Lewis Short
nātus (noun M) : (used only in
* Abl. sing.), m.nascor, lit. birth; hence, *
* Of plants, a growing, growth: cupressus natu morosa,slow of growth,Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 139.
* With esp. reference to age, birth, age, years (the class. signif. of the word): non admodum grandis natu,not very old,Cic. Sen. 4, 10: tantus natu,so old,Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 16: grandior natu,id. Aul. 2, 1, 37: P. Scaptius de plebe magno natu,an old man,Liv. 3, 71, 3: homo magno natu,id. 10, 38, 6: magno natu principes,id. 21, 34, 2: dicitur matrem Pausaniae vixisse eamque jam magno natu,Nep. Paus. 5, 3; id. Dat. 7, 1; id. Tim. 3, 1: qui fuit major natu, quam Plautus,older,Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3: cum ille Q. Scaevolam sibi minorem natu generum praetulisset,id. Brut. 26, 101: est tibi frater pari nobilitate, natu major,Tac. H. 1, 15: audivi ex majoribus natu hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasicā,Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109: ex iis (filiis) duo natu majores,Vell. 1, 10, 3: minorem natu, quam ipse erat, fratrem,Sen. ad Polyb. 15, 5: frater major natu,Liv. 3, 13, 2: id meā minime refert qui sum natu maximus,Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 27: praeter Philippum maximum natu ex filiis,Liv. 45, 6, 9: qui maximus natu esset ex liberis ejus. Nep. Ages. 1, 3: ita enim maximus ex iis in concilio respondit,the oldest,Liv. 21, 19 med.: filius non maximus natu,Tac. G. 32: ex his omnibus natu minimus, Q. Saturius est,the youngest,Cic. Clu. 38, 107: maximo natu filius, for maximus natu,his eldest son,Nep. Dat. 7, 1.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary