auctarium

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ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

auctārĭum: ii, n. augeo,
I an addition or augmentation of a definite measure: auctarium dicebant antiqui, quod super mensuram vel pondus justum adiciebatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 14 Müll.: Eu. Tanti quanti poscit, vin tanti illum emi? Ch. Immo auctarium Adicito, Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 23.