prōventus (noun M) : provenio
* A coming forth, growing up, growth, increase; produce, yield, crop (not in Cic.; syn. reditus).
* Lit.: proventu oneret sulcos,Verg. G. 2, 518: papilionis,Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: rosarum,id. 21, 5, 11, § 22: olei,id. 17, 21, 19, § 93: lactis,id. 20, 12, 48, § 122: uberi vinearum proventu,Suet. Claud. 16 fin.: ficus trifero proventu,Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 71; Amm. 22, 8, 32; Sen. Ben. 4, 33, 2; id. Ep. 114, 1; cf.: equinus proventus,Sol. 45, 5.— In plur.: frugum,Censor. 18, 7; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 74; 19, 12, 62, § 189.
* Transf., a supply, number: tum deinde efflorescat... oratorum ingens proventus,Quint. 12, 10, 11: poëtarum,Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 1: clarorum virorum,Just. 13, 1, 12: murium,Plin. 10, 65, 85, § 186: cuniculorum,id. 8, 55, 81, § 218.
* Trop.
* In gen., an issue, result: errare, si qui in bello omnis secundos rerum proventus expectent,Caes. B. G. 7, 29: omnes milites intenti pugnae proventum expectabant,id. ib. 7, 80: hujus peregrinationis,App. M. 2, p. 120, 12.
* In partic., a fortunate issue, happy result, success: superioris temporis,Caes. B. C. 2, 38: secundarum rerum,Liv. 45, 41: orationis,Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 18; Vulg. 1 Cor. 10, 13.

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