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ālec (better, allec; hallec also in MSS.), ēcis, n., or ālex (hāl-), ēcis, f. and m. (v. Rudd. I. p. 17, n. 93; Schneid. Gr. 2, 110 and 128), acc. to Plin. 31, 8, 44, § 95, the sediment of a costly fish-sauce, garum; and in gen. the sauce prepared from small fish, fish-pickle, fish-brine: alec danunt, * Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 2, 395; 120, 3: faecem et allec, Hor. S. 2, 4, 73; 2, 8, 9 K. and H.: putri cepas hallece natantes, Mart. 3, 77 Schneid.
The plur. not in use, v. Prisc. p. 686 P.

* allectātĭo (adl-), ōnis, f. [allecto], an enticing, alluring: Chrysippus nutricum illi quae adhibetur infantibus adlectationi suum carmen (a nursery song) adsignat, Quint. 1, 10, 32 Halm (Ruhnk. proposed lallationi; cf. Spald. ad h. l.).

allectĭo (adl-), ōnis, f. [allicio] (late Lat.).

  1. I. A choice or election for something, esp. a levying of troops, Capitol. M. Anton. Phil. 11; Tert. Monog. 12; Capell. 1, p. 2.
  2. II. In the lang. of civilians. a promotion to a higher office before one has performed the duties of a lower: adlectionis quaerendus est honos, Cod. Th. 6, 4, 10; so Symm. Ep. 7, 97.

allecto (adl-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. [id.], to allure, to entice (prob. only in the foll. exs.): ad agrum fruendum non modo non retardat, verum etiam invitat atque adlectat senectus, Cic. Sen. 16 fin.; id. Lael. 26, 98: boves sibilo, Col. 2, 3, 2.

1. allector (adl-), ōris, m. [allicio], one that entices or allures: turdi quasi adlectores sint captivorum, * Col. 8, 10, 1.

2. allector, ōris, m. [2. allĕgo].

  1. I. One that chooses others into a college, Inscr. Orell. 779; 2406.
  2. II. A deputy under the emperors, who collected the taxes in the provinces, Inscr Orell. 369; 3654.

allectūra, ae, f. [2. allĕgo], the office of an allector, Inscr. Grut. 375, 3.

1. allectus, a, um, Part. of 2. allĕgo.

2. allectus, a, um, Part. of allicio.

2. al-lĕgo (adl-), ēgi, ectum, 3, v. a., to select for one’s self, to choose (qs. ad se legere; like adimere, = ad se emere); to admit by election, to elect to a thing, or into (a corporation; in the class. per. generally only in the histt.): Druidibus praeest unushoc mortuo, si sunt plures pares, suffragio Druidum adlegitur, * Caes. B. G. 6, 13 Herz. (Dinter here omits adlegitur): augures de plebe, Liv. 10, 6: octo praetoribus adlecti duo, Vell. 2, 89: aliquem in sui custodiam, Suet. Aug. 49; so, in senatum, id. Claud. 24: inter patricios, id. Vit. 1: in clerum, Hier. adv. Jov. 1, n. 34 al.
Poet.: adlegi caelo, Sen. Agam. 804.
Hence, al-lectus (adl-), a, um, P. a. Subst.,

  1. A. A member chosen into any corporation (collegium): collegae, qui unā lecti, et qui in eorum locum suppositi, sublecti; additi Adlecti, Varr. L. L. 6, § 66 Müll.
  2. B. Those who were added to the Senate from the equestrian order, on account of the small number of the Senators, were called adlecti, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.; cf. Suet. Caes. 41; id. Vesp. 9.