suffossio
From LSJ
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
suffossĭo: (subf-), ōnis, f. suffodio,
I a digging under, undermining, Vulg. Jer. 51, 58.—Transf., in plur., concr., mines, Vitr. 1, 5, 5 (dub.): cum ipsum solum subfossionibus tremeret, Sen. Ep. 49, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
suffossĭō¹⁶ (subf-), ōnis, f. (suffodio), creusement, excavation : Sen. Ep. 49, 8.
Latin > German (Georges)
suffossio, ōnis, f. (suffodio), das Untergraben, Unterwühlen, die Mine, Vulg. Ierem. 51, 58: Plur. bei Vitr. 1, 5, 5 Rose (Schneider suffossores): cum ipsum solum suffossionibus et cuniculis tremeret, Sen. ep. 49, 8.
