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|lshtext=<b>Maenĭus</b>: a,<br /><b>I</b> the [[name]] of a Roman [[gens]]: C. [[Maenius]], [[consul]] A. U. C. 416, Liv. 8, 13, 1.—Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Maenĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mænius, Mænian: Maenia lex, proposed by the [[people]]'s [[tribune]] Mænius, A. U. C. 468, Cic. Brut. 14, 55.— Esp. freq., Maenĭa Cŏlumna, ae, f., a [[pillar]] in the Forum, at [[which]] thieves and [[refractory]] slaves were scourged, and to [[which]] [[bad]] debtors were summoned, a whipping-[[post]], Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 50; id. Sest. 58, 124.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Maenĭānum, i, n., a projecting [[gallery]], balcony of a [[house]] ([[first]] made [[use]] of by a Mænius); [[commonly]] used in the plur.: Maeniana appellata sunt a Maenio censore, qui [[primus]] in Foro [[ultra]] columnas tigna projecit, quo ampliarentur superiora spectacula, Paul. ex Fest. p. 134 Müll.; Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 70; Suet. Calig. 18; Vitr. 5, 1, 2; [[Varro]] ap. Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Dig. 50, 16, 242; Cod. Just. 8, 10, 11. —In <[[number]] opt="n">[[sing]].</[[number]]>: Maenianum conscendere, Val. Max. 9, 12, 7.