socialis

sŏcĭālis, e, adj. [socius], of or belonging to companionship.

I.

In gen., companionable, sociable, social (so not ante-Aug.):

homo sociale animal,

Sen. Ben. 7, 1, 8:

beneficium dare socialis res est,

id. ib. 5, 11, 4:

amicitiae,

App. M. 5, p. 171, 20.—

II.

In partic.

A.

Of or belonging to allies or confederates, allied, confederate (the class. signif. of the word):

lex,

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 5, 18:

lex judiciumque,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 6, § 15:

foedus,

Liv. 34, 57:

exercitus,

i. e. of the allies, id. 31, 21:

coetus,

id. 7, 25:

equitatus,

id. 26, 5; so,

turmae,

Tac. A. 4, 73:

copiae (opp. legiones),

i. e. auxiliaries, id. ib. 12, 31:

bellum,

the war of the allies, Liv. Epit. 71 fin.; Flor. 3, 18, 1; Juv. 5, 31:

cuncta socialia prospere composita,

the affairs of the allies, Tac. A. 2, 57.—

B.

In Ovid several times like conjugialis, of marriage, conjugal, nuptial:

amor socialis,

Ov. M. 7, 800;

(with foedus maritum),

id. P. 3, 1, 73:

Livia sic tecum sociales compleat annos,

id. Tr. 2, 161:

foedera,

id. M. 14, 380; id. H. 4, 17:

torus,

id. F. 2, 729:

jura,

id. Am. 3, 11, 45:

sacra,

id. H. 21, 155:

carmina, i. e. epithalamium,

id. ib. 12, 139.—Hence, adv.: sŏ-cĭālĭter, socially: non ut de sede secundā Cederet aut quartā socialiter (iambus), for the sake of company (perh. hap. eirêm.), Hor. A. P. 258.