Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word CONGIUS
CONGIUS
Definitions of CONGIUS
- (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
- (historical) A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.
Number of letters
7
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using CONGIUS in a Sentence
- 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.
- Cato tells us that he was wont to give each of his slaves a congius of wine at the Saturnalia and Compitalia.
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