sesterce
English
Etymology
From Latin sēstertius (“two-and-a-half (asses)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛstɜːs/
Noun
sesterce (plural sesterces)
- (numismatics) A sestertius.
- 1606, C[aius, i.e., Gaius] Suetonius Tranquillus, “The Historie of Caius Iulius Cesar Dictator”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of Twelve Cæsars Emperours of Rome. […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes and George Snowdon] for Matthew Lownes, OCLC 1029684289, section 38, page 16:
- Among the people (of Rome) beſide x. modij of corne, & as many pints of oyle, he diſtributed & dealt 300 Seſterces alſo by the poll, vvhich hee had in times paſt promiſed, vvith an overdeale of 100. a peece to boote, for time.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970, partition II, section 3, member 3:
- Nonius the senator hath a purple coat as stiff with jewels as his mind is full of vices; rings on his fingers worth 20,000 sesterces […]
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
- For him I must convert one of my sheep or goats to sesterces and slaughter another for his entertainment.
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Synonyms
- sestertius
Translations
sestertius — see sestertius
Anagrams
- secretes
French
Noun
sesterce m (plural sesterces)
- sestertius (Roman coin)
Further reading
- “sesterce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.