sesquiplaris

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

sesquĭplāris, is, and sesquĭplā-rĭus, ii, m. [sesquiplex],

a soldier who received a ration and a half as a reward for his bravery, Veg. Mil. 2, 7; Inscr. Rein. cl. 8, n. 13; Inscr. Orell. 3476; called also SESQVIPLICARIVS, Hyg. Grom. med. ; Inscr. Fabr. p. 104, n. 245; and SESCVPLICARIVS, Inscr. Orell. 3408; 3416.