Mensarium

Mensarium
mensārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to the table or counter; only subst.
I.
mensārĭus, ii, m., a money-changer, banker
A.
In gen.: mensaril nummularii, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124, 17 Müll.: Cassius Parmens. ap. Suet. Aug. 4.—
B.
In partic., a public banker, who regulated the paying out of public moneys, Cic. Fl. 19, 44:

quinqueviris creatis, quos mensarlos ab dispensatione pecuniae appellārunt,

 Liv. 7, 21:

mensarii triumviri,

 id. 23, 21; 26, 36.—
II.
Mensārĭum, ii, n., table furniture, a table-cloth: collarium, quod in collo est.: mensarium, quod in mensā est, Prisc. p. 590 P.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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