fīnītĭo — Lewis & Short
fīnītĭo, ōnis, f.finio (post-Aug.).
I A limiting, limit, boundary, Vitr. 2, 1 fin.; 5, 4 fin.; 8, 1.—
II A determining, assigning, viz.,
A Lit., a division, part, Hyg. Astr. 1, 6 fin.—
B Trop.
1 A definition, explanation (esp. freq. in Quint.):
finitio est rei propositae propria et dilucida et breviter comprehensa verbis enunciatio,Quint. 7, 3, 2 sq.; 2, 15, 34; 3, 6, 49; 5, 10, 63 et saep.; Gell. 15, 9, 11.—
2 A rule:
illam quasi finitionem veluti quandam legem sanxerunt, eos tantum surculos posse coalescere, qui, etc.,Col. 5, 11, 12.—
III An end; esp.,
A The end of life, death, Inscr. Grut. 810, 10:
FATI,Inscr. Orell. 4776.—
B Completeness:
progressum esse ad hanc finitionem,Vitr. 2, 1, 8.