incentivum

incentivum
incentīvus, a, um, adj. [id.], that strikes up, sets the tune (ante- and post-class.).
I.
Lit.: tibia, the treble flute (opp. succentive, that plays the accompaniment), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 15.—
B.
Transf., superior:

vita pastorum (opp. succentiva vita agricolarum),

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 16.—
II.
Trop., that provokes or incites:

lues,

Prud. Hamart. 250. —Hence,
B.
Subst.: incentīvum, i, n., an incentive:

peccaminis,

Prud. Apoth. 929:

vitiorum,

Hier. Ep. 52, 3.— Adv.: incen-tīvē, Ven. Fort. Vit. Leob. 10.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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