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carcerarium.

jailer’s fees, prison fees (money paid to a jailkeeper by or on behalf of a prisoner for the food and drink supplied to that prisoner during incarceration)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kar.kɛˈraː.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[kar.t͡ʃeˈraː.ri.um]
  1. jailer’s fees, prison fees (money paid to a jailkeeper by or on behalf of a prisoner for the food and drink supplied to that prisoner during incarceration)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Neuter substantive from carcerārius (adjective), elliptically for carcerārium tribūtum (“carceral contribution”).

adj[kar.kɛˈraː.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[kar.t͡ʃeˈraː.ri.um]
  1. inflection of carcerārius: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of carcerārius: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

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noun[kar.kɛˈraː.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[kar.t͡ʃeˈraː.ri.um]
  1. accusative singular of carcerārius

    accusative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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