sortior ītus, īrī, dep.
sors,
to cast lots, draw lots
: cum praetores designati sortirentur,
drew lots for their official duties
: consules comparare inter se aut sortiri iussi, i.
e.
to assign provinces by agreement or by lot
, L.—
To draw lots for, assign by lot, allot, obtain by lot
: tribūs: provincias: iudices,
appoint by lot
: Necessitas Sortitur insignīs et imos,
decides the fate of
, H.: sortiri, quid loquare: inter se, uter
Hispaniam obtineret,
cast lots to decide
, L.: consules sortiti, uter dedicaret,
L.—
To share, divide, distribute
: pariter laborem, V.: periclum, V.—
To choose, select
: subolem armento, V.: fortunam oculis (i. e. locum), V.—
To get by chance, get as a lot, get, obtain, receive
: mediterranea Asiae, L.: amicum, H.: Maeonium vatem sortita
fuisses, O.
