Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congiary

/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒiˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-gia-ry
IPA: /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒiˌɛɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the common people.

Example Sentences

"We often fee on them the emperor, and two or three general officers, sometimes sitting, and sometimes standing, as they made speeches, or distributed a congiary to the soldiers or people"
"On his arrival in Rome in the year A.D. 219, Elagabalus thought well to carry through the laudable custom (for the poor) of bestowing the usual congiary on the people. If Mediobarbus were to be trusted, he gave six such during his short reign of approximately four years, besides the soldiers' donatives (which to his cost and undoing he foolishly neglected as time went on)."

Etymology

From Latin congiarium, from congius (“a liquid measure”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒiˌɛɹi/
British English: /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

congiaries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce congiary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒiˌɛɹi/.
What does congiary mean?: A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the common people.
Where does congiary come from?: From Latin congiarium, from congius (“a liquid measure”).

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