thesaurus

thēsaurus or thēnsaurus ī, m

, θησαυρός, something laid up, a hoard, treasure, provision, store: petit, unde is sit thensaurus sibi, T.: thesaurum defodere . . . invenire: non exercitus neque thensauri praesidia regni sunt, verum amici, S.—A place for safe-keeping, store-house, treasurechamber, treasure-vault, treasury: publicus, L.: Si servata mella Thesauris relines, i. e. the cells of bees, V.—Fig., a repository, conservatory, magazine, collection: thesaurus rerum omnium, memoria: thesauri argumentorum.