congiary (plural congiaries)
A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"gi*a*ry, n.; pl. Congiaries. Etym: [L. congiarium, fr. congius a liquid measure.]
Definition: A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured to each in a congius. Addison.
Note: In later years, when gifts of money were distributed, the name congius was retained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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