dexteritas

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

dextĕrĭtas, ātis, f. [dexter, II.].

I Dexterity, aptness, readiness in doing good offices (rare and not ante-Aug.): tanta inerat comitas Scipioni atque ad omnia naturalis ingenii dexteritas, Liv. 28, 18, 6; 37, 7, 15; Gell. 13, 16, 1 al.—*

II Prosperity, felicity , Arn. 7, p. 225.

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