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congius
‖ congius (ˈkɒndʒɪəs) Pl. -ii. [L.] 1. Rom. Antiq. A measure for liquids, containing the eighth part of a Roman amphora, or about 7 pints.1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. cxxviii. (1495) 392 Congius conteyneth sixe Sextarius. c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 108 Ffor greatest treen..vi Congeus or iv of i... Oxford English Dictionary
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Congius
Congius of Vespasian William Smith in his book A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities says: There is a congius in existence called the congius of congius. wikipedia.org
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Congiarium
Of Ancient Roman containers, a congiarium, or congiary (Latin, from congius), was a vessel containing one congius, a measure of volume equal to six sextarii In the early times of the Roman Republic, the congius was the usual measure of oil or wine which was, on certain occasions, distributed among the people wikipedia.org
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congiary
congiary Rom. Antiq. (ˈkɒndʒɪərɪ) [ad. L. congiāri-um lit. a vessel that holds a congius, f. congius: see below and -ary.] A gift divided among the people or the soldiers, orig. something measured in a congius, such as corn or wine. (Some dictionaries give congiary also as a coin: this is an error f... Oxford English Dictionary
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Unione dei Comuni della Bassa valle del Tirso, a Simaxis sede chiusa da ...
Jan 18, 2024Le porte della sede dell'Unione dei Comuni della bassa valle del Tirso, a Simaxis, nella frazione di San Vero Congius, sono chiuse da tre settimane.Nell'albo pretorio dell'Unione di cui ...
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conge
† conge Obs. [a. F. conge, ad. L. congius: as the Eng. word has been cited only in pl. congys, the sing. might be congy.] = congius.c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. x. 117 A tonne of two hundred congys suffise. Oxford English Dictionary
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Conjux
derived, via the forms 'Conziacum' (early 12th Century), 'Conjiacum' (1481) and 'Conjeux' (1780), from late Latin 'Congiacum', meaning the 'domain of Congius wikipedia.org
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sextary
sextary (ˈsɛkstərɪ) Also in Latin form. [ad. L. sextāri-us, f. sextus sixth: see -ary. Cf. sester, septier.] 1. An ancient Roman liquid measure containing the sixth part of a congius. Also used loosely = sester 2, septier.1382 Wyclif Lev. xiv. 10 He shal take..bisides a sextarie of oyle. 1398 [see c... Oxford English Dictionary
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sextarius
sextarius, n. Now hist. Brit. /sɛkˈstɛːrɪəs/, /sɛkˈstɑːrɪəs/, U.S. /sɛkˈstɛriəs/, /sɛkˈstɑriəs/ Plural sextarii, sextariuses [‹ classical Latin sextārius, measure of capacity (see note) > n.) + -ārius -ary suffix1. Compare sextar n., sextary n., and sester n. As a liquid measure, a sixth of a con... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ancient Roman units of measurement
The core volume units are: amphora quadrantal (Roman jar) – one cubic pes (Roman foot) congius – a half-pes cube (thus amphora quadrantal) sextarius – literally of a congius Liquid measure Dry measure Weight The units of weight or mass were mostly based on factors of 12. wikipedia.org
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List of obsolete units of measurement
Bucket Butt Chungah Congius Coomb Cord-foot – a U.S. unit of volume for stacked firewood with the symbol cd-ft equal to Cotyla Cran Cullishigay wikipedia.org
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wideness
wideness (ˈwaɪdnɪs) Forms: see wide a.; also (with normal shortening of the stem-vowel) 6–7 widnesse, 7 (9 dial.) widness. [OE. w{iacu}dnes, f. wide a. + -ness.] The quality or state of being wide, in various senses: and derived uses. Now generally replaced by width. 1. Large extension, vastness, sp... Oxford English Dictionary
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Battle of Cannae
Livy notes that one unnamed authority stated the volume of jewelry amounted to three and one-half measures (Congius?) wikipedia.org
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principle
▪ I. principle, n. (ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l) Also 4–6 with y for i; 6 pryncypull. [ad. F. principe (Oresme c 1380), or f. L. principium (see above); formed on the analogy of manciple, participle, L. mancipium, participium, there being app. in this case no OF. form in -ple.] In various senses often emphasized b... Oxford English Dictionary
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