vēnālīcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, adj. [venalis], of or belonging to selling, for sale.
I In gen.
A Adj. : jumenta, Petr. 76. —
B Subst.: vēnālīcĭum , ii, n., taxes on sales , Cod. Just. 12, 19, 4.—
II In partic., of or belonging to slave-selling.
A Adj. : familiae, i. e. young slaves exposed for sale , Suet. Aug. 42; so, greges, Plin. 35, 18, 58, § 201.—
B Substt.
1 vēnālīcĭus , ii, m., a slave-dealer , Cic. Or. 70, 232; Plin. 21, 26, 97, § 170; Suet. Rhet. 1.—
2 vēnā-līcĭum , ii, n.
a Slave-selling , Dig. 21, 1, 65; Petr. 29; Inscr. Orell. 3023 and 4777.—
b Plur. , concr., young slaves , Dig. 28, 8, 5.