supplēmentum | subpl- (noun N) : (), , suppleo
* That with which any thing is made full or whole; a filling up, supply, supplement.
* In gen. (so rare; perh. only post-Aug.): ex geminis singula capita in supplementum gregis reservantur,Col. 7, 6, 7: nec ullis juventutis supplementis frequentatae,id. 9, 13, 13: adjectum supplementum Campaniae coloniae,Vell. 2, 81, 2: quosdam bello captos in supplementum urbium dividit,Just. 8, 6, 1: digitum torpentem cornei circuli supplemento scripturae admovere,with the help, aid,Suet. Aug. 80: supplementum operi postulabant,App. M. p. 231, 12: sordentia supplementa et dapes gratuitas conquirere,broken victuals,id. ib. 4, p. 149, 5: artis magicae,apparatus,id. ib. 2, p. 124, 16.
* In partic., in milit. lang., a making up, filling up a body of troops, recruiting; concr., supplies, reinforcements (the class. signif. of the word): supplementum legionibus scribere,Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1; cf. Liv. 42, 10, 12: legiones veteres supplemento explere,id. 1, 30: per causam supplementi ab exercitu discedit,Caes. B. G. 7, 9: supplementi nomine,id. B. C. 3, 4: in supplementum classis juventus armaque data,Liv. 28, 37, 4: servos ad suplpementum remigum dedit,id. 26, 47, 3: in supplementum scribere,id. 37, 2, 2; 42, 1, 2: distribuere,Curt. 4, 5, 18: legere,id. 5, 1, 13: milites, qui in supplementum venerant,Just. 3, 4, 5.