What is the Latin word for half holiday?

The usual Latin words for “half holiday” are indulgeō, fās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“half holiday” in Latin

indulgeōto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to); to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), in fāsdictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder; divine will or right, the will of G

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

half holiday

perhaps *pomeridiana cessatio (☞ pueri delicati nihil cessatione melius existimant, Cic.). To give a half holiday, *pueris cessationem pomeridianam largiri or indulgere. Half holidays, dies intercisi (in Roman sense = “per quos mane et vesperi est nefas; medio tempore, inter hostiam caesam et exta porrecta, fas,” Varr.).

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What is the Latin word for half holiday?: The usual Latin words for “half holiday” are indulgeō, fās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.