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sĕcūris, is (acc. securim, Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 17; id. Men. 5, 2, 105; Cic. Mur. 24, 48; id. Planc. 29, 70; Verg. A. 2, 224; 11, 656; 696; Ov. M. 8, 397; Liv. 1, 40, 7; 3, 36, 4; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 201; cf. Gell. 13, 21, 6: securem, Liv. 3, 36, 4; 8, 7, 20; 9, 16, 17; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 123; Varr. ap. Non. p. 79; Val. Max. 1, 3, ext. 3; 3, 2, ext. 1; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 29; Lact. Mort. Pers. 31, 2; Amm. 30, 8, 5; cf. Prisc. 758; abl. securi, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 25; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 7; 2, 1, 5, § 12; 2, 4, 64, § 144; 2, 5, 50, § 133; Verg. A. 6, 824; 7, 510; Cat. 17, 19; Ov. H. 16, 105; Liv. 2, 5, 8 et saep.: secure, App. M. 8, p. 216, 1; Tert. Pud. 16), f. [seco], an axe or hatchet with a broad edge (cf. bipennis).

  1. I. In gen., as a domestic utensil, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 17; id. Bacch. 5, 1, 31: rustica, Cat. 19, 3 al.
    For felling trees, Cat. 17, 19; Verg. A. 6, 180; Ov. F. 4, 649; id. M. 9, 374; Hor. S. 1, 7, 27; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 188.
    For hewing stones in the quarries, Stat. S. 2, 2, 87.
    For fighting, a battle-axe, Verg. A. 11, 656; 11, 696; 12, 306; 7, 184; 7, 627; Hor. C. 4, 4, 20 al.: anceps, a two-edged axe, Ov. M. 8, 397 (just before, bipennifer).
    For slaying animals for sacrifice, Hor. C. 3, 23, 12; Verg. A. 2, 224; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 5; id. M. 12, 249.
    As the cutting edge of a vine-dresser’s bill, Col. 4, 25, 4 et saep.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. Lit., an executioner’s axe, for beheading criminals (borne by the lictors in the fasces; v. fascis): missi lictores ad sumendum supplicium nudatos virgis caedunt securique feriunt, i. e. behead them, Liv. 2. 5; so, securi ferire, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 75; Hirt. B. G. 8, 38 fin.: percutere, Cic. Pis. 34, 84; Sen. Ira, 2, 5, 5; Flor. 1, 9, 5: strictae in principum colla secures, id. 2, 5, 4: necare, Liv. 10, 9: securibus cervices subicere, Cic. Pis. 34, 83 (cf. infra, B.); id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 22: Publicola statim secures de fascibus demi jussit, id. Rep. 2, 31, 55; cf. Lucr. 3, 996; 5, 1234: nec sumit aut ponit secures Arbitrio popularis aurae, Hor. C. 3, 2, 20: saevumque securi Aspice Torquatum (as having caused his own son to be executed), Verg. A. 6, 824.
      Comically, in a double sense, acc. to I.: te, cum securi, caudicali praeficio provinciae, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 25: securis Tenedia, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, 2; Front. ad M. Caes. 1, 9 init.; v. Tenedos.
    2. B. Trop.
      1. 1. A blow, death-blow, etc.: graviorem rei publicae infligere securim, to give a death-blow, Cic. Planc. 29, 70; cf.: quam te securim putas injecisse petitioni tuae, cum? etc. (just before: plaga est injecta petitioni tuae), id. Mur. 24, 48.
      2. 2. With reference to the axe in the fasces, authority, dominion, sovereignty.
          1. (α) Usu. in plur.: Gallia securibus subjecta, perpetuā premitur servitute, i. e. to Roman supremacy, * Caes. B. G. 7, 77 fin.; cf.: vacui a securibus et tributis, Tac. A. 12, 34: consulis inperium hic primus saevasque secures Accipiet, Verg. A. 6, 819: Medus Albanas timet secures, i. e. the Roman authority or dominion, Hor. C. S. 54: ostendam multa securibus recidenda, Sen. Ep. 88, 38.
          2. (β) In sing. (poet.): Germania colla Romanae praebens animosa securi, Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 45.

sē-cūrus, a, um, adj. [se = sine and cura], i. q. non or nibil curans, free from care, careless, unconcerned, untroubled, fearless, quiet, easy, composed.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In a good sense (class.; cf. tutus); constr. absol., with de, ab, gen., or a rel.-clause: ut, meis ab tergo tutis, securus bellum Nabidi inferam, Liv. 31, 25: securus solutusque, id. 25, 39; (with otiosus), Quint. 5, 13, 59: securus Hermippus Temnum proficiscitur, Cic. Fl. 20, 46: sine militis usu Mollia securae peragebant otia gentes, Ov. M. 1, 100; 11, 423; 12, 129: non secura quidem, fausto tamen omine laeta Mater abit templo, id. ib. 9, 784; cf.: a non securo Eumene, Liv. 45, 19: Ceres natā secura receptā, easy now that she had found, Ov. M. 5, 572; cf. Tib. 1, 1, 77 (v. infra, b.): de linguā Latinā securi es animi, Cic. Att. 12, 52 fin.: de bello Romano, Liv. 36, 41: de facilitate credentis, Tac. A. 16, 2: securos vos ab hac parte reddemus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 8; Curt. 9, 6, 24; so, ab hac parte, Suet. Tib. 11.
      Comp.: securior ab Samnitibus, Liv. 9, 22: Romani securi pro salute de gloriā certabant, Tac. Agr. 26: aut pro vobis sollicitior, aut pro me securior, id. H. 4, 58.
      With gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): ne sis secura futuri, Ov. M. 6, 137; so, suis (gen. of sus), id. ib. 7, 435: extremi sepulcri, Stat. Th. 12, 781: pelagi atque mei, unconcerned about, Verg. A. 7, 304: amorum germanae, id. ib. 1, 350; 10, 326: poenae, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 17: tam parvae observationis (Cicero), Quint. 8, 3, 51: odii, Tac. Agr. 43: potentiae, id. A. 3, 28: nec securam incrementi sui patiebatur esse Italiam, Vell. 2, 109, 4: qui (motus) Campaniam numquam securam hujus mali … vastavit, Sen. Q. N. 6, 1, 2: quem (rogum) uxoria pietas mortis secura conscendit, Val. Max. 2, 6, ext. 14: his persuadet, ut securo fugae suae Eumeni superveniant, Just. 13, 8, 5: periculi, Curt. 5, 10, 15: discurrunt securi casus ejus, qui supervenit ignaris, id. 9, 9, 8 (v. infra, b.).
      With rel.-clause: gestit nummum in loculos demittere, post hoc Securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176; id. S. 2, 4, 50 (opp. laboret); id. C. 1, 26, 6.
      With ne and subj.: ne quis etiam errore labatur vestrum quoque, non sum securus, Liv. 39, 16, 6.
        1. b. Of inanim. things.
          1. (α) Free from care, untroubled, tranquil, serene, cheerful, bright (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): deos securum agere aevum, Lucr. 5, 82; 6, 58; Hor. S. 1, 5, 101: quies (leti), Lucr. 3, 211; 3, 939: otia, Verg. G. 3, 376: dies, Tib. 3, 4, 54: merum, id. 2, 1, 46: mensa, id. 3, 6, 30: convivia, Sen. Clem. 1, 26: artus (Herculis), Ov. M. 9, 240: gaudia nato recepto, id. ib. 7, 455: summa malorum, careless, id. ib. 14, 490: olus, i.e. of the careless idler, Hor. S. 2, 7, 30 et saep.; Quint. 10, 5, 8: causae, id. 11, 3, 151: vox securae claritatis, id. 11, 3, 64: tempus securius, more free from care, id. 12, 1, 20; cf.: securior materia, Tac. H. 1, 1 et saep.: securos ab eo metu somnos, Plin. 28, 9, 42, § 149.
            With gen.: vota secura repulsae, safe against, Ov. M. 12, 199.
          2. (β) Poet., that frees from care or anxiety: latices, Verg. A. 6, 715 (securos ab effectu, Serv. ad l. l.).
    2. B. In a bad sense, careless, reckless, heedless, negligent (post-Aug. and very rare): reus, Quint. 6, 1, 14; cf. id. 4, 2, 55; 11, 3, 3.
      Of abstract things: castrensis jurisdictio, easy, off-hand (shortly after, opp. gravis, intentus), Tac. Agr. 9: luxus, id. A. 3, 54.
  2. II. Transf., object., of a thing or place, free from danger, safe, secure (not till after the Aug. period, and rare for the class. tutus): hostis levis et velox et repentinus, qui nullum usquam tempus, nullum locum quietum aut securum esse sineret, Liv. 39, 1: domus, Plin. Pan. 62, 7: Tripolim securissimam reddidit, Spart. Sev. 18: securiorem, Tac. Or. 3: quorum (hominum) ea natura est, ut secura velint, safety, security, id. ib. 37 fin.
    With gen.: subitā inundatione Tiberis non modo jacentia et plana urbis loca sed secura ejusmodi casuum implevit, secure from such accidents, Tac. H. 1, 86.
    Adv., in two forms,
    1. A. sē-cūrē.
      1. 1. (Acc. to I.) Carelessly, heedlessly, fearlessly, unconcernedly, quietly (not ante-Aug.): lente ac secure aliquid ferre, Suet. Ner. 40; Plin. Ep. 1, 4, 3 (with neglegenter); Vell. 2, 129, 3; Val. Max. 4, 7, 1 ext. al.
        Comp., Sen. Ep. 18, 8.
      2. 2. (Acc. to II.) Safely, securely, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6.
    2. B. sēcūrĭter (late Lat.), Aug. in Joan. Ep. ad Parth. Tr. 10, 8.