I. On the public account, at the public expense, by or for the State (ante-class.): publicitus aurum praebere, Lucil. ap. Non. 513, 4: “dare publicitus cibaria,” Pompon. ib. 10: proletarius publicitus scutis Ornatur, Enn. ap. Gell. 16, 10, 1 (Ann. v. 189 Vahl.): “hospitio accipi,” i. e. into imprisonment, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 8; 4, 2, 7: “aurum in aede Dianae publicitus servant,” id. Bacch. 2, 3, 79; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 85; Treb. Pol. XXX. Tyr. 18: “quae (peccata) prohibere publicitus interest,” Gell. 7 (6), 14, 4.—
II. Before the people, in public, publicly (ante- and post-class. for palam): “ut fiat auctio Publicitus,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 40; Caecil. ap. Non. 513, 8. In this signif. freq. in App.; so M. 3, p. 136, 25; “6, p. 176, 3 (opp. privatim,” id. Flor. 2, p. 347).
