sestertium

[ se-stur-shee-uhm, -shuhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ses·ter·ti·a [se-, stur, -shee-, uh, -sh, uh].

sestertium

/ sɛˈstɜːtɪəm /

1530–40; < Latin sēstertium genitive plural of sēstertius sesterce, taken as neuter singular

C16: from Latin, from the phrase mille sestertium a thousand of sesterces; see sesterce

Una se cena centies sestertium absumpturam aliquando dixerat.

Cujum (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.

Cujus (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.

The phrase is “Decies sestertium,” which is a short way of expressing “ten times a hundred thousand sesterces.”

Upon examining the state of his affairs, he found that there remained no more of his estate than centies sestertium, 80,729l. 3s.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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