sestertium

[ se-stur-shee-uh m, -shuh m ]
/ sɛˈstɜr ʃi əm, -ʃəm /

noun, plural ses·ter·ti·a [se-stur-shee-uh, -shuh] /sɛˈstɜr ʃi ə, -ʃə/.

a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.

Origin of sestertium

1530–40; < Latin sēstertium genitive plural of sēstertius sesterce, taken as neuter singular

Words nearby sestertium

session musician, sessional indemnity, sessionman, sessions, sesterce, sestertium, sestertius, sestet, sestina, sesto san giovanni, sestos

Example sentences from the Web for sestertium

  • Cujum (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.

    A Handbook of the English Language |Robert Gordon Latham

  • Cujus (as in cujum pecus) and sestertium are Latin instances of a nominative case being evolved from an oblique one.

    The English Language |Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for sestertium

sestertium
/ (sɛˈstɜːtɪəm) /

noun plural -tia (-tɪə)

an ancient Roman money of account equal to 1000 sesterces

Word Origin for sestertium

C16: from Latin, from the phrase mille sestertium a thousand of sesterces; see sesterce