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|lshtext=<b>mĕrĭtōrĭus</b>: a, um, adj. id.,<br /><b>I</b> of or belonging to the earning of [[money]], by [[which]] [[money]] is earned, for [[which]] [[money]] is paid, [[that]] brings in [[money]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> In gen.: vehicula, Suet. Calig. 39: balinea, Plin. Ep. 2, 17: [[cenaculum]], Suet. Vit. 7: artificia, Sen. Ep. 88, 1: [[salutatio]], by [[which]] one hopes to [[obtain]] [[money]], [[interested]], id. Brev. Vit. 14, 3: in meritorio [[stabulo]], Paul. Sent. 2, 31, 16.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Subst.: mĕrĭtōria, ōrum, n., places or rooms [[which]] are [[let]] [[out]] for a [[short]] [[time]], Juv. 3, 234: facere, to [[let]] [[out]] rooms for a [[short]] [[time]] (opp. locare, to [[rent]] by the [[year]]), Dig. 7, 1, 13.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., of or belonging to the earning of [[money]] by [[prostitution]], [[that]] earns [[money]] by [[prostitution]]: pueri, Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105: scorta, Suet. Claud. 15.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Subst.: mĕrĭtōrium, ii, n., a bawdy-[[house]], [[brothel]] ([[post]]-[[class]].), Firm. Math. 6, 31.