noun · neutersecond declension
scītum
scītum n (genitive scītī)
Classical[ˈskiː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃiː.tum]
Meaning
- statute; ordinance; decree; edict (a law passed by a governing body)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scītum | scīta |
| genitive | scītī | scītōrum |
| dative | scītō | scītīs |
| accusative | scītum | scīta |
| ablative | scītō | scītīs |
| vocative | scītum | scīta |
scītum, i, n., v. scisco, P. a., A. 1. and B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scītum ī, n
P. n. of scisco.—Of the Roman people, an ordinance, statute, decree, resolution, popular vote : scita ac iussa nostra comprobare. —Usu. with plebis or plebi (often as one word, plebiscitum): quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio consuli, etc.: (lex) plebei scito Canuleio abrogata: de altero aedile scitum plebi est factum, L.: populi scita, Ta.—Of popular assemblies in other nations, a decree, ordinance, resolution : cum esset lex Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut, etc.: populi scito non paruit, N.: ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret, L.—Of any public authority, a decree, ordinance : omnia sacra Pontificis scitis subiecit, L.: aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversari, L.
Origins
Nominalization of scītus.
In English words that came into English from scītum
- plebisciteplēbiscītum
- plebiscitumplēbiscītum