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Definition of Congiary
1. n. 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.
Definition of Congiary
1. Noun. A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Congiary
1. an ancient Roman gift [n CONGIARIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congiary
Literary usage of Congiary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"Tiberius gave a congiary of three hundred pieces of money to each citizen :
Caligula twice gave three hundred ..."
2. Records of Roman History, from Cnæus Pompeius to Tiberius Constantinus, as by Francis Hobler (1860)
"These two coins represent the distribution made to the citizens by Nero on his
accession in the year AD 54, and they were coined after that congiary had ..."
3. The History of Rome: From the Death of Antonius Pius, to the Death of by William Wotton (1701)
"... ted Ins lait congiary to the People, and gave every one of them a Long * Gown
that reached to his Heels, of a different ..."
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