noun

cautēla

gen. cautēlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

cautus, caveo (mostly post - class.)

caution; precaution

caution, precaution.

In gen.: si minus cum curā aut cautelā locus loquendi lectus est, Plaut. Mil.… •

In gen.: si minus cum curā aut cautelā locus loquendi lectus est, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 6 dub. (bracketed by Brix); App. M. 2, p. 117, 7; 5, p. 160, 36.—

a surety; security

Esp., in the jurists, = cautio, a surety, security, Dig. 3, 3, 15; 13, 7, 6; 16, 3, 14.

Perseus ID: n7217 Key: cautela