Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
pactio. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
pactio, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
pactio in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
pactio you have here. The definition of the word
pactio will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
pactio, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
From pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”) + -tiō, from pacō (“make or come to an agreement”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pactiō f (genitive pactiōnis); third declension
- The act of agreeing or covenanting; an agreement, covenant, contract, bargain, pact, treaty, truce.
- A corrupt bargaining, underhand agreement.
- A marriage contract.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “pactio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pactio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pactio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- pactio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to conclude a treaty with some one: pactionem facere cum aliquo (Sall. Iug. 40)
- “pactio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin