lautia
Αὐρήλιοι... πατρὶ... καὶ μητρὶ... μνήμης χάριν → The Aurelii, in memory of their father and mother (inscription from Aizonai, Phrygia)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lautĭa: (in Plutarch λαύτεια, Quaest. Rom. 45; old form: dautia quae lautia dicimus et dantur legatis hospitii gratia, Paul. ex Fest. p. 68 Müll.), ōrum, n. lautus, v. lavo fin.,
I the entertainment furnished in Rome to foreign ambassadors or distinguished guests at the expense of the state.
I Lit.: locus inde lautiaque legatis praeberi jussa, Liv. 28, 39, 19; 30, 17, 14; 33, 24, 5; 35, 23, 11; 42, 6, 11; 42, 19, 6.—
II Transf. (post-class.), App. M. 9, p. 221, 39: equum illum hospitium, ac loca lautia mihi praebiturum, id. ib. 3, p. 140, 33; Sid. Ep. 8, 12 fin.; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 361.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lautĭa, ōrum, n. (lautus), objets d’entretien que le sénat allouait avec le logement aux ambassadeurs envoyés à Rome : Liv. 28, 39, 19, etc. || [fig.] présents d’hospitalité : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 2, 9, 11 ; Apul. M. 3, 26. arch. dautia, d’après P. Fest. 68.
