Obseruing: marking: awaite. Antiqui sermonis obseruatio. Suet. Difficilior obseruatio. Quint. Lubrica. Quint. Perpetua obseruatione dignum. Quint. Summa erat obseruatio in bello mouendo apud antiquos. Ci. There was great diligtnce obserued among our auncetours in raising warre. Obseruationi operam dare. Plautus. To watch and marke: to take good heede. Diuturna obseruatio notandis rebus fecitartem. Cicer. Long obseruation in marking things first inuented art. Quondam in obseruatione erat, vt defringerentur ex, &c. Pli. It was wont to be obserued in time past, that, &c. Notitia sui corporis & obseruatione sustÊtatur valetudo Cic. Health is preserued by the knowledge of ones owne body, and obseruation of those things that either hurt him or do him good. Obsernatio, Idem aliquando quod obseruantia. Val. Max.

I. In gen.: observationi operam dare, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 5: siderum, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2.—As a gift or faculty, the power of observation, Plin. 18, 29, 69, 284.—

II. In partic.

A. An office, duty, service (eccl. Lat.): Dei sui et expiationis, Vulg. 2 Esdr. 12, 44: in observationibus sicut fas est, id. 1 Macc. 12, 11.—

B. An observation, remark; a precept, rule (post-Aug.), Plin. 17, 21, 35, 163: dare observationes aliquas coquendi, id. 22, 23, 47, 99: sermonis antiqui, Suet. Gram. 24.—

C. In partic., circumspection, care, exactness: summa erat observatio in bello movendo, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36.—

D. Regard, respect, esteem, reverence (post-class.): religionibus suam observationem reddere, Val. Max. 1, 1, 8: Christianitatis, Cod. Th. 12, 1, 112: divina, ib. 12, 1, 104.—

E. Display, outward show (eccl. Lat.): non venit regnum Dei cum observatione, Vulg. Luc. 17, 20.—

F. Observance: dierum, Gell. 3, 2, 3.