arcera
arcĕra, ae, f. [arca, Curt.],
- a covered carriage for sick persons: quod ex tabulis vehiculum erat factum ut arca, arcera dictum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 140 Müll.; Gell. 20, 1, 29; Non. p. 55, 26. So in the laws of the XII. Tables, Fragm. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25; Varr. ap. Non. l. l. Acc. to Nonius ib. this word was found also in Cicero. At a later period the litter (lectica, sella) came into use, and hence arcera disappeared from the language.
arcera, ae, f. (arca), ein bedeckter Wagen, dessen sich kranke u. schwache Personen zu bedienen pflegten, ehe die Sänften aufkamen, arceram sternere (zurechtmachen), XII tabb. b. Gell. 20, 1, 25. Varr. sat. Men. 188. Vgl. Placid. gloss. (V) 48, 16.
arcĕra, æ, f. , sorte de chariot couvert : Varro Men. 188 ; Gell. 20, 1, 29.
Arcera plostrumest
tectum undique et mænitum ; quasi arca quædam magna vestimentis instrata, qua nimis ægri aut senes portari cubantes solebant. Nostris vulgo
ARCERA
AR´CERAa covered carriage or litter, spread with cloths, which was used in ancient times in Rome, to carry the aged and infirm. It is mentioned in the Twelve Tables [ACTIOp. 14 a]. It is said to have obtained the name of arcera on account of its resemblance to an area. (Varr.
L. L. 5.140; Nonius, p. 55; Gell. 20.1, § § 25, 29.) ;
[W.S]Arcĕra
A covered carriage or litter, spread with cloths, which was used in ancient times in Rome to carry the aged and infirm, and is mentioned in the Twelve Tables. It is said to have obtained the name of arcera on account of its resemblance to an arca.