previous next
lĭcĕor , lĭcĭtus, 2,
I.v. dep. n. and a. [root lic-; v. 1. liceo], to bid on goods at an auction (class.).
(α). Absol.: “licetur Aebutius,” Cic. Caecin. 6, 16: “liciti sunt usque adeo, quoad, etc.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 77: “digito liceri (because, in bidding, the finger was raised),” id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § “27: omnia Aeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redemta habere, propterea, quod illo licente, contra liceri audeat nemo,” to bid against, Caes. B. C. 1, 18: “immoderatius liceri,” Suet. Caes. 20: “nec licendi finem factum,” id. Calig. 38.—
(β). Act., to bid for, make an offer for.—With acc.: “heredes Scapulae si istos hortos liceri cogitant,” to bid on the gardens, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 4; so, “hortos liceri,” Plin. Pan. 50: “et centum Graecos curto centusse licetur,” Pers. 5, 191. —*
II. Trop., to appraise, estimate, value: “tunc avidi matronam oculi licentur,” appraise her, reckon at what price she can be robbed of her honor, Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.
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.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (6 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.3.77
    • Cicero, For Aulus Caecina, 6.16
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 38
    • Caesar, Civil War, 1.18
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 20
    • Persius, Saturae, 5
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: