vadibus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →vas, vadis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
one who guarantees court appearance of defendant; surety; bail (L+S);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
- Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...galli cantum consultor ubi ostia pulsat; ille, datis vadibus qui rure extractus in urbem est, solos felicis viventis..." - T
Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...quot darentur permissum tribunis est. Decem finierunt; tot vadibus accusator vadatus est reum. Hic primus vades publico dedit..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...amicis quinquaginta vades dederat, regno magis quam vadibus consulens clam in Numidiam Bomilcarem dimittit, veritus, ne relicuos popularis..."