worth (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. prĕtium (price, value)2. aestĭmātio (valuation)3. dignĭtas (worthiness)4. virtus, ūtis, f. • worth (subs.): 1. prĕtium (price, value): no one has a field of greater w., agrum pretii majoris nemo habet, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 12: the man is of small w., homo parvi pretii est, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 14: a moderate lawyer is of some w., consultus juris mediocris in pretio est, Hor. A. P. 372. 2. aestĭmātio (valuation): it is to be valued highly, but it is a w. in quality not quantity, est illud quidem plurimi aestimandum, sed ea aestimatio genere valet, non magnitudine, Cic. Fin. 3, 10, 34: which (napkin) does not trouble me from its w. but it is a keepsake, quod me non movet aestimatione, verum est mnemosynon, Cat. 12, 12: v. value.: 3. dignĭtas (worthiness): all know that he is not wanting in w. or influence, omnes intelligunt nec dignitatem ei deesse nec gratiam, Cic. Fam. 11, 17, 1: v. dignity. 4. virtus, ūtis, f.: w. and honour, virtus atque integritas, Cic. Font. 13, 29: that good wares may sell for their real w., quae probast merx pro virtute ut veneat, Pl. Mil. 3, 1, 133: v. excellence. Phr.: a man of great w., vir amplissimus, gravissimus, Cic.