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voluntās ātis, f

1 VOL-, will, free-will, wish, choice, desire, inclination: voluntas est, quae quid cum ratione desiderat: quid esset suae voluntatis ostendere, Cs.: has patitur poenas peccandi sola voluntas, Iu.: ut eius semper voluntatibus non modo cives adsenserint, etc.—Abl, of one's own will, of one's own accord, willingly, voluntarily: Quod ius vos cogit, id voluntate inpetret, T.: aequius erat id voluntate fieri: aliae civitates voluntate in dicionem venerunt, L.: Ut suā voluntate id quod est faciendum faciat, T.: suā voluntate, nullā vi coactus: istuc, quod expetis, meā voluntate concedam.—In phrases with prepositions: ad voluntatem loqui, at the will of another: vix tamen sibi de meā voluntate concessum est, with my consent: praeter optatum meum, sed valde ex voluntate, greatly to my satisfaction: aliquid facere minus ex Caesaris voluntate, against Cœsar's wishes: contra voluntatem eius dicere.—An object, purpose, aim, desire: cum sint in dicendo varia<*> voluntates.—A disposition, inclination: populum autem esse in aliā voluntate, to be otherwise inclined: celans, quā voluntate esset in regem, N.: neque bonae voluntatis ullum signum erga nos tyranni habemus, L.Good-will, favor, affection: voluntas erga Caesarem: summa in se, Cs.: Voluntas vestra si ad poëtam accesserit, T.: mansisset eadem voluntas in eorum posteris, etc.—A last will, testament: defensio testamentorum ac voluntatis mortuorum.

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