LAT

Lewis Short

spectĭo (noun F) : specio, in the lang. of augurs
* An observing of the auspices; hence, also, the right of observing them (which belonged to the magistrates), Varr. L. L. 6, § 82 Müll.; Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 81; Fest. s. h. v. p. 333.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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