plot (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Of ground1. mŏdus (agri)2. ăgellus (a small farm or field)II. Deep scheme1. conjūrātio2. consĭlium (gen. termIII. Of a drama • plot (subs.): I. Of ground: 1. mŏdus (agri): Hor. S. 2, 6, 1. 2. ăgellus (a small farm or field): Cic. N. D. 3, 35, 86. A good-sized p. of land, aliquantum agri, id. Off. 1, 10, 33. II. Deep scheme: 1. conjūrātio: v. conspiracy. 2. consĭlium (gen. term: whereas conjuratio implies the formal banding together of conspirators): parties to a p., consilii participes, Sall. Cat. 17: v. scheme. III. Of a drama: argūmentum (fabulae): Ter. Ad. prol. 22: Pl.: Quint.