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|lshtext=<b>mercēdŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. 1. [[merces]].<br /><b>I</b> Small wages, [[poor]] [[pay]] ([[class]].): infimi homines [[mercedula]] adducti, Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 198: [[isto]] [[modo]] nec [[medico]] [[quicquam]] debere te [[nisi]] mercedulam [[dicis]] nec praeceptori, Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Hire, [[rent]], [[income]]: constituere mercedulas praediorum, Cic. Att. 13, 11, 1. | |lshtext=<b>mercēdŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. 1. [[merces]].<br /><b>I</b> Small wages, [[poor]] [[pay]] ([[class]].): infimi homines [[mercedula]] adducti, Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 198: [[isto]] [[modo]] nec [[medico]] [[quicquam]] debere te [[nisi]] mercedulam [[dicis]] nec praeceptori, Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Hire, [[rent]], [[income]]: constituere mercedulas praediorum, Cic. Att. 13, 11, 1. | ||
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|gf=<b>mercēdŭla</b>,¹⁴ æ, f., dim. de [[merces]], chétif salaire : Cic. de Or. 1, 198 ; Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 1 || [[modeste]] revenu [d’une terre] : Cic. Att. 13, 11, 1. | |||
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Revision as of 06:58, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mercēdŭla: ae, f.
dim. 1. merces.
I Small wages, poor pay (class.): infimi homines mercedula adducti, Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 198: isto modo nec medico quicquam debere te nisi mercedulam dicis nec praeceptori, Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 1.—
II Hire, rent, income: constituere mercedulas praediorum, Cic. Att. 13, 11, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mercēdŭla,¹⁴ æ, f., dim. de merces, chétif salaire : Cic. de Or. 1, 198 ; Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 1
