secūris is, acc. im or em, abl. ī, f
2 SAC-,
an axe, hatchet, cleaver
: icta securibus ilex, V.: fertur quo rara securis, i. e.
in the wild forest
, H.: securi Dextras obarmare,
H.: Anceps,
two-edged
, O.: Victima pontificum securīs Cervice
tinget, H.—
An executioner's axe
(borne by the lictors in the fasces): nudatos securi feriunt, i. e.
behead
, L.: quos securi percussit,
beheaded
: Virtus . . . Nec sumit aut ponit securīs Arbitrio
popularis aurae, i. e.
its honors and power
, H.—Fig.,
a blow, death-blow
: graviorem rei p. infligere securim.—
Authority, dominion, sovereignty
: Germania Colla Romanae praebens securi,
O.—Usu. plur: Gallia securibus
subiecta, i. e.
to Roman supremacy
, Cs.: saevas securīs
accipere, V.: Medus Albanas timet
securīs, i. e.
Roman supremacy
, H.
