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dicatio

dicatio · f

A formal declaration of intention to become a citizen

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What it meant

dĭcātĭo — Lewis & Short

dĭcātĭo, ōnis, f.1. dico, no. II. B. 1..

I A formal declaration of intention to become a citizen, Cic. Balb. 11 (v. the passage in its connection).—
II = praedicatio, a praising.
A Prop., Cod. Theod. 9, 3, 2. —
B As a title: tua dicatio, your Reverence, Cod. Theod. 11, 30, 1; Lact. Mort. pers. 48 al.

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