adjective

formālis

neut. formāle

forma (post-Aug.).

for a form; mould •

(Acc. to forma, I. B. 2.) Of or for a form or mould: temperatura aeris, proper for making moulds, Plin. 34, 9, 20, § 98.—

(Acc. to I. B. 4.)

Having a set form; of the nature of a rescript; circular •

Having a set form, of the nature of a rescript, circular, formal: cum procuratorum suorum nomine formalem dictaret epistolam, sic coepit, etc., Suet. Dom. 13: formalia verba, Cod. Just. 6, 23, 26: observatio (in testamentis faciendis), id. ib.—

fixed; normal by extension •

Transf. (qs. of the nature of a formulary), fixed, normal: aliquid formali pretio aestimare, Dig. 35, 2, 62, § 1.

Perseus ID: n18570 Key: formalis