noun
praecinctĭo
Meaning
- a girding about
praecinctĭo, ōnis, f. praecingo, lit.,
I. a girding about, a girdle: zonae, Hilar. in Matt. 2, 2.—Hence,
II. Transf., the broad landing-place or lobby around the amphitheatre, or between each tier of seats, Vitr. 5, 3; 2, 8.