nūtrīmentum, i, n. [nutrio], nourishment, nutriment.
I Lit.: per hanc nutrimentorum consuetudinem. Suet. Calig. 9.—
B Transf., support, nourishment , etc.: pro nutrimento omni est raritas vulneris, Plin. 17, 23, 36, § 213: suscepitque ignem foliis atque arida circum Nutrimenta dedit, i. e. fuel , Verg. A. 1, 176: nec reddita caro nutrimenta patri, Val. Fl. 6, 571.—
II Trop.
A In gen., support : eloquentiae, Cic. Or. 13, 42: favoris, Val. Max. 2, 1: truculentiae, Ap. Met. 9, 36, 18.—
B In partic.: nūtrīmenta , ōrum, a bringing up, rearing : nutrimentorum ejus locus ostenditur, Suet. Aug. 6.