- proseco
- prō-sĕco, cŭi, ctum (old inf. pass. parag. prosecarier, Plaut. Poen. 2, 1, 8), 1, v. a., to cut off from before, cut away or off.I.In gen. (post-class.):II.
prosectis naso prius ac mox auribus,
App. M. 2, p. 128, 11.—In partic.A.In agriculture, to cut up, break up with the plough (post-Aug.):B.solum,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10.—In relig. lang., to cut off the parts to be sacrificed:2.vetui exta prosecarier,
Plaut. Poen. 2, 1, 8:ubi exta prosecta erunt,
Cato, R. R. 134:hostiae exta,
Liv. 5, 21:exta prosecuit,
Suet. Aug. 1:prosecta pectora,
Val. Fl. 3, 439.—In gen., to sacrifice (eccl. Lat.):Aesculapio gallinaceum,
Tert. Apol. 46.—Hence, prō-sectum, i, n., that which is cut off for sacrifice, the entrails, Varr. L. L. 5, § 110 Müll.; in plur., Ov. M. 12, 152; id. F. 6, 163; Stat. Th. 5, 641; Licin. Macer. ap. Non. 220, 20.—Collat. form prōsecta, ae, f., Lucil. ap. Non. 220, 22 dub. (al. prosicies).
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.