stătūmen, īnis, n. [statuo],
I that upon which any thing rests , a support , stay , prop , Col. 4, 2, 1; 4, 16, 2; 5, 5, 18; Vitr. 7, 1, 1; Plin. 13, 12, 24, § 79.—
II Esp., a rib of a ship, Caes. B. C. 1, 54.
statūmen inis, n statuo, a support, stay .— Esp., a ship's rib , Cs. ...
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