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sĕquestro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. sequester (late Lat. for sequestro do or pono; v. sequester, I.).
I. Lit., to give up for safekeeping, to surrender: “hominis tibi (sc. terrae) membra sequestro,” Prud. Cath. 10, 133: “corpora sepulturae,” Tert. Res. Carn. 27 med.—
II. Transf., to remove, separate from any thing: “causam motūs ab eo, quod movetur,” Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 14: “se a rerum publicarum actibus,” id. ib. 1, 8 med.: “omni ab infamiā vir sequestrandus,” Sid. Ep. 1, 11: “sequestratum animal,” separated, Veg. 2, 1, 5: “sequestrata verecundia,” laid aside, Macr. S. 7, 11; Vulg. 1 Macc. 11, 34.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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