English → Latin
“lottery” in Latin
experiorto attempt, to try; to test, to put to the test, to find out, to prove; therefore, to make trial of a person or thing; tlucrorto gain, acquire, profit; to gain by economy, savetriumvĭrithree men holding an office together
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lottery
*alea sortium. To put into a lottery, numos in sortium aleam dare (after Liv., 42, 59, 10): to buy a share or ticket, *sortem redimere: to try one’s fortune in a lottery, *sortium fortunam tentare, experire: to gain a prize in a lottery, *in sortium alea lucrum facere, lucrari (after Suet., Calig., 41): to be fortunate in a lottery, prospera sortium alea uti (ib.): to lose or be unfortunate in a lottery, pecuniam in alea sortium perdere (after Cic., Phil., 2, 23, 56): to be fond ofputting into lotteries, *aleae sortium indulgere (after Suet., Oct., 70): lottery directors, triumviri (etc., according to the number) quibus sortium alea commendata est (after Suet., Calig., 41); *triumviri aleae sortium praepositi: a lottery director, triumvir (etc., Vid: above) aleae sortium praepositus: a lottery list, sortium, quae exierunt, index.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lottery?
- The usual Latin words for “lottery” are experior, lucror, triumvĭri. 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.