Cassiodorus argues that as the 'Sors nascendi' prevented the Curialis from rising to the higher honours of the State, it certainly ought also to prevent him from sinking into slavery[257].
Tertiae' was the pecuniary equivalent paid by the Roman possessor for that portion of the Sors Barbarica (the Gothic third of the lands of Italy) which, for convenience sake, was left in the actual occupation of Romans.
Materiam veniæ sors tibi nostra dedit=--Had I not sinned, what had there been for thee to pardon?
Sors tua mortalis; non est mortale quod optas=--Thy lot is mortal, and thou wishest what no mortal may.
Je ne changerois pas mon répos pour tous les trésors du monde=--I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world.
In his own metaphor, it was to be like the payment of interest, till the principal could be raised; tanquam fœnus reddatur, donec sors haberi possit.
In the first edition, it is called Sors ditch, or Sewers ditch.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sors" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
