quadrantarius
quadrantarius, of a quarter, of a fourth part
quā̆drantārĭus, a, um, adj. [quadrans].
- Prop., of or belonging to a quarter, relating to a fourth part: in tabulis quadrantariis, quas ait ab Hirtuleio institutas, i.e. new accounts reducing all debts to one fourth, Cic. Font. 1, 2.—
- II In partic., relating to a quarter of an as (as a coin), that costs a quarter of an as, etc.: res quadrantaria, i. e. a bath (because a quarter of an as was the price of a bath; v. quadrans, II. B), Sen. Ep. 86, 8: mulier, of Clodia, wife of Metellus, who sold herself for a bath, Cic. Cael. 26, 62; she is also called Clytaemnestra quadrantaria, because, like Clytaemnestra, she destroyed her husband, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53.
quădrantārĭus, (14) a, um, ¶ 1 dʼun quart, du quart : tabulas quadrantariæ Cic. Font. 2, tables (= lois) réduisant les dettes dʼun quart ¶ 2 qui coûte le quart dʼun as : Sen. Ep. 86, 8 ; quadrantaria permutatio Cic. Cæl. 62, échange dʼun quart dʼas [entre Clodia et le baigneur] ; quadrantaria Clytæmnestra Cæl. d. Quint. 8, 6, 53, Clytemnestre au quart dʼas = courtisane de bas étage [en parl. de Clodia].
- 1. een kwart betreffend; ➤ tabulae -ae: de door de lex Valeria de aere alieno in 86 v. Chr. ingevoerde nieuwe schuldboeken, die schulden tot een kwart terugbrachten;
- 2. een kwart as kostend [res (v.e. bezoek aan een publiek bad)].
quadrantārius
adj.
- quadrans, of a quarter, of a fourth part: tabulae, i. e. scaling down all debts to one fourth.—Costing a quarter of an as, costing a quadrans: permutatio, i. e. a substitute for the price of the bath.