TES 
TES 
TES 
quant quis biberit ,three days after. Plin. 
Ep. Tertius dies est, quod audivi reci- 
tantem Augurinum, 'tis three days since, 
&c. Cic. Tenia Saturnalia, li. e. the 
third day of the Saturnalia. — Tertiusde- 
clmus, or tertius decimus, a, uin, the 
thirteenth. Cic. — Hence, Tertias, sc. 
partes, a third part, a third. Colum. 
Quum ad tertias subsederit coctura. So, 
also, Plin. — Also, Terti® partes, the 
third part which one performs. Cic. 
Actor, qui est secundarum aut tertia- 
rum partium. So, Plin. Terti®, sc. 
partes.-IT Tertia, a?, f. a woman’s 
name, as, Tertia, daughter of Servilia, 
with whom Caesar had illicit intercourse ; 
hence the jest of Cicero when many per¬ 
sons expressed their surprise that Ser¬ 
vilia had bought an expensive estate at 
an auction which Cresar had ordered. 
Sueton. Quo melius emptum sciatis, 
Tertia deducta est (where Tertia is am¬ 
biguous, meaning either the daughter of 
Servilia, also called Tertulla, or a third 
part of the purchase money.) — Also, a 
daughter of L. JEmilius Paulus. Cic. — 
Also, a daughter of the pantomime (mi- 
mus) Isidorus. Cic. -ir Terti, voc. 
of Tertius. Ocll. 
1'eRTIuSDECIMOS, or TERTIuSDECO- 
MOS, or TERTIUS DECIMUS, a, urn, 
adj. the thirteenth, rpiSKaiSeKaro;. Cic., 
Tacit., &c. 
TeRTIuS VICeSIMOS, or TERTIUS VI- 
CeSIMUS, a, urn, adj. the twenty-third, 
CLKOaro; rpiros. dell. 
TERTOLLX (dimin. of Tertia), as, f. 
little Tertia. Cic. 
TeRTuLLIaNOS, i, m. Tertullian, T ep- 
TvWiaros, a celebrated ecclesiastical wri- 
ter of the second century. Many of his 
writings are extant. 
TERTOS, a, UK. See Tersus. 
TERTyLLIANUS, or TeRTuLLIaNOS, 
i, m. a lawyer mentioned by Ulpian in 
Pandect. 
TeRTyLLIANOS, or TeRTuLLIaNOS, 
a, um, adj. of or proceeding from Tcrtyl- 
lus (Ovinius Tertyllus, Pandect.). Pan¬ 
dect. Tertyllianum senatus consultum. 
TERVENEFICOS (ter & veneficus), i, m. 
3 a thorough knave. Ptaf.Utpergrreeetur 
tecum, tervenefice, thou knave thrice over! 
TERONCIOS (ter, or tres, & uncia), a, um, 
adj. containing three unci as, h. e. three 
twelfth parts or a quarter-, hence, Ter- 
uncius, ii, m. sc. iraramus, a small coin, 
the quarter of an as. Cic. Accessio te- 
runcii in divitiis. Hence, for a small 
sum of money ; as we should say, a far¬ 
thing, a cent. Cic. Ne teruncius qui- 
dem, not a farthing ; not a cent; not the 
smallest sum. -If Teruncius, also, sig¬ 
nifies the fourth part of an inheritance. 
Cic. Attic. 7, 2. Fecit palam (heredem) 
te ex libeila, me ex teruucio; (si lectio 
certa.) 
TESQUX, or TeSCa (unc.), orum, n. 
3 unfruitful, uncultivated places, lonesome 
places, places remote from a town. Herat. 
TESSELLX (dimin. of tessera), te, f. a 
2 small square piece of stone, tile, wood , 
&c., a little cube, for a pavement for in¬ 
stance, kv,3l<tkos, floXiov, xprjfos. Senec. 
Vidisse se in balneo tesselias, quibus 
solum erat stratum, alteram ab altera 
separari iterumque committi. Juvenal. 
Nulla uncia nobis est eboris, nec tes- 
sellre, nec calculus ex liac materia. 
TeSSeLLaRIOS (tessella), ii, m. sc. arti- 
3 fex, one that prepares small square stones, 
&c. for pavements, &c. and lays them. 
Cod. Tlieod. 
1'eSSeLLaTIM (Id.), adv. after the man- 
3 ner of tessell®. Apic. 
TeSSeLLaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. checker- 
2 ed, tessellated. Sueton. pavimentum. 
TeSSERX (retro-apes, a), te, f. a square 
piece of stone, wood, cloth, &c. used for 
ornament in the making of tessellated 
pavements, &c. Plin. Nomen aureis lit- 
teris in palliorum tesseris intextum. 
Pallad. Vel testaceuin accipiant pavi¬ 
mentum, vel tesseras, &c. — Also, a 
square board or tablet on which any thing 
is written. Justin. -If But, especial¬ 
ly, a cube or die to play with, marked on 
six sides. Three tessera; were used in 
playing and four tali. (See Talus.) Cic. 
Tesseras jaeere, or, Ovid, inittere, to 
throw, to cast. Terent. Tesseris ludere. 
- IT Also, a mark, token. — Especial¬ 
ly, a tablet, or token on which the watch¬ 
word or a certain signal was inscribed; 
often rendered the word, watchword , 
signal, oypeiov. Liv. Omnibus tesse- 
ratn dare. Virg. Classica jamque so¬ 
nant: it bello tessera signum. Sil. Ta¬ 
citurn dat tessera signum. — Also, Tes¬ 
sera frumentaria, and nummaria, a token 
or ticket entitling one to receive corn or 
money. Sueton. Ne plebs frumentatio- 
num causa frequentius a negotiis avo- 
caretur, ter in annum quaternum men- 
sium tesseras dare destinavit. Id. Fru- 
mentum in annonre difficultatibus siepe 
levissimo, interdum nullo pretio, viri- 
tim admensus est, tesserasque numma- 
rias duplicavit. So , Martial. Nunc dat 
spectatas tessera larga feras, h. e. in 
congiariis missilibus jaciebanturet tes- 
ser®, qu® quibus contigissent, nobilem 
aliquatn ferain consequebantur. — Tes¬ 
sera hospitalis, amark or token of hospi¬ 
tality, tally. Persons connected by terms 
of hospitality, had each an appointed 
sign or mark, which was produced on 
the occasion of a visit, whereby the 
guest could be recognized. Plaut. Tes- 
seram hospitalem attuli. Both these 
marks or tokens were alike. Plant. 
(Tessera) est par probe; though they 
may have been at the pleasure of the 
parties, dissimilar. Commonly, they 
may have been the corresponding halves 
of some substance which could be brok¬ 
en. At the dissolution of the connec¬ 
tion, the parties may have broken their 
tokens ; hence, figur. Plaut. Apud nos 
confregisti tesseram, our friendship is at 
an end, or, you have not kept your word, 
or, you have dissolved our friendship. 
TeSSERaRIOS (tessera), a, um, adj. of or 
belonging to dice (tesser®). Ammian. 
ars, Ike art of playing with dice. -- 
If Also, of or pertaining to the watchword, 
signal (tessera); as, Tesserarius (ab- 
sol.), he that received the watchword or 
signal from the commanding officer and 
passed it on. Tacit, and Veget. 
TeSSEROLX (dimin. of tessera), re, f. a 
small square body. As, for inlaying 
floors, a little square stone, a checker, 
square. Lucil. ap. Cic. -IT Also, a 
mark. Oell. — Hence, a mark entitling 
one to receive something, a token, a tickci, 
corn-ticket. Pcrs. —— If Also, a tablet 
or ballot used by Roman citizens in voting. 
Varr. 
TESTA (unc.), re, f. any baked earthen ves¬ 
sel, Kepayuov ; as, a pot, pitcher, lamp, 
&c. Aact.ni Herenn. Cum testa ambu- 
lans carbunculos corrogaret. Virg. in 
Morel. Testisque tegens super aggerat 
ignes, a pot, or, a lid. Martial. Juncta- 
que testa vire, sc. ad mingendum. 
Virg. Testa ardente scintillare oleum, 
a lamp. Propert. Accipiat manes par- 
vula testa meos, a sepulchral uni. IIo- 
rat. Vinum Grreca testa conditum, an. 
earthen jar, jug, or cask. — Also, a baked 
tile or brick. Varro. Lapide aut testa 
(A. e. testis) substerni. Cic. Test® tec- 
torum meorum. Plin. Testa trita; or 
simply, Vitruv. Testa, tile-dust, brick- 
dust.. — Hence, Testa; was the name 
given to a clapping with flat, hands, as 
with tiles. (Compare Imbrex.) Sueton. — 
In Apul. Met. 9, pag. 604. Ed. Oud. Tes¬ 
ta seems to mean a wooden cask. - 
If Also, a fragment of an earthen vessel, 
tile (brick) or stone; a shard, potsherd. 
Sisenn. ap. Mon. Dissipatis imbricum 
fragminibus, ac testis tegularum. Ovid. 
Mens® sed erat pes tertius impar: tes¬ 
ta parern fecit. Plin. Testis cadi salsa- 
mentarii tusis cum axungia. — Also, a 
piece of a broken bone; of a tooth, for 
instance. Cels. Baoca heder® conjecta 
in foramen, dentem findit: isque per 
testas excidet, in scales or pieces. — Al¬ 
so, a bone itself. Cels. Neque in cubito 
tantum, sed in omnibus quoque raem- 
bris longis, qu® per articulum Ionga 
testa junguntur. — Hence, Mepos. Tes- 
tarum suffragiis e civitate ejectus, h. e. 
by voles given in upon shards, or small 
pieces of stune; by the ostracism. (See Os- 
tracismus.) — Also, a spot on the skin of 
the color of a tile or shard. Plin. Au- 
fert testas in facie (others read tineas). 
-- IT Also, the shell of shell animals, as, 
892 
of muscles, oysters, snails, fee. Oie 
and Plin. Also, of the tortoise. Varr. 
— ANo , the skull. Anson. — Hence, t 
shell-fish. Ilorat. — Figur. a shell or 
covering; hence, ice. Ocia. Lubrica 
testa. ——■ IT Testa, ®, m. a Roman sur¬ 
name. Cic. 
TeSTaBILIS (testor), e, adj. that may 
3 bear testimony. Oell. 
TeSTaCEOS (testa), a, um, adj. made of 
2 tiles or bricks either entire or broken , ocr- 
rpaKivdy, dorpaKtoSys- Vitruv. Testa- 
cea structure, et lorica. Colum. Testa- 
ceum pavimentum. Plin. Ep. Testa- 
ceum opus, and, (absol.) Plin. Testace- 
um, a ivork composed of potsherds or 
bricks. -IT Also, of the color of a pot¬ 
sherd or an earthen vessel. Plin. gemma. 
- IT Also, covered with a shell, testa¬ 
ceous. Plin. Fasti nacam, et omnia tes- 
tacea modice collni in cibis, quia sapo- 
ris gratia perit. Id. Insectorum omni¬ 
um, et testacei operimenti, oculi mo- 
ventur. 
TeSTaMEN (testor), mis, n. a testimony, 
3 a proof. Tertull. 
TESTAMENTARIUS (testamentum), a, 
um, adj. of, belonging to, concerned with, 
or conforming to a testament or will, testa¬ 
mentary. Cic. Testamentaria lex. Plin. 
Adoptione testamentaria. Pandect. 
Testamentarire hereditates, h. c. quas ex 
testamento proveniunt.-IT Also, ap¬ 
pertaining to making a will or testament. 
— Hence, Testamentarius, ii, m. one that 
makes or draws up a testament or will, a 
writer of a will or testament. Pandect. 
Also, ironically, a forger of a will. Cic. 
TESTAMENTUM (testor), i, n. that by 
which one bears witness to and makes known 
a thing; hence, that by which one shows 
his last will, the writing by which this is 
shown, a testament or'last will, SiaSfiry. 
Cic. Testamentum facere, or, Plin. Ep. 
nuncupare, or, Cic. conscribere, to have 
the right of making a will. Cic. mutare. 
Id. irritum facere. Id. rumpere. Id. 
ebsignare. Id. Testamenti factionem 
habere, to make, compose in writing. Id. 
Subjicere testamenta, to forge; so, Id. 
Testamentum supponere. Ilorat. Tes¬ 
tamenta resignare, to open. Mep. Tes¬ 
tamento aliquem adoptare. Justin. 
Regnum alicui testamento legare. Cic. 
Hereditas, qu® venerat testamento, 
which had been, obtained by will. Id. 
Testamento aliquid alicui relinquere. 
Id. Testamento cavere aliquid, to order 
by a testament, to provide for by will. 
•-• IT To make a will or to receive 
any thing bequeathed by will, was the 
exclusive privilege of Roman citizens. 
(See Cic. Arch. 5. Cic. Dom. 32.)- 
TT There were three kinds of testaments, 
according to Cell. 15, 27. t T num quod 
calatis comitils, in populi concione fie- 
bat; aiterum in procinctu; tertium per 
families cmancipationem, cui res, et libra 
adhibebatur. (Compar. Cic. Or. 1, 53. 
Sueton. Mer. 4.)-IT Testamentum 
vetus and novum, the Old and Mew Tes¬ 
tament of the Bible. Lactanl. 
TESTATIM (testa), adv. like potsherds, in 
3 pieces, dorpuKySdv. Pompon, ap. Mon. 
Jam istam colaphis commiuuissem tes- 
tatim tibi. Juventius ap. Charis. Capul 
ei testatim defregero, in pieces; to atoms. 
TESTATIO (testor), onis, f. a calling to 
2 witness, i-ipaprvpqmi. Liv. Inter f®- 
derum ruptoruvn testationem ingenti 
fragore creli procella'in effusam. - 
IT Also, a witnessing, attesting, attesta¬ 
tion. Pandect. Licet testatio sine scrip- 
tis habita est. Quintil. Stepe inter se 
collidi soient inde testatio, hinc testes. 
Pandect. L. Titius crimen intend'd C. 
Seio: ntque in earn rem testationem 
apud Prrefectum recitavit, deposition . 
-IT Also, a proof, testimony. Pandect. 
TESTATo, abl. See Testor. 
TESTATOR (testor), oris, m. one that.bears 
witness to any thing, a witness. Pruden 
-IT Also, he who makes a will i * * cs ' 
tatnr, K\ru>nA6rr]s. Pandect,. 
TESTATRIX (testator), Icis, f. she t/M 
3 makes a will, a testatrix. Pandect. 
TESTATES, a, um, particip. from testor. 
-IT Adj. shown, attested, clear, receives 
as true, universally known, notorious, 
evident, manifest, allowed, admitted, un e 
niable, certain. Cic. Ut res quam ma* 
