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sponsālis , e, adj. 3. sponsus.
I. Of or belonging to betrothal or espousal, spousal, sponsal (class.): “quo die sponsum erat, sponsalis,” Varr. L. L. 6, § 70 Müll.: “tabulae,” Hier. Ep. 54, 15: largitas, Cod. Th. 3, 16, 2. —
II. Substt.
A. sponsālĭa , ĭum (gen. sponsaliorum, Sen. Ben. 1, 9, 4; Suet. Aug. 53), n.
1. A betrothal, espousal: “sponsalia dicta sunt a spondendo. Nam moris fuit veteribus stipulari et spondere sibi uxores futuras,” Dig. 23, 1, 2; where v. the whole section: De sponsalibus; and cf. Sulp. ap. Gell. 4, 4, 2: “qui (homines missi) Romam venerant factis sponsalibus,” Cic. Att. 6, 6, 1; Liv. 38, 57; Ov. H. 19 (20), 29: “parare,” Juv. 6, 25: “decentissimum sponsaliorum genus,” Sen. Ben. 1, 9, 4: “dies sponsaliorum,” Suet. Aug. 53; Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 117. —*
2. A betrothal feast: “A. d. VIII. Id. Apr. sponsalia Crassipedi praebui,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 1.—
3. A betrothal gift (post-class.), Cod. Just. 5, 3, 3; 5, 71, 8.—*
B. spon-sāle , is, n., a bridal bed, Tert. adv. Val. 31.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 6.6.1
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 2.6.1
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 53
    • Ovid, Epistulae, 19
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 57
    • Seneca, de Beneficiis, 1.9.4
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 4.4.2
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