adjective

ex-sors

gen. ex-sortis

without lot; who has not cast a lot; who obtains a thing out of course;

without lot, i. e. who has not cast a lot, who obtains a thing out of course; also, that for which a lot has not been cast, chosen, choice.

poetic •

Prop. (poet.): te voluit rex magnus Olympi Talibus auspiciis exsortem ducere honorem, Verg. A. 5, 534: ducunt exsortem (equum) Aeneae, id. ib. 8, 552; Val. Fl. 4, 340.—

having no share in; free from; deprived of by extension

Transf., in gen., having no share in, free from, deprived of.

With gen.: dulcis vitae, Verg. A. 6, 428: amicitiae et foederis, Liv. 23, 10,… ••

With gen.: dulcis vitae, Verg. A. 6, 428: amicitiae et foederis, Liv. 23, 10, 3: culpae, id. 22, 44, 7: periculi, Tac. A. 6, 10: matrimoniorum, Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 45: cos exsors secandi, incapable of cutting, Hor. A. P. 305.—*

With dat.: hospes conflictui huic, Sid. Ep. 8, 12 fin. •

With dat.: hospes conflictui huic, Sid. Ep. 8, 12 fin.

Perseus ID: n17231 Key: exsors