scīlicet adv.
for scīre
licet.—With acc. and inf,
you may know, you may be sure, it is certain, it is obvious
(old): scilicet Facturum me esse, T.: ubi illa
formido decessit, scilicet lascivia atque superbia incessere,
S.—As a particle of assurance,
it is certain, it is obvious, of course, plainly, naturally, obviously,
certainly
: scilicet hoc Pansa aut non videt aut negliget: a te
litteras exspectabam: nondum scilicet,
not yet to be sure
: quid ad haec Naevius? ridet scilicet nostram amentiam,
qui, etc.: senectus semper agens aliquid: tale scilicet, quale, etc.,
such, naturally
: unda scilicet omnibus Enaviganda,
alas!
H.: Brutus terram osculo contigit, scilicet,
quod, etc.,
evidently because
, L.: nota scilicet illa res, cum, etc.,
the fact is surely well known
, etc.—In concession,
of course, no doubt, I admit, certainly
(usu. followed by
sed or tamen
): cognoscat (orator) memoriae veteris ordinem, maxime scilicet nostrae
civitatis, sed etiam, etc.: tuli scilicet moleste, ut debui, sed tamen constitui ad te
venire.—As an answer,
of course, certainly
, T.:
Pa
. fratris igitur Thaïs totast?
Ch
. scilicet, T. —In irony,
of course, to be sure, doubtless, certainly, forsooth, it is likely: Si
. Meum gnatum rumor est amare.
Da
. id populus curat scilicet!
of course people care for that!
T.: et ego id scilicet nesciebam!: vim scilicet ego
desideravi.
