munimentum

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

mūnīmentum (old moen-, Enn. ap. C.), ī, n

munio, a defence, fortification, intrenchment, rampart, bulwark, protection : ullum, quo cedentes tenderent, S.: instar muri munimentum praebere, Cs.: regni (i. e. flumina), Cu.: lacernae, Munimenta togae, Iu.—Fig., defence, protection, shelter : rati noctem sibi munimento fore, S.: tribuniciam potestatem, munimentum libertati, reparare, L.

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