proventus

prōventus, ūs, m. [provenio], a coming forth, growing up, growth, increase; produce, yield, crop (not in Cic.; syn. reditus).

I.

Lit.:

proventu oneret sulcos,

Verg. G. 2, 518:

papilionis,

Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209:

rosarum,

id. 21, 5, 11, § 22:

olei,

id. 17, 21, 19, § 93:

lactis,

id. 20, 12, 48, § 122:

uberi vinearum proventu,

Suet. Claud. 16 fin.:

ficus trifero proventu,

Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 71; Amm. 22, 8, 32; Sen. Ben. 4, 33, 2; id. Ep. 114, 1; cf.:

equinus proventus,

Sol. 45, 5.— In plur.:

frugum,

Censor. 18, 7; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 74; 19, 12, 62, § 189.—

B.

Transf., a supply, number:

tum deinde efflorescat... oratorum ingens proventus,

Quint. 12, 10, 11:

poëtarum,

Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 1:

clarorum virorum,

Just. 13, 1, 12:

murium,

Plin. 10, 65, 85, § 186:

cuniculorum,

id. 8, 55, 81, § 218.—

II.

Trop.

A.

In gen., an issue, result:

errare, si qui in bello omnis secundos rerum proventus expectent,

Caes. B. G. 7, 29:

omnes milites intenti pugnae proventum expectabant,

id. ib. 7, 80:

hujus peregrinationis,

App. M. 2, p. 120, 12.—

B.

In partic., a fortunate issue, happy result, success:

superioris temporis,

Caes. B. C. 2, 38:

secundarum rerum,

Liv. 45, 41:

orationis,

Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 18; Vulg. 1 Cor. 10, 13.