spondēus (spondīus; sometimes incorrectly written spondaeus), i, m., = σπονδεῖος, of or belonging to libations; hence,
I substt.
A spondēum , i, n., a vessel used in making libations , Ap. Met. 11, 20, 17.—
B (Because of its prolonged, solemn character.) A spondee (metrical foot), Cic. Or. 64, 216; Quint. 9, 4, 80 sq.; Hor. A. P. 256; Aus. Ep. 21, 42.