I.v. freq. n. and a. [maneo].
I. Neutr., to stay, remain, wait (ante-class.): in eādem mantat malitiā, Caecil. ap. Non. 505, 27 (Com. Rel. v. 87 Rib.): “manta,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 49; id. Rud. 2, 4, 26: “usque mantant,” id. Most. 1, 2, 34. —
II. Act., to wait for, await a person: “nos apud aedem,” Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 52: jam me adeo manta, Caecil. ap. Fest. p. 133 (Com. Rel. v. 34 Rib.).