sesterce

English

Etymology

From Latin sēstertius (“two-and-a-half (asses)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛstɜːs/

Noun

sesterce (plural sesterces)

  1. A sestertius.
    • 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, partition II, section 3, member 3:
      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 […]
    • 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
      For him I must convert one of my sheep or goats to sesterces and slaughter another for his entertainment.

Synonyms

Translations
sestertius — see sestertius

Anagrams

French

Noun

sesterce m (plural sesterces)

  1. sestertius (Roman coin)
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