receptus ūs, m
re-+CAP-,
a taking back, retraction, recantation
: nimis pertinacis sententiae,
L.—Of troops,
a falling back, retiring, retreat, way of retreat
: expeditum ad suos receptum habere,
Cs.: ut nec receptum a tergo circumvenit
haberent, L.: cum receptus primis non
esset, L.: ut in Siciliam receptus
daretur, Cs.: haud facili inde
receptu,
retreat being difficult
, L.—In phrases with
cano or signum
: Caesar receptui cani iussit,
to sound a retreat
, Cs.: signum dare receptui,
signal for retreat
, L.—Fig.,
a retreat, withdrawal, way of escape
: receptum ad poenitendum habere,
L.: a malis consiliis,
L.—In phrases with
cano or signum
: revocante et receptui canente senatu, i. e.
directing him to stop hostilities
: a miseriis contemplandis canere receptui,
to give the signal for leaving off
, etc.: (bucina) cecinit iussos inflata receptūs, O.:
cane, Musa, receptūs, i. e.
cease
, O.—
A refuge, place of shelter
: habere ad Caesaris amicitiam receptum,
Cs.: ad expertam clementiam,
L.
