Elegantiae terminorum

Apud at/with is for a person and a place in which there is an end of motion, as "books are with me, and money is with the treasurer," i.e., in. Wherefore "I go to the Lord" or "to my house." Thus it is said: "They are in the power of the Lord," as "the faith of my words is with the authors," "money is with the rich," that is, in their authority and power.

Asseuerare to assert/affirm is to mix emotion and the strength of proof into arguments. Wherefore an assertion is more than a proof.

Assuefere to accustom and presuescere to become accustomed beforehand are joined to the dative. Desuescere to become unaccustomed is with the ablative mediated by a preposition, as "I become accustomed to Latinity," "I become unaccustomed from barbarism," "unaccustomed from Latinity."

Assuefacio I accustom and presuefacio I accustom beforehand are joined with the accusative and the dative, as "I accustom myself to good morals." It is amatory. It is poetic that it is made by a long position.

Auctionari to sell by auction is to sell publicly in the forum what pertains to furniture. Auctio auction is such a public sale.

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b Bellum war is both the battle itself and the whole time that we are in military service, which the unlearned call guerra war, which is barbaric. Prelium battle and certamen contest is truly the clash of arms itself. Certamen is also of words.

Bibere to drink is of necessity. Potare to drink (excessively) is of superfluity.

Biduo, triduo, quadriduo in two, three, four days, and no further.

Bifariam, trifariam, quadrifariam, omnifariam twofold, threefold, fourfold, in all ways, and no further are said.

Bimode, trimode, diversimode, omnimode in two/three/various/all modes are not said, but bifariam, diverso modo, omni modo.

Binoctio, trinoctio, quadrinoctio in two/three/four nights, and no further are said.

Bipartito, tripartito, quadripartito in two/three/four parts, and no further are said. Bipes two-footed is he who has two feet. But bipedalis of two feet is he who has the length of two feet.

Cauere to beware/take care when it is joined to the accusative is "to avoid," as "I beware of vice." When, however, to the ablative, it is "to provide for," as "it is provided by law," and mediated by a preposition, as "one must beware of the enemy."

Calumniari to slander/falsely accuse and cavillare to mock/quibble do not mean to bring false crimes, but to vex others in lawsuits through the fraud of lying and for the sake of winning. Hence calumnia slander, that is, fraud and deceit.

Capitium head-covering is with 'i' and not with 'e' in the second syllable; it is a covering for the head.

Catalogus catalog is a list or writing demonstrating numbers or the order of things.

Catuli puppies, though they seem to be said from dogs, are nevertheless also the young of wild beasts and snakes. Pulli chicks/young are the offspring of livestock, birds, or fish. Hinnuli fawns are of stags, hares, and similar things.

Ceu as is taken for "as." It is put in place of "without."

Certe certainly affirms and changes "and" to "if." It is joined with "I know" and similar verbs, as "I certainly know," "I manifestly know," "manifestly," "openly" for "openly," "clearly" for "clearly," "safely" for "safely," and similar things.