praestantibus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →praesto, praestare, praestavi, praestatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
excel, surpass, be outstanding/superior/best/greater/preferable (to); prevail;; furnish/supply, make available, hand over; tender/offer/present; play part;; apply, bring to bear; fulfill, make good; keep word; be responsible for;; it is better;
abl. pl. pres. act. part.dat. pl. pres. act. part. - Entry →praestans, praestantis (gen.), praestantior -or -us, praestantissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
excellent, outstanding (in quality/worth/degree/importance), surpassing all;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...naufragis, captis, aegris, egentibus, intentae securi subiectum praestantibus caput pollicitus es: quo diverteris? quid agis..."Galba
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...cohortium trium; at e primoribus prudentia atque aetate praestantibus velut instar senatus, ad quos de maiore re quotiens..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...decimum vestigia rettulit annum. ambo animis, ambo insignes praestantibus armis, hic pietate prior. coeant in foedera dextrae..."de Bello Alexandrino
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...sollertia atque ars praesidium ferret, neque numero navium praestantibus multitudo prodesset, neque electi ad virtutem e tanta multitudine..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...prospera eruptione; simul a legionariis peritia et arte praestantibus plura struebantur. praecipuum pavorem intulit suspensum et nutans machinamentum..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...urbem multa et varia, sed Flavianis consilio ducum praestantibus saepius prospera. ii tantum conflictati sunt qui in partem..."
