Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, ergastŭlum

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II. Transf., in plur., ergastula , ōrum, n. (like stabula, servitia, mancipia, etc.), the inmates of a workhouse, penitentiary convicts, * Caes. B. C. 3, 22, 2; Brutus ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 2; Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 36; Flor. 4, 8, 1; Juv. 14, 24 al.—In the masc. sing.: ergastŭlus =ergastularius, a foreman in a workhouse, Lucil. ap. Non. 447, 7 sq.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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