seat (subs.) Copy link Outline I. That on which one sits1. sēdes, is, f.2. sĕdīle, is, n. (more limited in meaning than sedes, and denoting some kind of fixed bench or chair3. sella (a moveable seat or chair4. in pl. subsellia, orum (the benches on which senators sat in the senate-house, or those in front of the tribunal in the forum)5. so in a collect. manner, spectacula, orum, is used of the seats in a theatre or public show6. sessio (place for sitting downII. Position of a person sittingIII. Part of the body on which one sitsIV. Proper place or home of anything1. sēdes2. dŏmĭcĭlium (dwelling-placeV. Hereditary mansionVI. A right to sit in a legislative body expr. by circuml., to obtain a s. in parliament, *senatorem fieri, ad dignitatem senatoriam (or simply, ad senatum) pervenireVII. In riding • seat (subs.): I. That on which one sits: 1. sēdes, is, f.: they sat down on the s.s beneath the plane-tree, in iis s. quae erant sub platano consedisse, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, extr.: s. of honour, s. honoris (= sella curulis), id. Cat. 4, 1, 2: so of the senators' s.s, Liv. 5, 41, fin. 2. sĕdīle, is, n. (more limited in meaning than sedes, and denoting some kind of fixed bench or chair: chiefly poet.): grassy s. (or chair), gramineum s., Virg. Aen. 8, 176: he sits on the front s.s (of the knights), in primis s. sedet, Hor. Epod. 4, 15: Ov. 3. sella (a moveable seat or chair: not a fixture like sedile): the curule s. (chair), s. curulis, Cic. Verr. 5, 14, 36: cf. id. Div. 1, 52, 119, s. aurea (Caesaris dictatoris). See also chair, sedan, stool. 4. in pl. subsellia, orum (the benches on which senators sat in the senate-house, or those in front of the tribunal in the forum): specially, s. senatus, Cic. Ph. 5, 7, 18; but more freq. absol., the context serving to define, cf. id. Cat. 1, 7, 16 (istam partem subselliorum nudam reliquerunt): the accusers' part of the s.s, accusatorum s., id. R. Am. 6, 17. 5. so in a collect. manner, spectacula, orum, is used of the seats in a theatre or public show: Suet. Cal. 35 (e spectaculis detractus): Tac. 6. sessio (place for sitting down: infreq.): Cic. de Or. 2, 5, 20. II. Position of a person sitting: perh. sēdes: or expr. by circuml.: he seated himself on the right of Adherbal, to prevent Jugurtha being in the middle, which is the s. of honour among the Numidians, dextera Adherbalem assedit, ne medius ex tribus, quod apud Numidas honori ducitur, Jugurtha foret, Sall. Jug. 11: the middle s. is the s. of honour, *sedentium medius locus honestissimus. Expr. to take one's s., by sedēre, assidĕre, considĕre: (v. to sit): but in Liv. 1, 18, med., we have sedem capere, appy. to avoid repetition of sedere or its comps. III. Part of the body on which one sits: sēdes: Plin. 23, 3, 37: also in pl.: it removes excrescences on the s., excrescentia in sedibus extrahit, id. 22, 21, 29, § 61. (More usu. ānus: v. fundament.) IV. Proper place or home of anything: 1. sēdes: (pleasure) disturbs the mind from its proper s. and position, mentem e sua s. et statu demovet, Cic. Par. 1, fin.: s. of war, s. belli, Liv. 4, 31, fin. Also pl.: in the very s. of luxury (Capua), in sedibus luxuriae, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 97: s. of power, s. imperii, cf. id. Rep. 2, 5. 2. dŏmĭcĭlium (dwelling-place: fig. settled abode): (Rome) the very s. of empire and glory, imperii et gloriae d., Cic. de Or. 1, 23, 105: the s. of the soul, domicilia (pl.) animi, Gell. 17, 15, init. Cf. Cic. Agr. l. c., in domicilio superbiae atque in sedibus luxuriae. V. Hereditary mansion: perh. dŏmĭcĭlium; or more precisely, *domicilium avitum (paternum), sedes avita (paterna): cf. Hor. Od. 1, 12, 43 (avitus cum lare fundus): id. Ep. 2, 2, 51 (paterni laris inops). Sometimes villa (country-house) may be near enough: cf. Plin. Ep. 9, 7, 1, hujus [lacus] in littore plures villae meae: sometimes the neut. of a local adj. without subs.: e. g. Laurentinum meum, my Laurentine s., id. 2, 17, init.: Cic. Or domus may be used as gen. term: v. house, home. VI. A right to sit in a legislative body expr. by circuml., to obtain a s. in parliament, *senatorem fieri, ad dignitatem senatoriam (or simply, ad senatum) pervenire: v. senate, parliament, etc. VII. In riding: Phr.: to have a good s., in equo (bene) haerere: equo bene uti, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28: cf. Hor. Od. 3, 24, 55.