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vŏluntārĭus , a, um, adj. voluntas,
I.willing, of his or its own free-will, voluntary.
I. Lit.
A. Adj.: “milites,” volunteers, Caes. B. C. 3, 91 fin.; Liv. 28, 45, 13: “ferocissimus quisque juvenum,” id. 1, 59, 5: “auxilia,” Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 3: “servi,” id. Rep. 1, 43, 67: “procurator,” id. Brut. 4, 17: “est Asinius quidam, senator voluntarius, lectus ipse a se,” id. Phil. 13, 13, 28.—
B. Subst.: vŏluntārĭi , ōrum, m. (milites), volunteers, Caes. B. G. 5, 66; Liv. 1, 30, 7; 5, 16, 5; 25, 19, 13; Capitol. M. Aur. 21; Inscr. Orell. 244 and 512.—
II. Transf., of things: “mors,” suicide, Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 3: “discessus voluntarius sine ullā spe reditus,” id. Att. 9, 13, 4: “nam hoc ipsum ita justum est, quod recte fit, si est voluntarium,” id. Off. 1, 9, 28: “verbera,” Just. 2, 8, 7: “servitus,” Tac. G. 24: “deditio,” id. H. 2, 45: “lex,” Petr. 107: “accusationes,” Tac. Or. 41: “Junonis transitus in urbem nostram,” Val. Max. 1, 8, 35: “herba,” growing of itself, spontaneous, Plin. 20, 22, 90, § 245.—Adv.: vŏ-luntārĭē , voluntarily, Arn. 2, 74; Hyg. Fab. 41.
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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