instrumentum

īnstrūmentum ī, n

STRV-, an implement, utensil, tool, instrument : tela et cetera instrumenta militiae, S.: crudelia instrumenta necis, O.— Collect . in sing, instruments, apparatus, material, stock, furniture : instrumentum ac ornamenta villae: militare, Cs.: aratorum: nauticum, L.: artis, H.— Store, provision, supply, means : quid viatici, quid instrumenti satis sit, i. e. for a journey : instrumenta ad obtinendam sapientiam: virtutis.— Ornament, embellishment : felices ornent haec instrumenta libellos, O.: anilia, attire , O.— A commission, authorization : tribunatus.