devinctum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →devincio, devincire, devinxi, devinctus:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tie/bind up, hold/fix fast; subjugate; obligate/oblige/constrain; unite closely;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →devinctus, devincta -um, devinctior -or -us, devinctissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
attached; tied (to a person); devoted, greatly attached to (L+S);
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.)
Examples
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...misericordiam, uxorem demu'. spero consuetudine et coniugio liberali devinctum, Chreme, de(h)inc facile ex illis sese emersurum..."Liber XIII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...visere. at Neronem, paelice ancilla et adsuetudine Actes devinctum, nihil e contubernio servili nisi abiectum et sordidum traxisse..."Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...sine dubit, metus reputantis hebetem Claudium et uxori devinctum multasque mortes iussu Messalinae patratas: rursus ipsa facilitas imperatoris..."
