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Chīro, v. Chiron.

† Chīrocmēta, ōn or ōrum, n., = χειρόκμητα (lit. made by the hand), title of a book by Democritus, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 160 (as Greek, Vitr. 9, prooem. § 14; Col. 7, 5, 17).

† chīrŏgrăphārĭus, a, um, adj. [chirographum], pertaining to handwriting, manuscript-: creditores, who have the obligation of the debtor in his own handwriting, Dig. 42, 5, 38, § 1: pecunia, Cod. Just. 4, 2, 17: debitum, ib. 8, 27, 1.

† chīrŏgrăphum, i, n. (access. form * chīrŏgrăphus, i, m., sc. libellus or codex, Fulvius ap. Quint. 6, 3, 100 Spald., together with chirographum, Quint. ib. 5, 13, 8; and chīrŏgrăphon, i, n., Sid. Carm. 16, 56), = χειρόγραφον.

  1. I. One’s own handwriting, autograph; pure Lat. manus (in good prose; freq. in Cic.): extrema pagella pupugit me tuo chirographo, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; Planc. ib. 10, 21, 3; Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 16; 2, 4, 8: neque utar meo chirographo neque signo, id. Att. 2, 20, 5: imitari, id. N. D. 3, 30, 74 al.
  2. II. Meton (abstr. pro concr.), that which is written with one’s own hand: credidi chirographis ejus (assurances in his own handwriting), Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 1; so, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; id. Brut. 80, 277; id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; id. Phil. 1, 7, 16; Quint. 9, 2, 73; Suet. Aug. 87; id. Tib. 6; id. Calig. 24.
    1. B. In the lang. of business, t. t., a bond, surety, or obligation under one’s own hand (diff. from syngrapha, q. v.; not found with this meaning in Cic.), Gai Inst. 3, 134; Dig. 20, 1, 26; 49, 14, 3; Suet. Caes. 17; id. Calig. 12; id. Dom. 1; Gell. 14, 2, 7.

Chīron (nom. Chīro, Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. s. v. ocrem, p. 181), ōnis, m., = Χείρων,

  1. I. one of the Centaurs, distinguished for his knowledge of plants, medicine, and divination, son of Saturn and Philyra (hence, Philyrides Chiron, Verg. G. 3, 550), the tutor of Æsculapius (Ov. M. 2, 630 sq.), Hercules, Achilles, Jason, etc.; at last translated to heaven as a constellation, Hyg. Praef. and Fab. 274; id. Astr. 2, 38; Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 91; 3, 550; 4, 270; acc. Gr. Chirona, Ov. M. 6, 126.
    As a constellation, Luc. 9, 536.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Chīrō-nīus or -ēus, a, um, adj., named after Chiron (the physician and botanist).
      So subst.: chīrōnīa, ae (sc. herba), a name of several plants: pyxacanthos, Plin. 24, 14, 77, § 125: panaces, id. 25, 4, 13, § 32: ampelos, id. 25, 4, 16, § 34: vitis nigra, id. 23, 1, 17, § 27: Chironium vulnus, Cels. 5, 28, 5; App. Herb. 22: Chironion, a plant, i. q. Centaurion, q. v., Plin. 25, 6, 31, § 66.
    2. * B. Chīrōnĭcus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Chiron: ars, Sid. Ep. 2, 12 fin.

† chīrŏnŏmī̆a, ae, f., = χειρονομία, the art of moving the hands in gesturing, gesticulation: chironomia, quae est lex gestūs, Quint. 1, 11, 17.

† chīrŏnŏmŏs, i, comm., and chīrŏ-nŏmōn, ontis (also Gr. untis), m., = χειρονόμος or χειρονομῶν, one who moves his hands according to the rules of art, correctly, a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63; 5, 121; Sid. Ep. 4, 7 fin.