plausum

plausum is a Latin form of plaudo, meaning “clap, applaud; beat, strike”.

It can also be a form of plausus, “clapping/applause; approval; striking w/palm/flat surface”. It is the accusative singular masculine noun or supine nominative singular neuter or perfect passive participle accusative singular masculine.

Found 34 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, Pro A. Cluentio 131: … res enim indicat nihil ipsos habuisse cogniti, nihil comperti; ex tota ista subscriptione rumorem quendam et plausum popularem esse quaesitum. nam in P.Publium Popilium qui Oppianicum condemnarat subscripsit L.Lucius Gellius, …

Petronius, Satyricon 50: Plausum post hoc automatum familia dedit et “Gaio feliciter” conclamavit. Nec non cocus potione honoratus est et arge …

All forms of plaudo (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.