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adjective

sŏdālĭcĭus

fem. sŏdālĭcia · neut. sŏdālĭcium
(), , sodalis.
belonging to a; belonging to fellowship; companionship •
Of or belonging to a sodalis; of or belonging to fellowship or companionship (as adj. very rare): jure sodalicio mihi junctus, Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 46 (al. sodalicii); Just. 20, 4, 14: Druidae sodaliciis astricti consortiis, Amm. 15, 9, 8.—
secret •
In a bad sense, secret: collegia sodalicia, pertaining to an unlawful secret association, Dig. 47, 22, 1.—
Subst.: sŏdālĭcĭum (-tĭum), ii, n.
Subst.: sŏdālĭcĭum (-tĭum), ii, n.
a fellowship; friendly intercourse; intimacy •
Lit., a fellowship, friendly intercourse or intimacy, brotherhood, companionship, etc. (syn. sodalitas): fraternum vere dulce sodalicium, Cat. 100, 4; cf. Val. Max. 4, 7, 1 ext.—
by extension
An association; company; society •
An association, company, society, or college of any kind: CVLTORVM HERCVLIS, Inscr. Orell. 2404; cf. ib. 2402: FVLLONVM, ib. 4056.—*
A company assembled for feasting; a banquetingclub
A company assembled for feasting, a banquetingclub, Auct. Her. 4, 51, 64.—
an unlawful secret society •
In a bad sense, an unlawful secret society (for buying votes, plotting against the State, etc.; cf. hetaeriae): lex Licinia, quae est de sodaliciis, Cic. Planc. 15, 36: in hos sodaliciorum tribuario crimine, id. ib. 19, 47: Mariana sodalicia, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 116.
Perseus ID: n44572 Key: sodalicius