▪ I. cesare Logic.
(ˈsiːzəriː)
[med.L.]
A mnemonic term for the first mood of the second figure of syllogisms, in which the major premiss and the conclusion are universal negatives, and the minor a universal affirmative.
| 1588 Fraunce Lawiers Log. 105 b. 1838 Sir W. Hamilton Logic xxii. I. 434 In the Second Figure the first mood is Cesare, of which the formula is:—No P is M; But all S are M; Therefore, no S is P. |
▪ II. cesare
obs. f. sicer, strong drink.