adjective

dū^pondĭārĭus

fem. dū^pondĭāria · neut. dū^pondĭārium

containing two

containing two asses.

a two-as piece •

Prop.: orbiculus, Col. 4, 30, 4.—Subst.: dŭpondĭ-ārĭus, ii, m. (sc. nummus), a two-as piece, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 4.—

worth two coppers; worthless; bad by extension •

Transf., like diobolaris, worth two coppers, i. e. worthless, bad: dominus, Petr. 58, 5: homo, id. 74, 15.

Perseus ID: n14962 Key: dupondiarius