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CONGIARY

\kənd͡ʒˈa͡ɪ͡əɹi], \kənd‍ʒˈa‍ɪ‍əɹi], \k_ə_n_dʒ_ˈaɪə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of CONGIARY

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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kon'ji-ar-i, n. a gift to the Roman people or soldiery, originally in corn, oil, &c., each receiving a congius or gallon--afterwards given in money. [L. congiarium--congius, the Roman gallon.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

A gift distributed to the Roman people or soldiery.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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