noun · neutersecond declension
carcerārium
carcerārium n (genitive carcerāriī or carcerārī)
Classical[kar.kɛˈraː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kar.t͡ʃeˈraː.ri.um]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinjailer’s fees, prison fees (money paid to a jailkeeper by or on behalf of a prisoner for the food and drink supplied to that prisoner during incarceration)
Cum ſuper eo quod frequenter aliquem capi & incarcerati contingit, & causâ cognitâ innocentem, ſeu inculpabilem reperiri, & nihilominus detineri, pro geolagio, ſeu carceragio, & ſcripturâ, peterent ab hujuſmodi extorſionibus deſiſtere & ceſſare.
1315 April 1st, Ludovicus X Rex, “Ordonance touchant le payement des dettes actives des Juifs. Elle contient de differentes diſpoſitions touchant les fiefs, les alleux, &c.”, in Ordonnances des Roys de France de la troisiéme Race, Recueillies par ordre Chronologique., premier volume [first volume] (overall work in French), Paris: Imprimerie Royale, published 1723, page 556, article 16:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | carcerārium | carcerāria carcelāgia, carcerāgia |
| genitive | carcerāriī carcerārī, carcelāgī, carcelāgiī, carcerāgī, carcerāgiī | carcerāriōrum carcelāgiōrum, carcerāgiōrum |
| dative | carcerāriō carcelāgiō, carcerāgiō | carcerāriīs carcelāgiīs, carcerāgiīs |
| accusative | carcerārium | carcerāria carcelāgia, carcerāgia |
| ablative | carcerāriō carcelāgiō, carcerāgiō | carcerāriīs carcelāgiīs, carcerāgiīs |
| vocative | carcerārium | carcerāria carcelāgia, carcerāgia |
Origins
Neuter substantive from carcerārius (adjective), elliptically for carcerārium tribūtum (“carceral contribution”).
Descendants
- Old Spanishcarcelage