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pessulus

pessulus, a bolt

pessŭlus, i, m. (neutr. collat. form in plur. pessula, Paul. Nol. Carm. 18, 412) [πάσσαλος],
  • a bolt (ante- and post-class.): occlude sis fores ambobus pessulis, Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 25 (103): pessuli, heus pessuli, vos saluto, id. Curc. 1, 2, 60 (155): pessulum ostio obdo, shoot the bolt, lock the door, Ter. Eun. 603: foribus, id. Heaut. 278: pessulos inicere, to shoot the bolts, Ap. Met. 3, 15, 4; 1, 14, 4; 1, 14, 20; aperire: pessulum ostii mei aperui dilecto meo, Vulg. Cant. 5, 6.

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