I.of or belonging to a player.
I. Lit.: “pila,” a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205: “alveus cum tesseris,” id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,
2. Subst.: lūsōrĭum , ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given: “statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,” Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—
B. Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa , ae, f. (sc. navis), a vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter: “lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,” with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.: “lusoriae,” swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—
II. Trop.
A. That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive: “quaestio,” Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180: “arma,” Sen. Ep. 117, 25: “spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,” id. ib. 80, 2.—
B. Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus: “nomen,” Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3: “lusorias minas alicui facere,” Dig. 35, 3, 4: “imperium,” ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē , playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently: “lusorie (causam) agens,” Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.
