I.a promising, a promise (class. but not in Cic., who uses promissio, promissum; usu. plur.): “vereor ne istaec pollicitatio Te in crimen populo ponat,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 10: “hinc pollicitationes aufer,” Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 18: “huic magnis praemiis pollicitationibusque persuadet, ut, etc.,” Caes. B. G. 3, 18; 3, 26; 7, 1; id. B. C. 3, 108; Sall. J. 61, 4; Sen. Ben. 3, 19, 3; Plin. Ep. 10, 33, 3; Auct. B. Afr. 35; Dig. 50, 12, 1 sqq.—In sing.: cum (legionem) ad se arcessisset Antonius hac pollicitatione, denarios quingenos singulis militibus daturum, Asin. Poll. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4; Inscr. Grut. 422, 3: “ex nudā pollicitatione nulla actio nascitur,” Paul. Sent. 5, 12, 9; Vulg. Heb. 4, 1.
pollĭcĭtātĭo , ōnis, f. pollicitor,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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