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augŭra, v. augurium init.
‡ augŭrācŭlum, i, n. [auguror], the name by which the citadel of Rome was anciently called, because the augurs there observed the flight of birds, Paul. ex Fest. p. 18 Müll.
augùrālis (augŭrĭālis, App. Not. Aspir. § 8), e, adj. [augur].
- I. Of or belonging to augurs, relating to soothsaying or prophecy, augurial: libri, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; id. Fam. 3, 4; cf. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 122: jus, Cic. Brut. 77, 267: cena, which the augur gave on his entrance into office, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 6, Cic. Fam. 7, 26: insignia, Liv 10, 7: sacerdotium, Suet. Claud. 4; id. Gram. 12: verbum, Gell. 6, 6, 4.
Hence,
- II. Subst.: augŭrāle, is, n.
- A. A part of the headquarters of a Roman camp, where the general took auguries: structam ante augurale aram, Tac. A. 15, 30: egressus augurali, id. ib. 2, 13.
Hence (pars pro toto), the principal tent: tabernaculum ducis, augurale, Quint. 8, 2, 8.
- B. The augur’s wand or staff = lituus, Sen. Tranq. 11.
augùrātĭo, ōnis, f. [auguror].
- I. A divining, a soothsaying: quae tandem ista auguratio est ex passeribus? * Cic. Div. 2, 30, 65.
- II. The art of divining, Lact. 2, 16.
augŭrātō, v. auguror fin.
augŭrātōrĭum, ii, n. [auguror], a place where auguries were taken (postAug.), Inscr. Orell. 2286; P. Vict. Region. Urb. 10, Hyg. Castr. p. 52 Schel.
augŭrātrix, īcis, f. [auguror], a female soothsayer or diviner (post-class.), Vulg. Isa. 57, 3 (as transl. of the Heb. [??]; but in Paul. ex Fest. p. 117, the correct reading is argutatrix; v. Müll. ad h. l.).
augŭrātus, ūs, m. [auguror].
- I. The office of augur. auguratus alicujus, Cic. Vatin. 9: insigne auguratūs, id. Div. 1, 17, 30: scientia auguratūs, id. ib.: auguratu praeditus, Tac. A. 1, 62: auguratum accipere, Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 1.
- II. = augurium, augury, Tert. Anim. 26.