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noun · neutersecond declension

lēnōcinium

lēnōcinium n (genitive lēnōciniī or lēnōcinī)

Meaning

  1. pandering, pimping, prostitution
  2. allurement, enticement
  3. flattery

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēnōciniumlēnōcinia
genitivelēnōciniī
lēnōcinī		lēnōciniōrum
dativelēnōciniōlēnōciniīs
accusativelēnōciniumlēnōcinia
ablativelēnōciniōlēnōciniīs
vocativelēnōciniumlēnōcinia

lēnōcĭnĭum, ĭi, n. leno,
I. the trade of a pander, pimping, pandering.
I. Lit.: ait praetor: Qui lenocinium fecerit. Lenocinium facit, qui quaestuaria mancipia habet. Sed et qui in liberis hunc quaestum exercet, in eadem causa est, etc., Dig. 3, 2, 4: quid? ego lenocinium facio? Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 11: uxori meae Mihique objectent lenocinium facere, id. Merc. 2, 3, 76: profiteri, to profess to be a bawd, Suet. Tib. 35: praebere uxori, to be a pander to, Dig. 24, 3, 47: eum qui in adulterio deprehensam uxorem non statim dimiserit, reum lenocinii postulari placuit, Paul. Sent. 2, 26, 8; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 4, 12, 4.—
II. Transf.
A. An allurement, enticement, Cic. Mur. 35, 74: cupiditatum, id. Sest. 66, 138.—
B. Excessive or artificial ornament, finery or nicety in dress: corporum lenocinia, Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146: omnis lenocinii negligens, Suet. Aug. 79: lenocinium est muneris antecedens metus, adds a charm to the benefit, Sen. Ben. 1, 11, 3; cf.: in lenocinio commendationis dolor est, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 145.—
2. In partic., of speech, meretricious or nament or allurement (postAug.), Tac. H. 1, 18: nos quibus sordent omnia, quae natura dictavit: qui non ornamenta quaerimus, sed lenocinia, Quint. 8 prooem. § 8; cf. id. 12, 1, 30: caret lenociniis expositio, id. 4, 2, 118; Suet. Calig. 38.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin lēnōcinium From lēnōcinor + -ium.

In English words that came into English from lēnōcinium

  • lenociniumlēnōcinium

Quick answers

What does lēnōcinium mean in Latin?
lēnōcinium, a noun, means “pandering, pimping, prostitution; allurement, enticement; flattery”.
What is the genitive of lēnōcinium?
The genitive singular is lēnōciniī. lēnōcinium is neuter, second declension.