Meaning of bessalis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. comprising two-thirds (of a thing)
   declension-3, two-termination
2. eight unciae, a unit of length, weight, and volume used by the ancient Romans.
   declension-3, two-termination
3. anything of little value
   declension-3, metonymically, two-termination

Examples

“supraque laterculis besalibus pilae struantur ita dispositae”

Upon this, pillars made of bricks of eight unciae are built

“Besalem ad scutulam sexto pervenimus anno”

I arrived to an small dish of eight unciae on the sixth year

“Curabo, longe tibi sit comula ista besalis et dominus dupunduarius”

I’ll take care that your eight-unciae hairstyle and duplicitous master are of no use to you

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