noun · femininethird declension
clārigātiō
clārigātiō f (genitive clārigātiōnis)
Classical[kɫaː.rɪˈɡaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kla.riˈɡat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- "a solemn demand for redress, a religious solemnity with which the Fetialis declared war upon an enemy, in case he should refuse to give satisfaction within 33 days for injuries sustained" (Lewis and Short)
- a fine for transgressing a limit
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clārigātiō | clārigātiōnēs |
| genitive | clārigātiōnis | clārigātiōnum |
| dative | clārigātiōnī | clārigātiōnibus |
| accusative | clārigātiōnem | clārigātiōnēs |
| ablative | clārigātiōne | clārigātiōnibus |
| vocative | clārigātiō | clārigātiōnēs |
clārĭgātĭo, ōnis, f. clarigo,
I. a solemn demand for redress, a religious solemnity with which the Fetialis declared war upon an enemy, in case he should refuse to give satisfaction within 33 days for injuries sustained (cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 53; 10, 14;
Dict. of Antiq.), Plin. 1, epit. libr. 22, 3, p. 69 Bip.; Quint. 7, 3, 13; cf. Liv. 1, 32, 5 sq.—II. In gen., a fine or ransom for a transgression of limits, to be exacted of the offender by any person finding him:
(Veliterni) jussi trans Tiberim habitare, ut ejus, qui cis Tiberim deprehensus esset, usque ad mille passuum clarigatio esset, Liv. 8, 14, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
clārigātiō ōnis, f
a fine, ransom (for transgressing limits), L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin clārigātiō From clārigō (“to proclaim war against an enemy with a ceremony”) + -tiō.