arca

arca ae, f

ARC-, a place for safe-keeping, chest, box : ex oleā facta: cui vestis putrescat in arcā, H.— A money-box, coffer, safe : nummos contemplor in arcā, H.: ferrata, an ironed moneychest , Iu.: arcae nostrae confidito, rely upon my purse.—A small prison, cell : in arcas conici.— A coffin , L.— A bier : cadavera locabat in arcā, H.