LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

auctōrāmentum

auctōrāmentum n (genitive auctōrāmentī)
Classical[au̯k.toː.raːˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[au̯k.to.raˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. the recompense for which one binds himself to some service or duty; wages, a reward
  2. uncommonthat which binds or obliges one to the performance of certain services; a contract

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeauctōrāmentumauctōrāmenta
genitiveauctōrāmentīauctōrāmentōrum
dativeauctōrāmentōauctōrāmentīs
accusativeauctōrāmentumauctōrāmenta
ablativeauctōrāmentōauctōrāmentīs
vocativeauctōrāmentumauctōrāmenta

auctōrāmentum, i, n. auctoro.
I. That which binds or obliges to the performance of certain services; hence (in concr.), a contract, stipulation: illius turpissimi auctoramenti (sc. gladiatorii) verba sunt; uri, vinciri ferroque necari, Sen. Ep. 37.— More freq.,
II. That for which one binds himself to some service or duty (as that of soldiers, gladiators, etc.), wages, pay, hire, reward.
A. Lit.: est in illis ipsa merces, auctoramentum servitutis, *Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150; so Tert. Apol. 39: rudiariis revocatis auctoramento centenūm milium, Suet. Tib. 7: jugulati civis Romani auctoramentum, Vell. 2, 28, 3; 2, 66, 3.—
B. Trop., reward: nullum sine auctoramento malum est, Sen. Ep. 69: discriminis, Eum. Pan. ad Constant. 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin auctōrāmentum From auctōrō (“to bind oneself, give a pledge”) + -mentum.

Descendants
  • Polishautorament

Quick answers

What does auctōrāmentum mean in Latin?
auctōrāmentum, a noun, means “the recompense for which one binds himself to some service or duty; wages, a reward; that which binds or obliges one to the performance of certain services”.
What is the genitive of auctōrāmentum?
The genitive singular is auctōrāmentī. auctōrāmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce auctōrāmentum?
In classical Latin, [au̯k.toː.raːˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯k.to.raˈmɛn.tum].