servile

servīlis, e, adj. [servus], of or belonging to a slave, slavish, servile (class.).

I.

Lit. (syn. famularis):

tumultus,

the servile war, insurrection of the slaves, Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

imperium,

like that of masters over slaves, Sall. H. 1, 9 Dietsch:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 19, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

terror,

dread of the slaves, of a servile insurrection, Liv. 3, 16: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

capita,

Liv. 27, 16:

caput,

Dig. 4, 5, 3:

de uxoribus in servilem modum quaestionem habent,

like slaves, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 32:

inscriptio (i. e. triumphi de servis),

Flor. 3, 19, 8:

operae (i. e. servis dignae),

id. 2, 18, 10:

nil servile habet,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 111:

servilia fingere,

Tac. A. 16, 2:

caedi discentes, deforme atque servile est,

Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf.

verbera,

Just. 1, 5, 2:

causa,

Dig. 4, 5, 3, § 1:

adfinitates,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

cognationes,

ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3:

condicio,

ib. 48, 20, 1:

necessitas,

ib. 3, 8, 19, § 2.—

II.

Trop.:

serviles nuptiae (opp. liberales),

Plaut. Cas. prol. 68 and 73:

schema,

id. Am. prol. 117:

vestis,

Cic. Pis, 38, 92:

color,

id. ib. 38, 1:

indoles,

Liv. 1, 5:

gestus (with humilis),

Quint. 11, 3, 83:

vernilitas,

id. 1, 11, 2: litterae, i. e. the lower branches of learning (writing, reading, arithmetic, etc.;

opp. liberales, the higher branches),

Sen. Tranq. 9:

jugum,

Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6:

munus,

id. Sull. 19, 55.—Hence, adv., like a slave, slavishly, servilely. *

a.

servīle:

gemens,

Claud. B. Gild. 364.—

b.

servīlĭter (class.):

serviliter ficti dominum consalutamus,

Petr. 117, 6:

ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55; so Tac. H. 1, 36:

saevire,

Flor. 1, 23, 1.— Comp. and sup. of the adj. and adv. do not occur.