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An old form for idiot (q. v.). IDES (Lat). In Civil Law. A day in the month from which' the computation of days was made. The divisions of months adopted among the Romans were as follows: The calenda occurred on the first day of every month, and were distinguished by adding the name of the month: as. callendm Januarii, the first of January. The nones occurred on the fifth of each month, with the exception of March, July, October, and May, in which months they occurred on the seventh. The ides occurred always on the ninth day after the nones, thus dividing the month equally. In fact the ides would seem to have been the primal division, occurring in the middle of the month, nearly. Other days than the three designated were indicated by the number of days which would elapse before the next succeeding point of division. Thus, the second of April is the quarto nonae Aprilis; the second of March, the sexto nonas Mariii; the eighth of March, octavius idus Martii; the eighth of April, sextus idua Aprilis; the sixteenth of March, decimus Septimus calendas Aprilis. This system is still used in some chanceries in Europe; and we therefore give the following Xable of the Calends, Nones, and Ides. Jan., Aug. March, May, April, June, Feb. 28, Dec., July, Oct., Sept. Nov., bissextile, 31 days. 31 days. 30 days. 29 days. 1 Calendae CalendsD Calendae Calendae 2 4 6 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 Prid. Non. 4 Prid. Non. Prid. Non, 5 1 Nonas 3 Nona) Nonas 6 S Prid. Non. 8 3 7 7 Nonas 7 7 8 6 8 6 6 5 7 5 5 10 4 6 4 4 11 3 5 3 3 12 Prld. Idus 4 Prid. Idus Prid. Idus 13 Idus 3 Idus Idus 14 19 Prid. Idus 18 16 15 18 Idus 17 15 16 17 17 1 16 14 17 16 16 15 13 18 16 15 14 12 19 14 14 13 11 20 13 13 12 10 21 12 12 11 9 22 11 11 10 8 23 10 10 9 7 24 9 9 8 6^ 25 S 8 7 5 26 7 7 6 4 27 6 6 5 3 28 6 5 4 1 Prid. Cai. 29 4 4 3 1 30 3 3 Prid. Cal. 31 Prid. Cal. Prid. Cal. ^ If February is bissextile, Sexto Calendas (6 Cal.) is counted twice, viz., for the 24th and 25th of the month. Hence the word bissextile. I D 1 0 C H I R A (from Gr. private, and xelp, band). In Civil Law. An instrument privately executed, as distinguished from one publicly executed. Vicat, Voc. Jur.