Cinxia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Cinxia, ae. f. [cingo],

an appellation of Juno , as tutelary goddess of marriage , because, acc. to Paul. ex Fest., initio conjugii solutio erat cinguli, quo nova nupta erat cincta, Fest. p. 63, 9; and Arn. 3, p. 115. —Access. form cinctia , acc. to Mart. Cap. 2, § 149.