sector

1.

sector, ōris, m. [id.], one who cuts or cuts off, a cutter (rare but class.).

I.

Lit.:

zonarius,

a cutpurse, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 20:

collorum,

a cutthroat, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80 (v. II.); so id. ib. 31 fin.:

feni,

a haycutter, mower, Col. 11, 1, 12.—

II.

Publicists' t. t., a bidder, purchaser at a public sale of goods captured or confiscated by the State (cf. quadruplator):

sectores vocantur qui publica bona mercantur,

Dig. 4, 146:

cum de bonis et de caede agatur, testimonium dicturus est is, qui et sector est et sicarius: hoc est, qui et illorum ipsorum bonorum, de quibus agitur, emptor atque possessor est et eum hominem occidendum curavit, de cujus morte quaeritur,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 103:

sector sis,

id. Phil. 2, 26, 65:

Pompeii (sc. bonorum),

id. ib. 13, 14, 30; Crassus ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 19, 3:

ubique hasta et sector,

Tac. H. 1, 20:

hastae subjecit tabernas, nec sector inventus est,

Flor. 2, 6, 48; Pacat. Pan. Theod. 25, 28; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 496; cf. Ps.-Ascon. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20, § 52, p. 172, and 2, 1, 23, §

61, p. 177 Orell.—In a double sense, with the signif. I.: nescimus per ista tempora eosdem fere sectores fuisse collorum et bonorum?

cutthroats and cutpurses, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80. —

* B.

Trop.:

hinc rapti pretio fasces sectorque favoris Ipse sui populus,

seller of his favor, Luc. 1, 178.—

III.

Geometrical t. t., the sector of a circle, that part of a circle included between any two radii and an arc, Boëth. Art. Geom. p. 379, 13.

2.

sector, ātus, 1 ( inf. sectarier, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 13; id. Rud. 1, 2, 57; Hor. S. 1, 2, 78), v. dep. freq. a. [sequor], to follow continually or eagerly, in a good or bad sense; to run after, attend, accompany; to follow after, chase, pursue (freq. and class.).

I.

Lit.

A.

In gen.:

equidem te jam sector quintum hunc annum,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 5:

servum misi, qui sectari solet meum gnatum,

id. Ep. 3, 4, 50: Chrysogonum (servi), Cic. Rosc. Am. 28, 77:

praetorem circum omnia fora,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169:

si mercede conducti obviam candidatis issent, si conducti sectarentur,

id. Mur. 32, 67:

at sectabuntur multi,

id. ib. 33, 70:

neque te quisquam stipator Praeter Crispinum sectabitur,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 139:

equitum manus quae regem ex more sectatur,

Tac. A. 15, 2; 15, 33 fin.; Gell. 20, 6, 1 et saep.:

mulieres sectarier,

to run after, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 13; 3, 1, 183; cf.:

desine matronas sectarier,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 78:

ipse suas sectatur oves, at filius agnos,

accompanies, guards, Tib. 1, 10, 41:

aratrum,

to follow the plough, id. 2, 3, 7: canes, to follow the hounds (that hunt on before), Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 14:

aliquem,

to run after, pursue, Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 1: servum, Cato ap. Gell. 17, 6, 3:

homo ridicule insanus, qui ejusmodi est, ut eum pueri sectentur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 148:

ne scuticā dignum horribili sectere flagello,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 119:

exagitet nostros Manes sectetur et umbras, etc.,

Prop. 2, 8, 19 (2, 8 b, 19).— To visit a place gladly, to frequent:

gymnasia,

Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6.— Absol.:

homo coepit me obsecrare, Ut sibi liceret discere id de me: sectari jussi (alluding to the train of followers who accompanied the ancient philosophers),

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 31; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 36: at sectabantur multi... Quid opus est sectatoribus? (of the train of a candidate) Cic. Mur. 34, 71.—

B.

In partic., to pursue, chase, hunt animals: sues silvaticos in montibus, Varr. ap. Non. 555, 31:

sectaris apros,

Verg. E. 3, 75:

gallinam,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 7:

simiam,

id. ib. 2, 2, 24; 2, 2, 106; 2, 3, 13 sq.;

2, 6, 25: leporem,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 106; 2, 2, 9 et saep.:

cervam videre fugere, sectari canes,

Ter. Phorm. prol. 7.—

II.

Trop., to follow or strive after; to pursue eagerly (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; not in Cic.): quid vos hanc miseram ac tenuem sectamini praedam? * Caes. B. G. 6, 35; so,

praedam,

Tac. A. 1, 65:

facinora,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 28:

lites,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 61:

nomina tironum,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 16:

sectantem levia nervi Deficiunt,

id. A. P. 26:

gymnasia aut porticus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6:

omnes dicendi Veneres,

Quint. 10, 1, 79; cf.:

quas figuras,

id. 9, 3, 100:

voluptatem,

id. 10, 1, 28:

eminentes virtutes,

to seek out, Tac. A. 1, 80:

contumaciam sententiarum, habitum vultumque ejus,

to seek to imitate, id. ib. 16, 22:

praecepta salubria,

Suet. Aug. 89:

commoda,

id. ib. 25:

luxuriosa convivia,

Just. 11, 10, 2:

in alienis eripiendis vitam sectari,

id. 27, 2, 8. —

(β).

With a rel. or subj.-clause, to hunt or track out, busy one's self:

mitte sectari, rosa quo locorum Sera moretur,

Hor. C. 1, 38, 3:

non ut omnia dicerem sectatus, sed ut maxime necessaria,

Quint. 1, 10, 1.

► In a pass.

signif.:

qui vellet se a cane sectari,

Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 6.