paciscor

Latin

Etymology

    From pacō (to come to an agreement) +‎ -īscō (inchoative suffix). Related to pactum (agreement, means) and pāx (peace).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    pacīscor (present infinitive pacīscī, perfect active pactus sum); third conjugation, deponent

    1. to make a bargain, contract or agreement with
      Synonyms: ī̆cō, percutiō, pangō, feriō
      1. (by extension) to betroth
        • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 4:
          ex qua pactus esset vir domo in matrimonium duceret
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. to barter, hazard, stake

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    References

    • paciscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • paciscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • paciscor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “pāx”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452