I.a perceiving, discerning.
I. Lit., perception, discernment by the senses: “saporum,” Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 174: “acrimoniae,” id. 19, 8, 54, § 171: “nec est intellectus ullus in odore vel sapore,” i. e. the poison cannot be perceived either by the taste or smell, id. 11, 53, 116, § 280: “intellectus in cortice protinus peritis,” good judges know a tree by its bark, id. 16, 39, 76, § 196.—
II. Trop.
A. Understanding, comprehension: “quīs neque boni intellectus neque mali cura,” Tac. A. 6, 36: “alicujus rei intellectum amittere,” Sen. Ben. 3, 17: “capere intellectum disciplinarum,” Quint. 1, 1, 15: “intellectu consequi aliquid,” id. 2, 5, 22: “elephantis intellectus sermonis patrii,” Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 1: “nullum animal minus docile existimatur minorisve intellectus,” id. 29, 6, 34, § 106: “dissimulare intellectum insidiarum,” Tac. A. 13, 38: “intellectu carere,” to be unintelligible, Quint. 1, 1, 28: “rudis Corinthiorum,” Vell. 1, 13, 5: intellectum habere, to be understood: “hiems et ver et aestas intellectum ac vocabula habent, autumni perinde nomen ac bona ignorantur,” Tac. G. 26.—
B. Meaning, sense, signification of a word: “verba quaedam diversos intellectus habent, ut cerno,” Quint. 7, 9, 2: “in obscenum intellectum sermo detortus,” id. 8, 3, 44; id. 1, 7, 13.—
C. Knowledge of a language, understanding: “Latini sermonis intellectum habere,” Gai. Inst. 3, 93.—
D. Understanding, i. e. the faculty of understanding, intellect: “per analogiam nostro intellectu et honestum et bonum judicante,” Sen. Ep. 120: “in errorem intellectum inducere,” App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 7, 3: “intellectu carere,” to be without understanding, Dig. 29, 2, 92: “aliquem intellectum habere, ... nullum intellectum habere,” Gai. Inst. 3, 109.