noun

consistōrĭum

gen. consistōrii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

consisto (postclass.)

a place of assembly

a place of assembly.

the earth

In gen., prop. of the earth, as a dwelling-place of man, Tert. Res. Carn. 26.—

figuratively •

Trop.: consistorium libidinum lupanar, id. ad Uxor. 2, 6; id. Spect. 17.—

especially

A room where servants wait

A room where servants wait, Sid. Ep. 2, 2.—But most usually,

The place where the emperor's council met, the emperor's cabinet

The place where the emperor's council met, the emperor's cabinet, Aus. Grat. Act. 29; Amm. 14, 7, 11; Cod. Th. 6, 10, 2; Inscr. Orell. 3184 al.

Perseus ID: n10528 Key: consistorium