Meanings
nounsuggestum (plural suggestums or suggesta)
plural suggestums · plural suggesta
- obsoleteA raised platform.
The Emperor and another figure, both togated, appear upon a suggestum; the former elevates his right hand towards four citizens who are applauding him; on the left is a female decumbent at the base of three obelisks.
1834, William Henry Smyth, Descriptive Catalogue of a Cabinet of Roman Imperial Large-brass Medals by Captain William Henry Smyth
Origin
- Latinsuggestum
- Englishsuggestum
From Latin suggestum, from suggerō (“to put under”).
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