despectus
despectus, contemptible, scorned
despectus2, a looking down upon, view, prospect
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despectum Adjective: neuter nominative singular, Adjective: neuter accusative singular, Adjective: neuter genitive plural, Adjective: neuter vocative singular, Adjective: masculine genitive plural, Adjective: masculine accusative singular, Noun: masculine accusative singular of despectus
despectum Verb: perfect passive participle masculine genitive plural, Verb: perfect passive participle masculine accusative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter nominative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter genitive plural, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter accusative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter vocative singular of despicio
- A looking down upon; hence, a view or prospect from an elevated place (repeatedly in Caes.; elsewh. rare; not in Cic.): erat ex oppido Alesia despectus in campum, Caes. B. G. 7, 79, 3: in mare, id. ib. 3, 14 fin.: sub terras, Lucr. 4, 417: qua longe pelago despectus aperto, Stat. Th. 5, 351.—In plur., concr., points of view, heights: cum ex omnibus partibus altissimas rupes despectusque haberet (oppidum), Caes. B. G. 2, 29, 3.—
- II Transf. (only dat.), a spectacle, an object of contempt: despectui me habet, Vulg. Gen. 16, 5; id. 2 Esdr. 4, 4.—
- B A despising, contempt: ludibrio et despectui esse oppositum, Auct. Her. 4, 39, 51.
[quae ] dispectui habita foras proicerentur
ammonet gentes ne ‥ Judaeos ~ui habeant
vultus suos, utpote ab illo qui jam ipsis ~ui erat, avertebant
Hibernici ‥ a ‥ Normannis in ~um et derisum habiti
quamvis in tanto ~u haberemur
quidam puerulus ‥ nomen Domini cum ~u et irrisione mirabili blasphemavit(
mandamus ‥ quatinus ‥ non torneatis, cum ‥ barones nostri ad mandatum nostrum ‥ torneare omiserint, quibus magnus videretur ~us si absque eis torneassetis
ego multa mala perpessus sum et ignominiam ac ~um supra omnes predecessores meos
hiis exceptis ‥ qui ~um fecerunt mihi et heredibus meis(
rex ‥ cupiens vindicari de ~u et rebellione ‥ sibi factis Londoniis
invenit plegios ‥ quod stabit recto de ~u curie
ballivi in ~u regie majestatis ‥ nichil facere voluerunt
cepit de eadem villa j m. injuste pro dispectu Colecestr’ ultra taxacionem primo factam
in ~u curie abiit
Florentini in ~um sacre Romane ecclesie quendam monachum missum a ‥ papa ‥ occiderunt
J. de C. in misericordia quia habuit ~um eundi ad jurandum ad faciendam inquisicionem
qui exclamationem audierit et accurrere neglexerit, solvat ~um regis [(AS: ]þœs cinges oferhyrnesse
emendet ‥ domino aut regi plenum ~um [(AS: ]be fullan mundbryce
- 1. uitzicht, vergezicht [in campum; in mare];
- 2. (postklass.) verachting; ➤ alci despectui esse door iem. veracht worden.
- P. of despicio, contemptible, scorned: maxime natura eius, Ta.: despectissima pars servientium, Ta.
- despicio, a looking down upon, view, prospect: ex oppido in campum, Cs.: ex omnibus partibus despectūs habere, points of view, Cs.—An object of contempt: ut (resR.) Treveris despectui sit, Ta.