meritorius

mĕrĭtōrĭus, a, um, adj. [mereo], of or belonging to the earning of money, by which money is earned, for which money is paid, that brings in money (class.).

• I In gen.: vehicula, Suet. Calig. 39: balinea, Plin. Ep. 2, 17: cenaculum, Suet. Vit. 7: artificia, Sen. Ep. 88, 1: salutatio, by which one hopes to obtain money, interested, id. Brev. Vit. 14, 3: in meritorio stabulo, Paul. Sent. 2, 31, 16.—
• • B Subst.: mĕrĭtōria, ōrum, n., places or rooms which are let out for a short time, Juv. 3, 234: facere, to let out rooms for a short time (opp. locare, to rent by the year), Dig. 7, 1, 13.—
• II In partic., of or belonging to the earning of money by prostitution, that earns money by prostitution: pueri, Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105: scorta, Suet. Claud. 15.—
• • B Subst.: mĕrĭtōrium, ii, n., a bawdy-house, brothel (post-class.), Firm. Math. 6, 31.

meritōrius, a, um (mereo), I) wofür Geld bezahlt wird, womit man Geld verdient, Miet-, Lohn-, artificium, Sen.: raeda, Mietwagen, Suet.: cenaculum, Suet.: taberna, Wirtshaus, Val. Max. – salutatio, bei der man auf Geld hofft, Sen. – Plur. subst., meritōria, ōrum, n., Räume, die auf kurze Zeit vermietet werden, Iuven. u. ICt.: meritoria facere, Räume auf kurze Zeit vermieten, ICt. – II) insbes., in bezug auf Unzucht, Miet-, pueri, Buhlknaben, Cic.: scorta, Suet. u. Arnob. – subst., meritōrium, iī, n., das Bordell, Firm. u.a.

meritorius [CL=let out for a price] 1 that earns merit, meritorious, worthy. (w. obj. gen.) deserving (of), worthy (of). oratio fidelium fidem ~iam habens comitem Gir. GE I 5 p. 17; dissolvi enim convenit bonis et malis, nec est ~ium, sed manere in carne propter fratrum utilitatem convenit tantum bonis S. Langton Quaest. 149; in bonis ‥ et ~iis operibus Dial. Scac. II 10H; quam ~ium sit libros novos scribere R. Bury Phil. 15 tit.; talis ablacio foret in casu plus ~ia quam prior collacio (Wycl.) Ziz. 249; regis ‥ ~ie suggestioni ‥ condescendens Elmh. Cant. 134; 1428 continenciam presbiterorum et monialium fore commendabilem sed magis ~ium eisdem nubere Heresy Tri. Norw. 34.  b est et labor gratie ~ius vite Gir. GE II 18 p. 251; actus ex puris naturalibus elicitus est ~ius vite eterne de condigno Ockham Quodl. 589. 2 merited, deserved. non consuevit ‥ aliquod delictum absque reprehensione aut vindicta ~ia inultum pertransire Cust. Westm. 186; merces ~ia tibi de jure debetur Eul. Hist. III 27; 1428 mors S. Thome martyris nunquam fuit sancta nec ~ia Heresy Tri. Norw. 53. 3 (as sb. n.) place in which commodities or services are bought and sold. ~ia discute et lixarum castrensium inquire sententias J. Sal. Pol. 502A; quod si defuerit, consulerem quod elector supersedeat occupans se in certo ~io Wycl. Sim. 52; a buthe, emptorium, ‥, ~ium CathA.

mĕrĭtōrĭus, (13) a, um (mereo), qui procure un gain, qui rapporte un salaire : Suet. Cal. 39 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 26 ; meritoria salutatio Sen. Brev. 14, 3, visite [du matin] intéressée || [en part.] prostitué : Cic. Phil. 2, 105.

meritorius , a, um. adj.
賃者。租者。傭。立功者。Puer meritorius 爲利受男色之孩。Vehicula meritoria 僱之車。

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meritōrius adj.

• meritum, earning money: pueri, earning money by prostitution.—Plur. n. as subst, hired lodgings, Iu.