assero

Latin · verb
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-14
Meanings
Literal translation
to claim
Categories
astrological
general expression of influence or signification

1. to be allotted

1.a to be allotted astrological, general expression of influence or signification

of astrological places to timespans

quidquid ab exortu summum curvatur in orbem, aetatem primam nascentisque asserit annos.

‘The curve which stretches from the orient to the topmost point of the circle claims the earliest age and infant years.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.844 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 148-149

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). assero (Lemma #2211). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2211/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). assero (Lemma #2211). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2211/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). assero (Lemma #2211). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2211/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) assero (Lemma #2211), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2211/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2211,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {assero ({Lemma} #2211)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2211/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2211/},
}