I.to ask, demand (very rare): parere mea vos majestas procat, Liv. And. ap. Non. 24, 7: “a procando, id est poscendo, procacitas nominata est,” Cic. Rep. 4, 6, 6 (ap. Non. 24, 3): procare, poscere, unde procaces meretrices ab assidue poscendo, et proci uxorem poscentes in matrimonium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 224 Müll.: “poscere procare dictum,” Varr. L. L. 7, § 80 ib.: “perit, inquit, procari, si latet,” Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 5.
prŏco , āre, v. a., and prŏcor , āri, v. dep. cf. precor,
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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