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noun foreign

mantīsa

gen. mantīsae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , Tuscan.
a worthless addition, makeweight
Lit., a worthless addition, makeweight: mantisa additamentum dicitur lingua Tusca, quod ponderi adicitur, sed deterius et quod sine ullo usu est. Lucilius: mantisa obsonia vincit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 132, 11 Müll.—
gain by extension
Transf., gain, Petr. 65 fin.
Perseus ID: n27937 Key: mantisa