trivium

trivium ī, n

ter+via, a place where three roads meet, fork, cross-road : ut ventum est in trivium.— A frequented place, public square, public street, highway : in triviis aut in compitis: Nocturnisque Hecate triviis ululata per urbīs, V.: Occurram in triviis, H.—Prov.: adripere maledictum ex trivio, i. e. from the mob .