dīlēctus or dēlēctus ūs, m dis- or dē + 1 LEG-, a choosing, picking out, selecting, selection, choice, distinction: ad quod delectus adhibetur: iudicum: dignitatis: non dilectu aliquo ducitur ad iudicandum: sine ullo delectu: coire nullo dilectu, indiscriminately, O.

— A levy, recruiting, enrollment, conscription, draft (of soldiers, etc.): per legatos delectum habere, Cs.: delectu totā Italiā habito: quam acerrimus, L.: missus ad dilectūs agendos, Ta.: perditissimorum civium.