guidance Copy link Outline 2. ductus, ūs (in this sense prob. only in abl. sing.3. expr. by verb4. consĭlium • guidance: 1. expr. by dux, auctor: under the g. and auspices of Teucer, Teucro duce et auspice Teucro, Hor. Od. 1., 7, 27: to follow the g. of nature, naturam sequi ducem, Cic. Sen. 2, 5: to afford one's g. to good citizens, bonis auctorem, [principem, ducem] se praebere, Cic. Fam. 10, 6: dux, auctor, are often joined. v. guide. 2. ductus, ūs (in this sense prob. only in abl. sing.: chiefly in milit. sense): v. generalship. 3. expr. by verb: under the g. of the deity, ducente deo, Virg. Aen. 2, 632: v. to lead. 4. consĭlium: had my g. been followed, si meum consilium auctoritasque valuisset, Cic. Ph. 2, 15, init.: to follow any one's g., alicujus consiliis uti: v. counsel, advice.