accordance with, in Copy link Outline 1. ex or ē (with abl.)2. dē (with abl.)3. sĕcundum (with acc.)4. prō (with abl.) • accordance with, in: 1. ex or ē (with abl.): a thanksgiving was decreed in a. with Caesar's despatch, ex literis Caesaris supplicatio decreta est, Caes..: in ac. with the vote of the senate, ex senatus sententia, Cic.: in a. with our dignity, ex nostra dignitate, Cic.: to speak in a. with one's real feelings, aliquid ex animo dicere, Ter.: in a. with custom, ex instituto, Liv.; ex consuetudine, Plin.: in a. with what is just, ex aequo, Liv. 2. dē (with abl.): in a. with the decision of the council, de concilii sententia, Cic.: in a. with my wishes, de mea voluntate, Cic.: in a. with ancient custom, de more vetusto, Virg. (Obs. This use of de is somewhat rare). 3. sĕcundum (with acc.): to live in a. with nature, s. naturam vivere, Cic.: in a. with the law I appoint two commissioners, duumviros s. legem facio, Liv.: v. agreeably, conformably. 4. prō (with abl.): v. according to.