demetior
demetior, to measure off, measure out
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demensa perfect passive participle feminine ablative singular, perfect passive participle feminine vocative singular, perfect passive participle neuter vocative plural, perfect passive participle neuter accusative plural, perfect passive participle feminine nominative singular, perfect passive participle neuter nominative plural of demetior
demensa neuter accusative plural, neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural of demensum
demensa feminine ablative singular, feminine nominative singular, neuter nominative plural, feminine vocative singular, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of demensus
- v. a., to measure out, to measure, as a whole (whereas dimetior is to measure the parts of a whole—very rare): ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant, Cic. Or. 12, 38; so Quint. 5, 10, 124 (al. dimensis): vos meministis quot calendis petere demensum cibum, i. e. the stated allowance of slaves, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 3 (60).
- —Hence, dēmensum, i, n., a measured allowance, ration of slaves: quod ille unciatim de demenso suo comparsit, Ter. Phorm. 43; Spart. Hadr. 7 fin.; Inscr. Orell. 2849; cf. Donat. ad Ter. l. l.; Sen. Ep. 80; Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 40 Orelli.—In a comic transf.: nunc argumentum vobis demensum dabo, Non modio neque trimodio, verum ipso horreo, Plaut. Men. prol. 14.
- to measure off, measure out.—Only P. perf.: verba verbis quasi demensa.