rank (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A row or line of thingsII. Of soldiersIII. Class, order, dignity.1. ordo (esp. of persons, forming a special class in the state)2. lŏcus (often, but not always, connected with birth)3. grădus, ūs, m. (elevation, degree)4. dignĭtas (implying positive elevation; the preced. terms being neutral)5. fastīgium (high r. or elevation) • rank (subs.): I. A row or line of things: ordo, ĭnis, m.; sĕries: v. row, line. II. Of soldiers: ordo: to keep the r.s, ordines servare, Caes. B. G. 4, 26; o. observare, Sall. Jug. 51: to throw the r.s into confusion, o. perturbare, ib. 2, 11: to re-form the r.s, o. restituere, Sall. Jug. 51: when they saw that they followed again in close r.s, ubi firmis ordinibus sequi rursus videre, Tac. Agr. 37: to reduce to the r.s, in ordines cogere or redigere, cf. Liv. 3, 51: Suet. Vesp. 15. Phr.: to quit the r.s, ab signis discedere, Liv. 25, 20. r. and file (i. e. common soldiers), manipulares; Caes.: gregarii milites: Cic. III. Class, order, dignity. 1. ordo (esp. of persons, forming a special class in the state): I met a person of my own condition and r., conveni quendam mei loci atque ordinis, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 3: men of every r. and age, homines omnium o. et omnium aetatum, Cic.: the senatorial r., senatorius o., Cic.: the equestrian r., equester o., Cic.: the most distinguished r. in the state, amplissimus ordo reipublicae, Cic.: three hundred men of the two upper r.s, trecenti utriusque o., Suet. Aug. 15. 2. lŏcus (often, but not always, connected with birth): the highest r. in the state, summus locus civitatis, Cic. Clu. 55, 150: Caesar restored to him the r. of his ancestors, huic Caesar majorum locum restituit, Caes. B. G. 5, 25: of the lowest r. by birth, infimo loco natus, Cic. Fl. 11, 24: of the highest r. by birth, summo loco natus, Liv. 1, 34. 3. grădus, ūs, m. (elevation, degree): a man most worthy of the highest r.s, omni g. amplissimo dignissimus, Cic. Fam. 6, 10: the highest r. of dignity, summus g. dignitatis, id. Planc. 13, 32: to hold the second r. in the empire, secundum g. imperii tenere, Nep. Con. 3. 4. dignĭtas (implying positive elevation; the preced. terms being neutral): to raise any one from a low position to the highest r., aliquem ex humili loco ad summam d. perducere, Caes. B. G. 7, 39: to make a person equal in r. to another, aliquem cum aliquo dignitate exaequare, Caes. B. C. 1, 4: to live in accordance with one's r., pro d. vivere, Nep. Att. 2. 5. fastīgium (high r. or elevation): the r. of the dictatorship was always the higher distinction, dictaturae semper altius f. fuit, Liv. 6, 38: to advance any one to royal r., ad regium f. evehere aliquem, Val. Max. 1, 6, 1. Phr.: a man of high r., of very high r., homo nobilis, nobilissimus, Cic. Join: nobilis et clarus; illustris et nobilis: honoratus et nobilis: Cic.: v. noble.
rank (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. Lit.II. Fig.1. nŭmĕro, 12. hăbeo, 2; esp. with in numeroB. Intrans. • rank (v.): A. Trans.: I. Lit.: to place abreast or in a line: ordĭne lŏco or collŏco, 1: v. to arrange. II. Fig.: to place in a particular class: 1. nŭmĕro, 1: to r. any one in the first class, aliquem in primis n., Cic. Verr. 3, 73, 170: let him be r.'d among men of strong feelings, acres inter numeretur, Hor. S. 1, 3, 53. 2. hăbeo, 2; esp. with in numero: to r. any one as an enemy, aliquem in hostium numero h., Caes. B. G. 1, 28: Phr.: to r. a person high, aliquem magni facere: v. to esteem. B. Intrans.: to be ranged, to be placed: expressed by passive of preceding verbs or by phr.: as, to r. among the impious and wicked, numero impiorum ac sceleratorum haberi, Caes. B. G. 6, 13: to r. first, *primum locum habere, obtinere.
rank (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Luxuriant in growthII. Strong-smelling1. grăvis, e2. grăveŏlens (poet.)3. foetĭdus4. hircōsusIII. High or strong tastedIV. Gross, coarseV. Strong in quality • rank (adj.): I. Luxuriant in growth: luxŭriōsus, luxŭrians: v. luxuriant. II. Strong-smelling: 1. grăvis, e: Hor. Epod. 12, 5: Virg. G. 3, 415: Plin. (who has the word in good sense = simply, strong). 2. grăveŏlens (poet.): Virg. Aen. 6, 201. 3. foetĭdus: Cic.: v. stinking. 4. hircōsus: Pers. 3, 77: Mart. The r. smell of the arm-pits, hircus, Cat. 71, 1: Hor. III. High or strong tasted: rancĭdus: Hor. S. 2, 2, 89. IV. Gross, coarse: turpis, indĕcorus: v. gross. V. Strong in quality: Phr.: r. poison, perh. merum venenum: r. pride (Addison), perh. atrox superbia et arrogantia, cf. Cic. Inv. 1, 54, 105: a r. rogue, homo nequissimus omnium, id. Fam. 11, 21: homo flagitiosissimus nequissimusque, id. Verr. 2, 78, 192: a r. fool, stultior stultissimo, Pl. Am. 3, 2, 26.
RANK Copy link • RANK 1. adj., Strong-scented, graveolens, male olens; foetidus: to be rank, male olere. Gross, coarse, Vid: Also in composition; e.g., rank rogue, trifurcifer (comedy); caput scelerum (Plaut., Pseud., 4, 5, 3); princeps flagitiorum (Cic., Verr., 5, 1, 4): rank fool, homo stultior stultissimo (Plaut., Amph., 3, 2, 25); stultus bis terque (after Cic., Qu. Fr., 3, 8, extr.). 2. s. Row, ordo. [Vid: ROW]. Line of soldiers, ordo: the first, second, third rank, acies prima, media, extrema: in close ranks, munito agmine (e.g., incedere, Sall., Jug., 46, 3): to quit the ranks, ordine egredi (of one or several); ordines deserere or relinquere (of several): to break through the ranks. ordines perrumpere: to break the ranks (i. e., to throw the troops into confusion), ordines turbare, conturbare: to march in rank and file, compositos et instructos procedure: to reduce to the ranks [Vid :, To DEGRADE]. Class, classis. Grade, dignity, ordo (station): locus (by birth or distinction, often = auctoritas, dignitas, gratia; Vid: Herzog, ad Caes., B.G., 5, 44): gradus (degree, often with honoris, dignitatis): honos (post of honor): fastigium, amplitudo, summus locus (high rank). A man of rank, vir honoratus: a man of respectability and rank, vir ampius et honoratus; vir persona et dignitate clarus or praestans (after Cic.): the first rank, primae, priores (sc. partes); principatus: secondary rank, secundus locus (Nep.); sors secunda (Liv.); secundae (sc. partes, Cic.): the lowest rank, infimus locus: to be of the first rank in the state, principem esse in civitate, or principis personam in civitate tueri (Cic.): philosophers of the first rank, philosophi longe principes (Cic.): scholars of the first rank, litterati primum classium (Wyttenback); *viri docti, qui primas in litteris tenent, or qui priucipatum in doctrina et eruditione obtinent: to be of inferior rank, loco, ordine, dignitate esse inferiorem: to be of higher rank, honoris gradu esse superiorem: gradation of rank, dignitatis gradus. 3. v. Transitively, (primas, priores, etc.) alicui deferre; (priucipatum, chief rank) deferre, dare; loco aliquo ponere, disponere (of several). Intransitively, locum (primum, secundum, infimum) tenere, obtinere.