tessera ae, f
, τέσσαρα, a die, cube
(marked on six sides): ludere tesseris, T.: tesseras iacere: in
tesserarum prospero iactu, L.: mittere,
O.—A square tablet bearing a watchword, watchword, parole, countersign:
tessera per castra a Livio consule data erat, ut, etc.,
L.: omnibus tesseram dare iubet, L.—A token,
ticket, billet: frumenti, i. e. a ticket for a share in the
distribution of corn, Iu.