congius

[ kon-jee-uhs ]

noun

, plural con·gi·i [kon, -jee-ahy].

1. (in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
2. an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters).

congius

/ ˈkɒndʒɪəs /

noun

1. pharmacol a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 Imperial gallon
2. an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.7 Imperial gallon or 0.84 US gallon

Word History and Origins

Origin of congius¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, alteration of Greek konchíon, equivalent to kónch ( ē ) conch + -ion diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of congius¹

C14: from Latin, probably from Greek konkhos liquid measure, conch

Example Sentences

This is furnished with brazen buckets, each holding about a congius.

From Project Gutenberg

The practice is to add a quantity of rennet, equal to the size of an olive, to two congii of milk to make it curdle.

From Project Gutenberg

For this purpose ten pounds of ripe figs may be boiled in six congii of water and bits of the paste thus prepared should be set out near the hives.

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