manupretium

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

manupretium (manipr-) or manū pretium ī, n

manus+pretium, a workman's pay, artisan's hire, wages : in auro, praeter manupretium, nihil intertrimenti fit, L.—Fig., pay, reward : perditae civitatis.— Hire, rent : manu preti machina (quantum tulit).

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