I.subj.: EXDEICATIS; gerund.: EXDEICENDUM, S. C. de Bacchan.; imperat.: “edice,” Verg. A. 11, 463; Stat. Th. 12, 598), v. a.
I. A t. t. of magistrates, to declare, publish, make known a decree, ordinance, etc.; hence, to establish, decree, ordain by proclamation (cf.: praecipio, mando, jubeo).
A. In gen., with ut or ne: “consulem edicere, ut senatus senatusconsulto ne obtemperet ... edicere est ausus, ut senatus ad vestitum rediret,” Cic. Pis. 8; so id. Vatin. 14; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9 al.; cf. in the abl. part. perf.: “edicto, ut and ne,” Liv. 10, 36; 5, 19; Cic. Att. 11, 7, 2; and with a simple subj.: “cum tribuni plebis edixissent, senatus adesset, etc.,” id. Fam. 11, 6; so Verg. A. 10, 258; 3, 235.—With acc.: “non proscriptā neque edictā die,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54; so, “dies edicta,” Liv. 33, 14 fin.: “diem comitiis,” id. 26, 18; 31, 49 fin.: “diem exercitui ad conveniendum,” id. 31, 11; cf. id. 22, 12; 29, 1: “justitium,” Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 2: “comitia a. d. XI. Kal. Febr.,” id. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 2: “senatum in diem posterum,” Liv. 3, 38 fin.; cf. Suet. Caes. 80: “conventum sociis Tarraconem,” Liv. 26, 51: “novemdiale sacrum,” id. 21, 62; cf.: “supplicationem populo in diem unum,” id. 32, 1 fin.: “delectum,” id. 2, 55: “praedam omnem militibus,” id. 8, 36 et saep.—With an obj. acc. and inf.: “edixit, sese judicium injuriarum non daturum,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 27; so Liv. 21, 11; 26, 27.— Absol.: “quod Vitellius de caerimoniis publicis edixisset,” Tac. H. 2, 91; cf.: “de natali suo,” Suet. Calig. 26: “de iisdem,” id. Rhet. 1. —
B. In partic., of the praetor, to make known, on entering upon his office, the principles on which he intends to administer it: “est tibi edicendum quae sis observaturus in jure dicendo,” Cic. Fin. 2, 22, 74; v. edictum.
II. Transf. in gen., to make known, dectare, appoint, establish, order, ordain any thing (freq. and class.): “ut tu scire possis, edico tibi: Si falsa dices, etc.,” Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 29; cf. id. ib. 2, 2, 4; id. Capt. 4, 2, 23.—With ut or ne, id. Ps. 1, 1, 125; 1, 5, 91; 3, 2, 66; id. Pers. 2, 2, 58; id. Truc. 4, 3, 6; Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 30; id. Hec. 4, 1, 50; Hor. S. 2, 3, 227 al.—With acc. and inf.: “dico, edico vobis, nostrum esse illum erilem filium,” Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 20; “nullus fere ab eo (sc. Demosthene) locus sine quadam conformatione sententiae edicitur,” Cic. Or. 39 fin.— With rel. clause: “jussus a consule, quae sciret edicere,” to discover, communicate, give notice, Sall. C. 48, 4 Kritz.: “si prius, quid maxime reprehendere Scipio solitus sit, edixero,” Cic. Lael. 16, 59: “hoc simul edixi,” Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 10; id. S. 2, 2, 51: “incipiens stabulis edico in mollibus herbam Carpere oves,” Verg. G. 3, 295; cf. id. A. 11, 463; Sil. 7, 313; 528: “legem remittere edixit (rex),” Curt. 6, 11, 20.—