I.of or belonging to marriage, matrimonial, conjugal, nuptial, marriage-.
I. Adj. (so mostly poet.; not in Cic.).
A. Lit.: “facibus cessit maritis,” to the nuptial torches, to wedlock, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 33. “faces,” Ov. H. 11, 101: “foedus,” the conjugal tie, id. P. 3, 1, 73: “tori,” id. H. 2, 41: “sacra,” Prop. 3, 20, 26 (4, 20, 16); Ov. H. 12, 87: “Venus,” wedded love, id. ib. 16, 283; cf.: “fides,” conjugal fidelity, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 11. lex, respecting marriage, a marriage-law (de maritandis ordinibus, Suet. Aug. 34), Hor. C. S. 20.—In prose: “vagabatur per maritas domos dies noctesque,” i. e. the houses of married people, Liv. 27, 31, 5 Drak.—
B. Transf.
1. Of plants, wedded, i. e. tied up (cf. marito, II. B.): “arbores,” Cato, R. R. 32, 2; Col. 11, 2, 32: “ulmo conjuncta marito (sc. vitis),” Cat. 62, 54; Quint. 8, 3, 8: “olivetum,” Col. 3, 11, 3.—
2. Impregnating, fertilizing (in postclass. poetry): “fluctus (Nili),” Avien. Perieg. 339: imbres, Pervigil. Ven. 4, 11.—
II. Subst.
A. mărītus , i, m., a married man, husband (freq. and class.; cf. “conjux, vir): ditis damnosos maritos sub basilica quaerito,” Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 10: “ut maritus sis quam optimae (mulieris),” Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52: “sororis,” id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; Liv. 1, 57, 10; Quint. 6, 2, 14; 3, 11, 4; Suet. Caes. 43; 52; 81; Tac. A. 1, 5; Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 1; 2, 20, 2; Sen. Ben. 2, 18, 1; Just. 1, 7, 19; Val Max. 8, 2, 14; Gell. 1, 17 et saep.: insidian iem somno maritorum, Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: “quae major calumnia est quam venire imberbum adulescentem, bene valentem ac maritum,” id. Dom. 14, 37; Liv. 36, 17, 8; “opp. coelebs: seu maritum sive coelibem scortarier,” Plaut. Merc. 5, 14, 58; id. Cas. 2, 4, 11 sq.; Quint. 5, 10, 26; Sen. Ep. 94, 8; Gell. 2, 15: “bonus optandusque maritus,” Juv. 6, 211: “malus ingratusque maritus,” id. 7, 169: “mariti testamentum,” Quint. 9, 2, 73: “patrius,” Verg. A. 3, 297: “Phrygio servire marito,” id. ib. 4, 103: “unico gaudens mulier marito,” Hor. C. 3, 14, 5: “novus,” a newly-married man, a young husband, Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 6: “intra quartum et vicesimum annum maritus,” Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 3: “recens,” id. ib. 8, 23, 8: “ut juveni primum virgo deducta marito,” Tib. 3, 4, 31: “lex Bithynorum, si quid mulier contrahat, maritum auctorem esse jubet,” Gai. Inst. 1, 193: “si maritus pro muliere se obligaverit,” Ulp. Fragm. 11, 3: “maritus lugendus decem mensibus,” Plaut. Sent. 1, 21, 13.—
B. Transf.
1. A lover, suitor (poet.), Prop. 2, 21 (3, 14), 10: “aegram (Dido) nulli quondam flexere mariti,” Verg. A. 4, 35.—
2. Of animals: “ol ens maritus,” i. e. a he-goat, Hor. C. 1, 17, 7: “quem pecori dixere maritum,” Verg. G. 3, 125; so, “gregum,” Col. 7, 6, 4; “of cocks,” id. 8, 5 fin.; Juv. 3, 91.—
3. In plur.: mă-rīti , ōrum, m., married people, man and wife (post-class.), Dig. 24, 1, 52 fin.: “novi mariti,” newly-married people, a young couple, App. M. 8, p. 201, 36.—
III. mărīta , ae, f., a married woman, wife (poet. and postclass.): “marita,” Hor. Epod. 8, 13: “castae maritae,” Ov. F. 2, 139; id. H. 12, 175; Inscr. Orell. 2665; Inscr. Fabr. 299 al.; and freq. on epitaphs.
