congiaryn.

/ˈkɒndʒɪəri/

Etymology: < Latin congiārium lit. a vessel that holds a congius, < congius : see congius n. and -ary suffix¹.

Roman History.

A gift divided among the people or the soldiers, originally something measured in a congius, such as corn or wine. Some dictionaries give congiary also as a coin: this is an error founded on quots. 1697, 1728.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gifts distributed among the people

congiary1601

missiles1606

frumentation1623

missive1649

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 417 It is said that Ancus Martius..gaue vnto the people a congiary or largesse of 6000 Modij of salt.

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata v. 187 The Gift of Largesses and Congiaries in Provisions of Corn, &c., appearing in the Reverses.

1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome vi. 85 Marcus gave a Congiary to the People.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Congiarium, Congiary, among Medalists, a Gift, or Donative represented, on a Medal.

1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 607 To the citizens of Rome..he presented, in one congiary, about two guineas and a half a-head.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	congiary
释义	congiaryn. /ˈkɒndʒɪəri/ Etymology: < Latin congiārium lit. a vessel that holds a congius, < congius : see congius n. and -ary suffix¹. Roman History. A gift divided among the people or the soldiers, originally something measured in a congius, such as corn or wine. Some dictionaries give congiary also as a coin: this is an error founded on quots. 1697, 1728. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gifts distributed among the people congiary1601 missiles1606 frumentation1623 missive1649 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 417 It is said that Ancus Martius..gaue vnto the people a congiary or largesse of 6000 Modij of salt. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata v. 187 The Gift of Largesses and Congiaries in Provisions of Corn, &c., appearing in the Reverses. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome vi. 85 Marcus gave a Congiary to the People. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Congiarium, Congiary, among Medalists, a Gift, or Donative represented, on a Medal. 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 607 To the citizens of Rome..he presented, in one congiary, about two guineas and a half a-head. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1601
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