ustrinum en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin ustrinum.
Meanings
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(Ancient-Rome, historical) The site of a funeral pyre.
The Romans had, even in their smaller municipia, Boards of Health—such, at least, I take to be the meaning of Novemvir and Triumvir Valetudinarius; and it may seem extraordianry that they did not remove the ustrinum to a greater distance.
1858, John Kenrick, Roman Sepulcral Inscriptions: Their Relation to Archaeology, Language, and Religion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ustrina | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
it ustrino (site of a funeral pyre) · mr उस्त्रिनुम (site of a funeral pyre) · fr ustrinum (site of a funeral pyre)