sportula

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/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə//ˈspɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃələ/

noun

A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.

OriginLatin sportula →
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Meanings

nounsportula (plural sportulae)

plural sportulae

  1. archaicA gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.

    To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theatres, to run for the sportula.

    1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Origin

  1. Latinsportula“small basket, by extension a prize”
  2. Englishsportula

Latin sportula (“small basket, by extension a prize”)

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APA

sportula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportula

MLA

“sportula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportula. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportula,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportula.

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