(adjective) : ăvītus, a, um, avus
* Of or belonging to a grandfather, coming from a grandfather, ancestral.
* Lit.: paternae atque avitae possessiones,Cic. Agr. 2, 30, 81: bona paterna et avita,id. Cael. 14, 34: res patrita et avita,Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13: patrita illa et avita philosophia,id. Tusc. 1, 19, 45: avitus ac patritus mos, Varr. ap. Non. p. 161, 5: leges avitae et patritae,id. ib.: hospitium,Cic. Fam. 13, 34: divitiae,Cat. 68, 121; so, res,Hor. S. 1, 6, 79: quae (pallium, sudarium etc.) palam soles habere tamquam avita,Cat. 25, 8: solium,Verg. A. 7, 169; Ov. M. 6, 650: fundus,Hor. C. 1, 12, 43: cellae,id. ib. 1, 37, 6: regnum,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 8, 12; Liv. 1, 15: sanguis, Prep. 3, 19, 37: nomen,Ov. M. 6, 239: umbrae,id. F.1, 43: nobilitas,Tac. A. 2, 38: spes,Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 117 et saep.
* Transf. to animals: asinus fortitudinem celeritatemque avitam refert,Col. 6, 37, 4: color,id. 6, 37, 4, § 7.—In gen., very old or ancient: merum,Ov. A. A. 2, 695.—Comp. and sup. not found; cf. Neue, Formenl. II. p. 230.—* Adv.: ăvītë;, from ancient times, Tert. adv. Val. 39 dub.

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