noun
prōtectum
Meaning
- the projecting part of a roof
prōtectum, i, n. protego, I. B.,
I. the projecting part of a roof, the eaves (postAug.), Dig. 9, 2, 29; 47, 7, 6; 43, 25, 15; Inscr. Maff. Mus. Veron. 448, 2:
vinearum, Plin. 17, 12, 18, § 89.