sesterce
/ˈsɛstɜːs/
sesterce noun: synonym of sestertius.
Noun
sesterce (plural sesterces)
- Synonym of sestertius.
- Among the people (of Rome) beſide x. modij of corne, & as many pints of oyle, he diſtributed & dealt 300 Seſterces alſo by the poll, vvhich hee had in times paſt promiſed, vvith an overdeale of 100. a peece to boote, for time.1606, Caius [i.e., Gaius] Suetonius Tranquillus, “The Historie of Caius Iulius Cesar Dictator”, in Philêmon Holland, transl., The Historie of Twelve Cæsars Emperours of Rome. […], London: […]...
- Nonius the senator hath a purple coat as stiff with jewels as his mind is full of vices; rings on his fingers worth 20,000 sesterces […]1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
- Synonyms:
- sestertius
sesterce meaning in Tamil
sesterce in Tamil
- பண்டைய ரோமரின் வெள்ளி நாணயம்
Synonyms of sesterce
Forms of sesterce
| plural | sesterces |
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Origin of sesterce
From Middle French sesterce, from Latin sēstertius (“two-and-a-half (asses)”).
Words formed from sesterce
Questions about sesterce
- What does sesterce mean?
- Sesterce means synonym of sestertius.
- What is sesterce in Tamil?
- Sesterce in Tamil is பண்டைய ரோமரின் வெள்ளி நாணயம். See Sesterce meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sesterce?
- Sesterce is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sesterce?
- Sesterce is pronounced /ˈsɛstɜːs/.
- What is the plural of sesterce?
- The plural of sesterce is sesterces.
Words near sesterce in the dictionary
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