subsellium

subsellium
   subsellium ī, n    [sub+sella], a low bench, seat, form : ista subsellia vacuefacta sunt (in the senate): ut locus in subselliis occupetur, etc., i. e. a senator's seat : rei subsellium, of the accused , Ct. — A judge's seat, the bench : accusabat idem ad subsellia.—Fig., a court, tribunal : age vero ne semper forum, subsellia meditere: habet Alienum, hunc tamen ab subselliis, i. e. a lawyer in the courts : versatus in utrisque subselliis, i. e. as judge and advocate .
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subselli(i) N N
bench/low seat (in auditorium.theater/court); tribunes seat; courts (pl.)

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  • Subsellium — Sub*sel li*um, n.; pl. {Subsellia}. [L.] (Eccl. Arch.) One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two ranges. See Illust. of {Stall}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subsellium —    • Subsellĭum,          скамья с прямыми ножками, преимущественно употреблявшаяся в общественной жизни, тогда как скамья в доме называлась scamnum. Низшие магистраты, как народные трибуны, квесторы, эдилы, также судьи и сенаторы сидели в… …   Реальный словарь классических древностей

  • Subsellium — Un subsellium (du latin sub « sous » et sella « siège, chaise ») est, dans la Rome antique, un siège bas en forme de banc, moins majestueux que la sella. Son caractère collectif et sa hauteur moindre en fait un siège… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Subsellium — Sub|sel|li|um das; s, ...ien [...i̯ən] <aus lat. subsellium »niedrige Bank« zu ↑sub... u. lat. sella »Sessel, Stuhl«> (veraltet) Bank, bes. Schulbank …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • subsellium — /sub sel ee euhm/, n., pl. subsellia / sel ee euh/. misericord (def. 2). [1695 1705; < L: low seat, bench, equiv. to sub SUB + sell(a) seat + ium IUM] * * * …   Universalium

  • subsellium — noun A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord …   Wiktionary

  • subsellium — [səb sɛlɪəm] noun (plural subsellia lɪə) another term for misericord (in sense 1). Origin L., from sub secondary + sella seat …   English new terms dictionary

  • subsellium — sub·sel·li·um …   English syllables

  • subsellium — n. (pl. subsellia) = MISERICORD 1. Etymology: L f. sella seat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Subsellia — Subsellium Sub*sel li*um, n.; pl. {Subsellia}. [L.] (Eccl. Arch.) One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two ranges. See Illust. of {Stall}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SUBSELLIA — sedilia erant, in Comitio, in quibus ii Iudices, qui Magistrarum Curulem non gerebant, considebant causasque cognoscebant: quemadmodum contra tribunal, suggestus editior, locus erat, in quo Sella curulis, iurisdictionis insigne, constituta erat.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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