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