calvārĭa, ae, f. [calva, calvus].
I The skull of man, Cels. 8, 1; Vulg. 4 Reg. 9, 35: calvariae locus, id. Matt. 27, 33; of beasts: canis, Plin. 30, 6, 18, § 53: equae, asinae, Pall. 1, 35, 16.—
II In eccl. Lat., Calvary , the place where Jesus Christ was crucified , Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 198.