civi inmuni scin quid cantari solet? ... Ph. Verum, gnate mi, is est inmunis, quoi nihil est qui munus fungatur suum, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 69; 73.—

(β). With gen.: “bos curvi immunis aratri,” Ov. M. 3, 11: “immunes operum,” id. ib. 4, 5.—

II. Trop., not sharing or partaking in, free from, devoid of, without any thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose); constr. with gen., abl., with ab, or absol.

(α). With gen.: “aspicit urbem Immunem tanti belli,” Verg. A. 12, 559: “tanti boni,” Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 62: “mali,” id. M. 8, 691: “necis,” exempt from, id. ib. 9, 253: “caedis manus,” free from, unstained with, id. H. 14, 8: “delictorum paternorum,” Vell. 2, 7: “aequoris Arctos,” not setting in, Ov. M. 13, 293 (an imitation of the Homeric ἄμμορος λοετρῶν Ὠκεανοῖο, Il. 18, 489); Ov. F. 4, 575.—

(β). With abl.: “animum immunem esse tristitiā,” Sen. Ep. 85: “Cato omnibus humanis vitiis,” Vell. 2, 35, 2: “exercitum immunem tanta calamitate servavit,” id. 2, 120, 3.—

(γ). With ab: “immunis ab omnibus arbitris esse,” Vell. 2, 14 fin.: “dentes a dolore,” Plin. 32, 4, 14, § 37. —

(δ). Absol.: “immunis aram si tetigit manus,” stainless, pure, Hor. C. 3, 23, 17: “amicum castigare ob meritam noxiam, Inmoenest facinus,” a thankless office, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 1; cf.: inmoene, improbum, culpandum, vel interdum munere liberatum, Gloss. Plac. p. 476.