Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Dextans
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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)
[edit | edit source]DEX'TANS. Ten unciae, or ten-twelfths of anything; as the tenth part of an as, a nominal sum, not represented in actual coinage. Varro, L. L. v. 172. Suet. Nero, 32.