I.a purpose, intention, design; an arrangement, plan; mode of life, habits, practices, manners; a regulation, ordinance, institution; instruction; agreement, stipulation (class.): “ejus omne institutum voluntatemque omnem successio prospera consecuta est, Cic. Hortens. Fragm.: ad hujus libri institutum illa nihil pertinent,” id. Top. 6: “me nunc oblitum consuetudinis et instituti mei,” id. Att. 4, 18: “meretricium,” id. Cael. 20, 50: “majorum,” id. Agr. 2, 1: “vitae capere,” to form a plan of life, id. Fin. 4, 15, 40: “juris publici leges et instituta,” id. Brut. 77: instituta Parthorum, Tac. A. 6, 32: “institutis patriae parere,” Nep. Ages. 4: “praecepta institutaque philosophiae,” Cic. Off. 1, 1: “optimis institutis mentem infantium informare,” Quint. 1, 1, 16.—Adv.: ex instituto, according to law or tradition: “militem ex instituto dare,” Liv. 6, 10, 6; 45, 13, 8.
instĭtūtum , i, n. id.,
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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