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meritorius

meritorius · adj

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Where it lives

Pescennius Niger 1 · 4.39/10k
Vitellius 1 · 4.15/10k
Tacitus 1 · 3.24/10k
De Brevitate Vitae 1 · 1.62/10k
Divus Claudius 1 · 1.57/10k
Hamartigenia 1 · 1.56/10k
C. Caligula 1 · 1.31/10k
Divus Julius 1 · 1.03/10k
Saturae 1 · 0.4/10k
Philippicae 1 · 0.19/10k
Letters 1 · 0.15/10k
Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 1 · 0.13/10k

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

mĕrĭtōrĭus — Lewis & Short

mĕrĭtōrĭus, a, um, adj.id.,

I of or belonging to the earning of money, by which money is earned, for which money is paid, that brings in money (class.).

I In gen.: vehicula, Suet. Calig. 39: balinea, Plin. Ep. 2, 17: cenaculum, Suet. Vit. 7: artificia, Sen. Ep. 88, 1: salutatio, by which one hopes to obtain money, interested, id. Brev. Vit. 14, 3: in meritorio stabulo, Paul. Sent. 2, 31, 16.—

B Subst.: mĕrĭtōria, ōrum, n., places or rooms which are let out for a short time, Juv. 3, 234: facere, to let out rooms for a short time (opp. locare, to rent by the year), Dig. 7, 1, 13.—

II In partic., of or belonging to the earning of money by prostitution, that earns money by prostitution: pueri, Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105: scorta, Suet. Claud. 15.—

B Subst.: mĕrĭtōrium, ii, n., a bawdy-house, brothel (post-class.), Firm. Math. 6, 31.

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