Lewis Short
mĭnātĭo (noun F) : 1. minor
* A threatening, threat, menace, as an action (rare but class.): quae illaec est minatio?Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 19: minationes,Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 288: imperiosis minationibus confutare, Tullius Tiro ap. Gell. 6 ($3), 3, 13 Hertz.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary