Praeconium
From TTT
Latin-English
præcōn|ĭum, -ĭī. (preˈko.ni.um) neut.
- The job of a praeco—a town-crier or auctioneer.
- More commonly, the actions of a praeco, namely the advertising or announcing of events and other things of public interest.
- Also, fame thus secured, particularly that seen as by the actions of one person.
[From praeconius. || The Anglicized form, precony or præcony, is not in use.]
Verb constructions
- praeconium facere — to be a praeco (In the classical period, those who had ever been praecones were barred from becoming decuriones.)
