1. a standing round, a crowd standing round , Lat. corona, (Theophrastus Philosophus), etc.

2. circumstances, a state of affairs , (Polybius Historicus):—;in bad sense, κατὰ τὰς π. in critical times , (Polybius Historicus)

3. outward pomp and circumstance , (Polybius Historicus) (ML)