ergastulum

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

ergastulum ī, n

a workhouse, house of correction, penitentiary: homines ex ergastulis empti: ductus in ergastulum, L.—Plur, the inmates of a workhouse, penitentiary convicts: quibusdam solutis ergastulis, Cs.: inscripta, branded galleyslaves, Iu.

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