refragium

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

rē̆frāgĭum, ii, n. [refragor],

I resistance , opposition (eccl. Lat.), Ambros. in Psa. 35, § 17.—

II Concr., a hinderance , obstacle , Ambros. in Ep. 37, § 30.