To obtaine: to get: to atchieue: to hold: to retaine still: to haue. Obtinuit vt præferretur candidato. Liu. De intercalando non obtinuerat. Cælius ad Ciceronem. Obtineri & Repelli, contraria. Cic. Perseueranter obtinere. Plin. Academiam Carneades & Clitomachus obtinebant. Cic. Carneades and Clitomachus were chiefe and bore all the stroke among the Academites. Admitationem obtinere. Plin. To be in great admiration or reputation. Semper istanc quam habes, ætatulam obtinebis. Plautus. Thou shalt keepe alway that age that thou now hast. Artem obtinere. Plaut. Causam. Cic. To ouercome in the suite. Vt causam certissimam obtineret. Cic. That he might ouercome and cast his aduersarie in a verie euident matter. Dignitatem obtioere, pro retinere & conseruare. Cic. To keepe still his honour and dignitie. Obtinuit existimari bonus vir. Cic. He attained to be counted a good man. Famam obtinere per aliquem. Cic. To keepe his fame and good name. Fama obtinet. Liu. The more common rumour is. Firmitudinem animi obtinere. Plaut. To be constaut and stoute of hart. Fortunas obtinere. Cic. To haue goodes. Obtinere lummum atque altissimum gradum ciuitatis. Cic. To be one of the highest and noblest of the citie, to be chiefe of the citie. Grauitatem. Cic. To be graue. Obtinemus ipsius Cæsaris summam erga nos humanitatem. Cic. We be sure of Cæsares great gentlenesse towarde vs: or Cæsar is verie curteons and friendly toward vs. Hæc apud te ne hoc quidem iuris obtinuit, vt. &c. Cicero. She conld not obtaine this much at your hand, that, &c. Ius suum contra aliquos obtinere. Cic. To obtaine that right & law doth giue him against one. Obtinere ius suum, Vide IVS. Iure obtinere. Cic. Lenitatem per se obtinere. Cic. Licentiam cupiditatum suarum obtinere. Cic. To haue free libertie to follow his sensuall lustes. Litem obtinere & amittere, contraria. Cicer. To ouercome in a sute: and to be cast. Locum infimum seruitutis obtinere. Cic. To be in least estimation: to be in lowest estate of bondage: of all bondmen to be the basest. Tertium locum Milesiæ oues obtinent. Plin. Next after those two the sheepe of Milesia haue the third place. Maledicti locum aut criminis obtinebit? Cic. Shall it be counted a reproch or blame vnto him? Locum prouerbij obtinere. Cic. To serue as a prouerbe. Obtinet magnum locum in medicaminibus hæc herba. Plin. This hearbe is greatly esteemed, or in great vse in making medicines. Secundum locum obtinet Cyprius, tertium Phœnicius. Plin. That of Cyprus is secondly esteemed. Cuius legationis Numeius & Verodontinus principem locum obtinebãt. Cæsar. Of which ambassade Numeius and Veradoutine were the chiefe. Mendacium obtinere. Cic. To attaine to be credited in a lye. Obtinere & conferuate eam necessitudinem quæ nobis cum aliquibus est. Cic. Præcipuam obtinent nobilitatem syagri. Plin. The wild bores be in greatest estimation, or more spoken of than all other. Noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit. Liuius. The like darkenesse was the next night following. Patriæ nomen obtinent. De sicubus. Plin. They beare the name of their countrey where they grow. Nomen sapientiæ obtinere. Cic. To be nanred a wise man. Noxiam veneni obtinere. Plinius. It is hurtfull like venims or poyson. Numerum obtinere iure cæsorum. Cicer. To be counted among those that are slaine iustly and lawfully. Opinionem obtinere, Vide OPINIO. Ordinem suam obtinere. Colum. To keepe still that order and place that he is in. Partes accusatoris obtinere. Cic. To pleade as an accuser. Primatum obtinere apud regem. Plin. To be in chiefe estimation with the king. Principatum. Plin. To be chiefe: to excell: to be in greatest reputation: to be most esteemed. Qui principatum in ciuitate multis annis obtinuerat. Cæsar. Which many yeres togither was chiefe and of greatest reputation in that citie. In frigidis humidísque principatum obtinent. Plin. Of those that be cold and moyst these be the chiefe. Prouinciam obtinere. Cic. To obtaine the gouernance of a prouince. QuÛ prouinciã Siciliam obtineret. Ci. WhÊ he gouerned, &c. Africam tum Prætor ille obtinebat. Cic. He was then Pretor in Affrike. Hispaniam obtinere cum imperio. Cic. To haue the gouernment of Spaine. Rationem obtinere. Plin. MultÛ rationis obtinent venti. Pli. The windes are much to be considered. Regnum in Sequanis obtinere. Cæs. To raigne ouer the people Sequani. Religionem suam obtinere. Cic. Sententias contrarias obtinere. Cic. To maintaine contraric sentenses. Apud aliquem suauitatem filij obtinere. Cic. To be loued of one as if he were his owne some. Venustatem antiquam obtinere. Terent. Sanguinis vicem obtinet. Plin. It is in place of bloud. Vim obtinere diuinam dicitur lex naturalis. Cic. To haue a diuine force and strength. Vim medicamenti obtinet. Pli. It hath the force and strength of a medicine. Vitam & famam obtinere per aliquem. Cic. To haue life & good name by ones benefit. Vrbem aliquam armis obtinere. Liu. To keepe and holde a towne by force. Obtinere. To occupie or fill. Plin. Arbor agros longis obtinens vmbris. Obtinêtur, pen. prod. Impersonale. Cic.

I. Act.

A. To take hold of, hold: obtine aures, amabo, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16.—

B. To hold, have, occupy, possess; to preserve, keep, maintain, etc. (class.).

1. In gen.: sancte Apollo, qui umbilicum certum terrarum obtines, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115 (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.): suam quisque domum tum obtinebat, Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48: armis Galliam atque Italiam, Liv. 30, 19: cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem, to have as his province, to be governor in it, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 2: Galliam et Italiam, Liv. 30, 19: Africam, Nep. Timol. 2, 4; cf.: ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabitur, during my administration, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 7: QVEI AERARIVM PROVINCIAM OBTINEBIT, who will have the administration of the public treasure, Lex Thor. 20 Rudorff. p. 168; Lex de Scribis ap. Haubold, p. 85: necessitudinem cum publicanis, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 12, 35: vitam et famam, to preserve, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 49: auctoritatem suam, to maintain, id. ib. 48, 139: principatum, Caes. B. G. 1, 3: regnum, id. ib. 1, 7: jus, to assert, maintain, Tac. A. 1, 32: causam, Caes. B. G. 7, 37, 4: noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit, occupied, took up, prevailed during, Liv. 29, 27: quae (fama) plerosque obtinet, Sall. J. 17, 7: proverbii locum obtinet, i. e. is become proverbial, Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36: parentis gravitatem, id. Sull. 6, 19: numerum deorum, to be numbered among, id. N. D. 3, 20, 51; so, aliquem numerum, id. Brut. 47, 175; cf. id. Off. 2, 12, 43: summam opinionem m scholis, Quint. 10, 5, 18: admirationem, to be admired, Plin. 34, 2, 2, 2: patriae nomen, id. 15, 18, 19, 69: firmitudinem animi, i. e. exhibited, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54: pontem, would not yield, Liv. 2, 10: silentiam, to maintain, id. 1, 16.—With inf., to persist in: earumque artem et disciplinam obtineat colere, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 30.—

2. In partic., of speech, to assert, maintain, i. e. to show, prove, demonstrate: possumus hoc teste ... quod dicimus, obtinere? Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, 168: duas contrarias sententias, id. Fin. 4, 28, 78: diu pugnare in iis, quae obtinere non possis, Quint. 6, 4, 15: recta apud turpes, id. 3, 8, 38: quaedam (leges) an obtineri possint, id. 2, 4, 39; 6, 1, 7: quod orator praecipue sibi obtinendum intellegit, id. 3, 6, 9 Spald. N. cr. (al. proponendum); cf. id. 12, 10, 53: si defecerint omnia, tum videndum erit, an obtineri possit, ne illud quidem recte factum, id. 5, 13, 24; 2, 5, 18.—

C. To get possession of; to gain, acquire, obtain something (syn.: assequor, adipiscor, impetro; class.): quanta instrumenta habeat (homo) ad obtinendam adipiscendamque sapientiam, Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 59: impetrare et obtinere, Gell. 12, 14, 6; Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 5: malas causas semper obtinuit, in optimā concidit, gained, id. Att. 7, 25, 1; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10: jus suum contra aliquem, id. Quint. 9, 34: Romani si rem obtinuerint, if they gained the victory, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: voluimus quaedam; obtenta non sunt, Cic. Balb. 27, 61: apud eum causam obtinuit, Caes. B. G. 7, 37: aditu regis obtento, Just. 21, 6, 5.—Hence, to conquer, overcome (eccl. Lat.): melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos, Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 23; 20, 25; id. Judith, 1, 5.—

II. Neutr. (cf. teneo, II.), to maintain itself; to hold, prevail, last, stand, continue, obtain (not in Cic.): quod et plures tradidere auctores et fama obtinuit, Liv. 21, 46, 10; cf. with a subject-clause: pro vero antea obtinebat, regna atque imperia Fortunam dono dare, Sall. Rep. Ordin. init.: non ipsos quoque fuisse pastores obtinebit, quod? etc., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9: si dissentirent, sententia plurium obtineret, would prevail, Dig. 42, 1, 36: quod merito obtinuit, ib. 2, 4, 4.—Absol.: obtinuit (sc. consuetudo), Dig. 1, 13, 1.—With de: quia de intercalando non obtinuerat, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.—With ut or ne: his obtinuit, ut praeferretur candidato, Liv. 35, 10; Suet. Claud. 41: obtinuit, ne reus fieret, id. Caes. 23.—With quin, Suet. Tib. 31.