depalatio

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

dēpālātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. depalo].

I A bounding with palings, a paling off , Inscr. Orell. 3689.—

II Dierum, a marking of hours by the shadows of small uprights on a dial , Vitr. 9, 7, 1.