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Handgeld

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

German > Latin

Handgeld, auctoramentum (Angeld, das der Soldat, Gladiator etc. bei der Werbung erhält). – H. nehmen, se auctorare ad militiam (als Soldat); se auctorare ad lanistam (als Gladiator).