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stătĭo , ōnis, f. sto,
I.a standing, a standing still.
I. Lit. (so very rare; “not in Cic.): navis, quae manet in statione,” remains standing, stands still, does not move, Lucr. 4, 388; so, “manere in statione,” id. 4, 396; 5, 478; 5, 518: “in statione locata nubila,” id. 6, 193: varas In statione manus et pugnae membra paravi, in a firm posture (for fighting), Ov. M. 9, 34: “numquam id (sidus) stationem facere,” stands still, Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77: “stationes matutinas facere,” id. 2, 15, 12, § 59: “solus immobilem stationis gradum retinens,” Val. Max. 3, 2, 23: “terrae,” Manil. 2, 70.—*
B. Trop., that which is established by custom or prescription, a transl. of the Gr. θεματισμός, Vitr. 1, 2, 5.—
II. Transf., in concr., a place where persons or things stay or abide, a station, post, an abode, residence.
A. In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “Athenis statio mea nunc placet,” Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5: “quā positus fueris in statione, mane,” Ov. F. 2, 674; cf. id. ib. 5, 719: “principio sedes apibus statioque petenda,” Verg. G. 4, 8: “apricis statio gratissima mergis,” id. A. 5, 128: “equorum,” i. e. a stall, Pall. 1, 21, 2; so, “jumentorum,” Dig. 7, 1, 13 fin.: “plerique in stationibus sedent tempusque audiendis fabulis conterunt,” in public places, Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 2: “stationes circumeo,” id. ib. 2, 9, 5: “quod tabernas tris de domo suo circa forum civitatibus ad stationem locasset,” Suet. Ner. 37: “thermae, stationes, omne theatrum,” Juv. 11, 4; Gell. 13, 13, 1: “stationes municipiorum,” Plin. 16, 44, 86, § 236: “si ad stationem vel tabernam ventum sit,” Dig. 47, 10, 15, § 7: “stationes hibernae,” winter-quarters, Amm. 14, 1, 1.—
b. Poet., of things, place, position: “pone recompositas in statione comas,” in their place, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 68; id. A. A. 3, 434: “permutata rerum statione, Petr. poët. 120, 99: umoris,” Pall. 1, 43.—
B. In partic.
1. In milit. lang., a post, station (v. custodiae, vigilia): “cohortes ex statione et praesidio emissae,” Caes. B. G. 6, 42: “ii, qui pro portis castrorum in statione erant ... Cohortes quae in stationibus erant, etc.,” id. ib. 4, 32; 5, 15; 6, 37; “6, 38: in stationem succedere,” to relieve, id. ib. 4, 32: “stationem inire,” Tac. A. 13, 35: “relinquere,” Verg. A. 9, 222: “deserere,” Suet. Aug. 24: “habere,” Liv. 35, 29: “quique primi transierant, in statione erant, dum traicerent ceteri,” on guard, Curt. 7, 5, 18.—Transf.: suis vicibus capiebant bina (lumina Argi) quietem; “Cetera servabant atque in statione manebant,” kept at their posts, Ov. M. 1, 627; 2, 115.—Trop.: “de praesidio et statione vitae decedere,” Cic. Sen. 20, 73: “functo longissimā statione mortali,” Vell. 2, 131, 2: “imperii statione relictā,” Ov. Tr. 2, 219; Vell. 2, 124, 2; Tac. Or. 17; Suet. Claud. 38.—
b. Transf., like our post, watch, guard, for those who are stationed to watch, who stand guard, sentries, sentinels, outposts, pickets: “ut stationes dispositas haberent,” Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 7, 69 fin.: “ut minus intentae diurnae stationes ac nocturnae vigiliae essent,” Liv. 9, 24, 5; 25, 38, 16; cf. in sing.: “ad stationem Romanam in portā segniter agentem vigilias perveniunt,” id. 10, 32, 7: “dispositā statione per ripas Tiberis,” Suet. Tib. 72: “crebrae,” Caes. B. C. 1, 73: “custodiae stationesque equitum,” id. ib. 1, 59: “statione militum assumptā,” i. e. body-guard, lifeguard, Suet. Tib. 24; so, “militum,” id. Ner. 21; 34; 47.—
2. Transf., in gen., a station, office, position, in government, etc. (post-class.): “in hac statione, i. e. the imperial office,” Spart. Ael. Verr. 4: “statio imperatoria,” Lampr. Comm. 1: “Augusta,” Capitol. Clod. Alb. 2: regia, Vulc. 7; Capitol. Verr. 8.—
3. Naut. t. t., an anchorage, roadstead, road, bay, inlet (syn. portus), Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 2: “quietam nactus stationem,” Caes. B. C. 3, 6; 3, 8; 1, 56 fin.; Liv. 10, 2, 6; 28, 6, 9; 31, 33, 3; Verg. G. 4, 421; id. A. 2, 23 al.—
4. A place of residence, a post, station of the fiscal officers of a province; also, for the officers themselves, Cod. Th. 12, 6, 19; Cod. Just. 4, 31, 1; 10, 5, 1; Inscr. Orell. 3207; 4107.—
5. A post-station, post-house, Inscr. Murat. 1015; Morcell. Stil. Inscr. Lat. 1, p. 421.—
6. A religious meeting, assembly of the Christians: “die stationis, nocte vigiliae meminerimus,” Tert. Or. 29: “stationes in vesperam producere,” id. adv. Psych. 1; so id. ib. 10; id. ad Ux. 2, 4.
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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