Acies

Latin-English

ăcĭ|ēs, -ēī. (ˈa.tʃi.es) fem.

1. An edge, as of a blade.
2. military The line of battle.

[Proto-Indo-European *aḱ- "sharp". Cognate with English 'edge'.]

Loci

Cicero

• αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 10.7:

Mea causa autem alia est, quod beneficio vinctus ingratus esse non possum, nec tamen in acie 〈 me 〉 sed Melitae aut alio in loco simili 〈 oppidulo 〉 futurum puto.

My case, though, is different, because I am bound by a favor and can't be ungrateful, but nevertheless I'm not planning on being on the front lines, but in Malta or in some other place like it.