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centussis (noun M) : centum-as
* A hundred asses, Varr. L. L. 5, § 170; 9, § 81; gen. centussis, Varr. ap. Gell. 15, 19, 2.— Abl. centusse, Pers. 5, 191.—Plur.: centussibus, Fest. s. v. peculatus, p. 237 Müll.— Hence, in allusion to the law of Faunius, limiting the expenditure on games: Fauni centussis misellus, Lucil. ap Gell. 2, 24, 4.
* A hundred asses, Varr. L. L. 5, § 170; 9, § 81; gen. centussis, Varr. ap. Gell. 15, 19, 2.— Abl. centusse, Pers. 5, 191.—Plur.: centussibus, Fest. s. v. peculatus, p. 237 Müll.— Hence, in allusion to the law of Faunius, limiting the expenditure on games: Fauni centussis misellus, Lucil. ap Gell. 2, 24, 4.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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