procinctus

1.

prōcinctus, a, um, Part., from procingo.

2.

prōcinctus, ūs, m. [procingo, prop. a girding up; hence, transf.], milit. t. t., a being prepared or equipped for battle, readiness for action: procinctum, otan eis polemon sunkalesôntai, Gloss. Philox.:

oratorem armatum semper ac velut in procinctu stantem,

Quint. 12, 9, 21; cf. id. 10, 1, 2:

neque in procinctu et castris habitos,

Tac. H. 3, 2:

in procinctu bellorum excubare,

Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66: testamentum facere in procinctu, to make one's will on the battle-field (one of the three ways of making a will), Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228; id. N. D. 2, 3, 9; Gell. 15, 27, 2 sq.; Gai. Inst. 2, 101; Just. Inst. 2, 10.—Prov.: in procinctu habere aliquid, to have a thing ready or at hand:

severitatem abditam, clementiam in procinctu habeo,

Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 4; cf.:

nisi in procinctu paratamque ad omnes casus habuerit eloquentiam,

Quint. 10, 1, 2. —

II.

Transf., a military enterprise (late Lat.): et Lentiensibus indictum est bellum;

ad quem procinctum imperator egressus,

Amm. 15, 4, 1; 15, 9, 1.—

B.

Esp., a battle, an engagement:

procinctu omisso,

Amm. 17, 9, 1; 27, 4, 1:

post procinctus ancipites,

id. 27, 4, 11:

in procinctu versari,

Dig. 37, 13, 1.