internal Copy link Outline 1. intestīnus (esp. in fig. sense)2. internus (like preced.)3. with ref. to political affairs; dŏmestĭcus • internal: 1. intestīnus (esp. in fig. sense): an i. and domestic evil, i. ac domesticum malum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, 39: Sall. 2. internus (like preced.): Tac. See also interior. 3. with ref. to political affairs; dŏmestĭcus: by i. resources or foreign aid, vel d. opibus vel externis auxiliis, Caes. B. C. 2, 5: i. foes, d. hostes, Cic. Vat. 10, 25. So sometimes expr. by domi: peace abroad is followed by i. discord, paci externae continuatur discordia domi, Liv. 2, 54, init. Phr.: the i. parts of the body, ea quae sunt intus in corpore, Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 18.