Chapter 7 Vocab

caput, capitis n.

head; summit

civitas, civitatis, f.

state; citizenship

consul, consulis, m.

consul (one of two supreme magistrates elected annually in the Roman Republic)

corpus, corporis, n.

body, corpse

dux, ducis, m.

(military) leader, commander

frater, fratris, m.

brother

homo, hominis, m.

human being, man

ius, iuris, n.

right, law; justice

lex, legis, f.

law

libertas, libertatis, f

freedom, liberty

lux, lucis, f.

light

mater, matris, f.

mother

nomen, nominis, n.

name

pater, patris m.

father; senator

pax, pacis, f.

peace

rex, regis, m.

king

virtus, virtutis, f.

courage, excellence, virtue

ego, nos

I, we

tu, vos

you, you (pl.)

careo, carere, carui, cariturus (+ abl.)

to be without, free from; need, miss

noceo, nocere, nocui (+ dat.)

to harm, be harmful to

pareo, parere, parui (+ dat.)

to obey, be obedient to

placeo, placere, placui, placiturus (+ dat.)

to please, be pleasing to

possum, posse, potui

to be able, “I can”