congiary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin congiarium, from congius (“a liquid measure”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/, /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒi.ə.ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒiˌɛɹi/ === Noun === congiary (plural congiaries) A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the common people. === References === “congiary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.