Subsidium, subsidij, n. g. Cæs, Aide in an extreame point: help: succour.Subsidia belli.Cic.Bellissimum subsidium, Vide BELLVS.Fidissimum subsidium.Tacit.Subsidium inutile bellis.Stat.Miserum & innocens subsidium.Cic. Comparate subsidium.Cic.Constabilitæ subsidijs legiones. Lucret. Currere alicui subsidio, Vide CVRRO.Inuocare subsidium. Vide INVOCO. Mittere subsidium, Vide MITTO.Missus subsidio globus Stat.Parare subsidium.Cic.Seruare quempiam subsidio bestiæ.Cic.Venire subsidio Cic.To come to aide: and rescue. Industriæ subsidia atq; instrumenta virtutis in libidine, andaciaq; consumere.Cic.In maintaing of filthie lust & desperate dealing, to spende those things that should serue to the furtheraunce of industrie and vertue.Subsidium senectutis.Cic.Refnge and succour of, &c.Subsidiarius. Adiect. That is sent or giuen to the aide of other, that commeth to aide other. vt Cohottrs subsidiariæ. Liui.Acies subsidiariæ.Liu.Subsidiarius palmes, qui & præsidiarius & resex Columella, Catone custos & vinarius appellatur palmes.A vine braunch nourished to maintaine the vine.
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subsĭdĭum, ii, n. [subsideo]. I.Milit. t. t.A. Orig., the troops stationed in reserve in the third line of battle (behind the principes), the line of reserve, reserve-ranks, triarii: subsidium dicebatur, quando milites subsidebant in extremā acie labentique aciei succurrebant. Quod genus militum constabat ex iis, qui emeruerant stipendia, locum tamen retinebant in exercitu: quae erat tertia acies triariorum, Fest. p. 306 Müll.; cf.: subsidium, quod postpositum est ad subveniendum laborantibus, id. p. 223 ib.: triarii quoque dicti, quod in acie tertio ordine extremis subsidio deponebantur: quod hi subsidebant, ab eo subsidium dictum, Varr. L. L. 5, 89 ib. (very rare): subsidia et secundam aciem adortus, Liv. 4, 28: jaculatores fugerunt inter subsidia ad secundam aciem, id. 21, 46: impulsa frons prima et trepidatio subsidiis illata, id. 6, 13: in subsidiis pugnacissimas locaverunt gentes, Curt. 3, 9, 3: in subsidiis positi, id. 4, 13, 28.—B.A body of reserve, an auxiliary corps, auxiliary forces, etc. (class.; syn.: suppetiae, auxilium): duae cohortes de subsidio procedunt, Sisenn. ap. Non. 363, 18: rem esse in angusto vidit, neque ullum esse subsidium, quod submitti posset, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: neque certa subsidia collocari poterant, id. ib. 2, 22: cohortes veteranas in fronte, post eas ceterum exercitum in subsidiis locat,
stationed as a reserve
, Sall. C. 59, 5.—C. Abstr., support in battle, aid, help, relief, succor, assistance: cum alius alii subsidium ferrent, Caes. B. G. 2, 26: funditores Baleares subsidio oppidanis mittit, id. ib. 2, 7: missi in subsidium equites, Tac. A. 12, 55: Italiae subsidio proficisci, Caes. B. C. 3, 78; cf. Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 46: integros subsidio adducit, Caes. B. G. 7, 87: subsidio venire, Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1: commune in Germanos Gallosque subsidium, octo legiones erant, Tac. A. 4, 5.—II.Transf., in gen., support, assistance, aid, help, protection, etc. (syn. adjumentum). (a).Sing.: abi quaerere, ubi jurando tuo satis sit subsidii, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 26: mihi hoc subsidium (sc. juris interpretationem) jam inde ab adulescentia comparavi, Cic. de Or. 1, 45 199; cf.: ut illud subsidium (sc. bibliothe cam) senectuti parem, id. Att. 12, 3, 52: subsidium bellissimum existimo senectuti otium, id. de Or. 1, 60, 255; cf. id. Quint. 1, 4: sine talium virorum subsidio resistere, id. Clu. 1, 3: his difficultatibus duae res erant subsidio, Caes. B. G. 2, 20: fidissimum annonae subsidium, Liv. 27, 5: aurum ad subsidium fortunae relictum, id. 22, 32: non aliud subsidium quam misericordia Caesaris fuit, Tac. A. 2, 63: nec tibi subsidio sit praesens numen, Ov. Ib. 285.— (b).Plur.: industriae subsidia, Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 9: frumentaria subsidia rei publicae, id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34: sibi subsidia ad omnes vitae status parare, id. Fam. 9, 6, 4: his ego subsidiis ea sum consecutus, id. ib. 15, 4, 14; Suet. Calig. 12: ad omnes casus subsidia comparare,
to prepare resources
,
make provision
, Caes. B. G. 4, 31: mare circa Capreas importuosum et vix modicis navigiis pauca subsidia, Tac. A. 4, 67.