Lewis & Short

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pūblĭcĭtus, adv. [publicus].

  1. I. On the public account, at the public expense, by or for the State (ante-class.): publicitus aurum praebere, Lucil. ap. Non. 513, 4: dare publicitus cibaria, Pompon. ib. 10: proletarius publicitus scutis Ornatur, Enn. ap. Gell. 16, 10, 1 (Ann. v. 189 Vahl.): hospitio accipi, i. e. into imprisonment, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 8; 4, 2, 7: aurum in aede Dianae publicitus servant, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 79; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 85; Treb. Pol. XXX. Tyr. 18: quae (peccata) prohibere publicitus interest, Gell. 7 (6), 14, 4.
  2. II. Before the people, in public, publicly (ante- and post-class. for palam): ut fiat auctio Publicitus, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 40; Caecil. ap. Non. 513, 8. In this signif. freq. in App.; so M. 3, p. 136, 25; 6, p. 176, 3 (opp. privatim, id. Flor. 2, p. 347).