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L., abbreviation of the praenomen Lucius.
L. ＝ 50.
labor, ōris, m., labor, toil; misfortune.
labōriōsus, a, um [labor], adj., full of labor, laborious, toilsome; wearisome, difficult.
labōrō, āre, āvī, ātus [labor], to toil, strive; be in distress; be troubled.
Lacedaemoniī, ōrum, pl. m., the Lacedaemonians, the inhabitants of Lacedaemon or Sparta.
lacrima, ae, f., a tear.
lacrimābilis, e [lacrimō, to weep], adj., lamentable.
laedō, ere, laesī, laesus, to hurt, injure.
Laeliānus, ī, m., one of the Thirty Tyrants; emperor in Gaul after the death of Postumus.
Laelius, ī, m., C. Laelius, consul 190 B.C.
laetitia, ae [laetus, joyful], f., joy, rejoicing.
laetor, ārī, ātus sum [laetus, joyful], to rejoice, be joyful, be glad.
Laevīnus, ī, m., the name of a Roman family. 1. L. Valerius (Laevīnus), consul 206 B.C. 2. M. Valerius Laevīnus, consul 210 B.C. 3. P. Valerius Laevīnus, consul 280 B.C.
laevus, a, um, adj., left; as subst., laeva, ae, f., the left; in laevā, on the left side.
Lamponius, ī, m., a leader of the Marian party in the Civil war between Marius and Sulla.
languor, ōris, m., faintness, feebleness, weariness.
Larcius, ī, m., T. Larcius (Flavus), the first dictator, 501 B.C.
largior, īrī, ītus sum, to give freely, distribute; bribe.
largītiō, ōnis [largior], f., liberality, bribery.
lascīvia, ae [lascīvus, sportive], f., jollity.
lātē [lātus, broad], adv., broadly, widely; on all sides, far and wide.
lateō, ere, uī, —, to lie hid, escape notice.
Latīnē, adv., in Latin.
Latīnus, a, um, adj., Latin, pertainingto Latium; as subst., Latīnī, ōrum, pl. m., the Latins.
latrō, ōnis, m., a robber, brigand.
latrōcinor, ārī, — [latrō], to be a robber, commit piracy.
latus, eris, n., a side; flank.
laudō, āre, āvī, ātus [laus], to praise, commend.
laurea, ae, f., the laurel tree.
laus, laudis, f., praise, fame, glory; ability, merit.
lavācrum, ī [lavō], n., bath.
lavō, āre, lāvī, lautus, to wash, bathe.
laxō, āre, āvī, ātus, to loose, spread out, relax.
lectīcula, ae [dim. of lectīca, couch], f., a litter; bier.
lēctiō, ōnis [legō], f., a reading.
lēgātiō, ōnis [legō], f., an embassy.
lēgātus, ī [legō], m., an ambassador, legate; lieutenant, deputy.
legiō, ōnis [legō], f., a legion.
legō, ere, lēgī, lēctus, to gather, collect; select, appoint, choose; read. con—conlegō, ere, lēgī, lēctus, to collect, gather; obtain, get, acquire. dis—dīligō, ere, lēxī, lēctus, to single out, esteem, love, prize. ex—ēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus, to pick out, choose, select.
lēnitās, ātis [lēnis, soft], f., softness, smoothness, gentleness, mildness.
lēniter [lēnis, soft], adv., softly, mildly, lightly.
Lentulus, ī, m., the name of a Roman family. 1. (L.) Cornēlius Lentulus, consul 275 B.C. 2. L. Cornēlius Lentulus, consul 237 B.C. 3. P. Cornēlius Lentulus, consul 71 B.C.
leō, ōnis, m., lion.
Lepidus, ī, m., M. Aemilius Lepidus, a member of the Second Triumvirate, consul 46 B.C.
Leptis, is, f., a Phoenician colony in the northern part of Africa.
levis, e, adj., light, trivial, easy.
lēx, lēgis, f., a law, decree.
libenter [libēns, glad], adv., gladly, cheerfully.
līber, era, erum, adj., free; as subst., līberī, ōrum, pl. m., children.
līberālis, e [līber], adj., freeborn, noble; liberal, generous.
līberālitās, ātis [līberālis], f., generosity, kindness; a gift.
līberō, āre, āvī, ātus [līber], to set free, release.
lībertās, ātis [līber], f., freedom.
lībertīnus, ī [lībertus], adj. used as subst., m., a manumitted slave, freedman.
lībertus, ī [līber], m., a freedman.
libīdō, inis [libet, it pleases], f., pleasure; lust, wantonness, passion.
Libō, ōnis, m., L. Iūlius Libō, consul 267 B.C.
lībra, ae, f., a pair of scales; a pound.
Liburnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Liburnians, an Illyrian people living between Histria and Dalmatia; nāvēs Liburnae, light galleys built after a model used by them.
Libya, ae, f., the northern part of Africa, west of Egypt.
Libyssa, ae, f., a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor.
licet, licēre, licuit or licitum est, impers., it is allowed, permitted.
Licinius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. 1. C. Fabius Licinius, consul 273 B.C. 2. (P. Flavius) Licinius, Roman emperor 307-324 A.D. See Crassus, Lūcullus, Valeriānus.
Ligurēs, um, pl. m., the people of Liguria, a district on the western coast of Italy.
Lilybaeum, ī, n., a town in western Sicily.
Lingonēs, um, Gr. acc. Lingonas, pl. m., a Celtic people of Gaul.
līs, lītis, f., a strife, dispute, quarrel; a suit, action.
littera, ae, f., a letter (of the alphabet); pl., writing, literature, letters; a letter.
lītus, oris, n., a shore, beach.
Līvius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. See Salīnātōr.
locō, āre, āvī, ātus [locus], to place. con—conlocō, āre, āvī, ātus, to place, arrange, station, establish.
locuplētātor, ōris [locuplētō, to enrich], m., an enricher.
locus, ī, pl. locī and loca, m., a place, spot; room; position, rank, condition.
Lollius, ī, m., M. Lollius, consul 21 B.C.
longē [longus], adv., at a distance, far, by far.
Longīnus, ī, m., 1. C. Cassius Longīnus, consul 124 B.C. 2. C. Cassius (Longīnus), murderer of Caesar.
longus, a, um, adj., long, tall; distant; tedious.
lōrīca, ae [lōrum, a strap], f., a corselet of leather, a coat of mail.
Lorium, ī, n., a town in Etruria.
Lūcānī, ōrum, pl. m., the inhabitants of Lucania.
Lūcānia, ae, f., a district in southern Italy.
Lucrētia, ae, f., the wife of Collatinus.
Lucrētius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. See Tricipitīnus.
lūctus, ūs [lugeō], m., grief, sorrow, mourning.
Lūcullus, ī, m., the name of a Roman family. 1. L. Licinius Lūcullus, consul 74 B.C. 2. M. Licinius Lūcullus, brother of (1).
lūcus, ī, m., a sacred grove, grove.
lūdus, ī, m., play, game; place of training, school.
Lugdūnum, ī, n., a city in Gaul, now Lyons.
lūgeō, ēre, lūxī, lūctus, to mourn, bewail.
Lūsitānī, ōrum, pl. m., the inhabitants of Lūsitānia.
Lūsitānia, ae, f., a province in the southwest of Spain.
Lutātius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. See Catulus.
luxūria, ae [lūxus, excess], f., luxury, extravagance.
Lycia, ae, f., a division of Asia Minor.