crossing Copy link Outline I. The verbal subs.II. A place where roads cross1. compĭtum (usu. in pl., and esp. with reference to the country)2. trĭvium (strictly of three roads3. bĭvium (a place where two roads meet)4. quadrĭvium (of four roads) • crossing: I. The verbal subs.: transĭtus, transmissio, etc.: v. passage. II. A place where roads cross: 1. compĭtum (usu. in pl., and esp. with reference to the country): to sell by auction in c.s (town or country), in triviis aut in compitis auctionari, Cic.: Hor.: Virg. Hence adj. compĭtālis: esp. in phr., lares compitales (deities having charge of c. roads), Suet. 2. trĭvium (strictly of three roads: applied to public places in towns): a copper fastened in a c., in triviis fixus as, Hor.: bred in a c. (i. e. in a public part of the town), triviis innatus, id. A. P. 245: Cic. 3. bĭvium (a place where two roads meet): to stop at a c., ad bivia consistere, Liv. 4. quadrĭvium (of four roads): Juv.: Cat.