Meaning of praestolor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to await, wait for
   conjugation-1, deponent
2. to expect
   conjugation-1, deponent
3. Equivalent to 'await': Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

Equivalents

Examples

“Quamquam quid ego tē invītem, ā quō iam sciam esse praemissōs, quī tibi ad Forum Aurēlium praestōlārentur armātī; […] .”

And yet, why should I invite you, when I already know that men have been sent ahead by you, armed, who are waiting for you at the Forum Aurelium; […] .

“Ē plēbe homō nocte mediā iūxtā cubiculum eius cum pūgiōne dēprehensus est; repertī et equestris ōrdinis duo in pūblicō cum dolōne ac vēnātōriō cultrō praestōlantēs, alter ut ēgressum theātrō, alter ut sacrificantem apud Mārtis aedem adorerētur.”

A man from the plebeian class was caught in the middle of the night by his room with a dagger; there were also found two from the equestrian class with a sword-cane and hunting knife awaiting in public, one to assault him having exited the theater, the other sacrificing in the temple of Mars.

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