choice (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The act or power of choosing1. expr. by part. of verb2. dēlectus, ūs (esp. when care and judgment are implied)3. ēlectio (= delectus4. optio (only of the power of choosing)II. The thing chosen • choice (subs.): I. The act or power of choosing: 1. expr. by part. of verb: as, careful in the c. of words, cautus in verbis deligendis: to make a c., deligere, eligere, etc.: v. to choose. 2. dēlectus, ūs (esp. when care and judgment are implied): not to be guided to a judgment by any c. or wisdom, non d. aliquo aut sapientia duci ad judicandum, Cic.: to exercise c. about anything, in aliqua re d. habere, ad aliquam rem d. adhibere, Cic. 3. ēlectio (= delectus: but less freq.): the c. of words, e. verborum, Cic.: Vell. 4. optio (only of the power of choosing): the c. is yours, op. tua est, Pl.: to give anyone a c., alicui op. dare, potestatem o.que alicui facere ut eligat, Cic. II. The thing chosen: expr. by verb: as, to live content with the lot which is our c., quam sibi sortem ratio dederit, illa contentum vivere, Hor.; vitae electione propria contentum esse, cf. Tac. Ann. 6, 22: that nook is my c. before all others, ille terrarum mihi praeter omnes angulus ridet, Hor.: quick in wearying of its c., (of youth), amata relinquere pernix, Hor.